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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1939
Page
1
Paris dispatch says the western front returned to routine with no important events reported during the night. The day featured an artillery duel east of the Saar and east of the Vosges after French airmen destroyed three German planes without losses.
Franklin L. Hutton, father of Coun tss Barbara Millyani Hangwitz Re' Yentlow, the Woolworth 5 and 10 heiress, announced he would pay his wife's debts. A notice in The New York Herald Tribune quoted him saying he was no longer responsible for Irene C. Hutton's incurred debts and corrected prior statements.
Arthur Theatre Dreiser told about 400 Los Angeles Junior League members that women’s clubs are baloney and should offer more than graves plants and plaques. He mocked university degrees, praised technical schools, and argued philosophy would fail without Warren.
Russians advance in Galicia as Izar's troops press on. Treaty talks falter while Aayajie and Clyitiane flee eastern fronts amid ongoing aggression.
Japanese planes attacked Nanning in Kwangsi province with bombs and propaganda leaflets. Reports say no new progress toward Nanning, though heavy fighting and numerous casualties were noted on both sides as observers follow the war in China and the broader Far East theater.
Fritz Kuhn of the German American Bund blushes as prosecutors read a love letter to Florence Camp during his larceny trial. Kuhn denies proposing aboard the Westernland cruise and calls the note “all in fun” while witnesses note his multiple aliases.
San Antonio observes Thanksgiving on two dates. Many organizations will mark November 23 while others opt for November 30. The chamber lists County Courthouse, Retail Merchants Association, city hall, and several firms observing the earlier date, with Mexical Exchange and Union Stockyards among those choosing the later date. A. B. Frank Company will observe a half day on both days.
Wichita Falls news reports the death of Joe A Kell 44 a Wichita Falls financier and ex army officer in a car crash yesterday Kell son of North Texas pioneer Frank Kell held railroad posts and his vehicle overturned crashing into another car funeral plans to be announced today
A voting machine was shown at a luncheon of the Zanta club at the St Anthony hotel. The demonstration, directed by Mrs Anna Mae Benetten, was part of an educational campaign on the radio of the voting machine conducted by the Business and Professional Women's group.
Kansas City police report a man named Ballard M. Collins, 40, was stabbed twice by a movie theater neighbor after an altercation. Collins felt chest pain and noted his shirt was wet, later treated at a doctor’s office.
Toledo schools close for winter break from November 22 until January 2, affecting about 45,000 students. The financially pressed school board cuts expenses, including 1,200 teachers’ salaries, as part of cost-saving measures.
War Roundup reports Allied and German actions as Germany and Britain clash over the Munich plot fallout. British retaliation looms with a German invasion scare and seismic mine warfare. Berlin denies charges as secret operatives and arrests surface. Front line reports state quiet on the western front with limited air activity.
Tokio reports ex envoy Toshio Shifatari says a European war extending to a world conflict would deter Japan from aiding Britain and America citing the Washington conference lessons. He praises Germany and Italy and notes Japan’s ties with them remain close despite the Russian German pact. He adds US entry would make neutrality near impossible.
Representatives from the San Antonio and Yorktown chambers of commerce urged the state highway commission to extend State Highway 9 by 18 miles to counter Yorktown and Gillette. D R Thomas said the fight miles had been bull out of Yorktown. Thomas Henry Phelps and W O Allen appeared before the Westway commission Monday to urge construction of the road, Cnemas said.
Postmaster Dat Quill announced a new delivery zoneEffective December 1 city mail delivery will cover a 33 block area in the Texas Military Institute district The service includes one daily delivery and special delivery between 7 am and 10 pm Blocks affected include Broadway Cardinal Street Castano Elmview Evans Pairgaks Inslec Lamont Tuxedo and College Boulevard The expansion will add 100 to the payroll and funds will be raised to cover costs through increased special delivery efforts.
Pictures showing phases of the WPA education and recreation program will be exhibited at the Texas State Teachers association convention in San Antonio on November 30 December 1 and 2. The exhibit prepared by Al Mollinger WPA public relations director will include scenes from the WPA nursery school adult education classes and recreation center.
Partly cloudy conditions persist in San Antonio and vicinity with gentle winds. Temperatures range 74 high and near 48 low for Wednesday night, similar highs around 74 on Thursday. East Texas shows fair to partly cloudy with warmer northwest Wednesday night, West Texas fair to cool conditions, Panhandle chilly. Data includes wind, humidity, and precipitation notes across multiple stations, with occasional clarifications on timing and transparency of 24 hour reports.
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