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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1939
Page
1
Paris reports a wave of aerial victories on the western front as Mm Amer ican Caurliss and French Morane- Pauinier planes shoot down 11 German aircraft in three days. Navy reports detail submarine encounters including a torpedo near miss, a sea chase, and a depth bomb strike against a submerged target.
War roundups report activity across Europe and the Far East. German submarine claims damage to the Belfast in the Firth of Forth while Japanese conquest advances in Nanning and Kwangel province. British survivors reach safety after a sinking, with air and sea actions affecting supply lines. Reports describe Allied and German air losses, naval engagements, and economic actions tied to the wider conflict. The piece notes Russian, Romanian, and British intelligence angles, and mentions a claimed kidnapping of a British captain amid wartime intrigue.
Official Russian statement says Van Windenworg's army defeated and retreating in Par land as German drive is halted near Warsaw. Izar's forces reportedly capture large numbers of German troops and artillery. Turkish drive referenced from Caucasian frontier amid Liban pact tensions. Civilians kettled. Noxsian warships present.
About 5000 Jewish women, children, and infants in the Kattowitz region and Leschen area of German-occupied Poland were ordered to depart toward the east. The move was issued by authorities in a district that will implement the expulsion, with many to take only the scantest belongings.
Berlin reports Captain Richard Henry Stevens, accused by Gestapo of directing British sabotage against German, Italian and Japanese shipping, confessed to aiding plots to wreck ships. The statement ties Stevens to a secret London office and notes Poelzsch’s espionage charges in Denmark. Berlin and London dispute over the Munich beer hall bombing timing and the fate of Stevens and Best.
Fragmentary weather note lists temperatures and conditions across many locations. Mentions frost risk, clear or cloudy skies, and variable winds from northern to easterly directions. Provides scattered values for highs and lows and hints at upcoming colder spells and rain chances.
Japanese headquarters announced they entered Nanning the capital of Kwangsi province early this afternoon. They reported heavy bombardment and cavalry thrusts crossing the Pearl River, with Chinese defenders largely driven from the city though some stayed to resist. Casualty figures showed 89,307 Chinese and 1309 Japanese killed, including 49,408 Chinese who died in central China.
PARAMARIBO Nov. 2. United States army bomber arrived in Asa Netherlands Guana today from Natal Brazil on a goodwill flight to Brazil. The seventh plane had earlier been forced back to Natal due to trouble but later resumed. The group planned to proceed to Maratenlte, Venezuela with stops along the route.
A prowler was captured at an apartment house between C W Davidson and R B Frickhory after G E Cankey of 502 West Myrtle street saw a man enter the building. Radio Patrol main George Wossmat held the suspect for questioning on Friday.
W M Flake, 42, of 348 Koarnpy Avenue, appeared in Corporation Court Friday charged with incitement for summoning a potton to ald lyn. The case stemmed from a complaint about memory of where he parked his car, with an officer assisting and Flake jailed briefly.
Buorarest reports former prime minister George Tatarisou pleads for a centrist government amid turmoil in Ramogia. The cabinet led by Premier Konstantine Argatolam resigned yesterday as the national crisis continues to unfold in European affairs.
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