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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1940

Page

2

Caplin Denies Card Swindle In New York

Hymie Caplin was booked on grand larceny charges in a probe led by Brooklyn District Attorney WalMem Dwyer into a $4,000 marked-card swindle by Eastern businessmen. Caplin, who calls himself innocent, was detained as fighter Lew Jenkins defended his lightweight title at Madison Square Garden. Also booked was Mrs Jennie Rubin, accused of swindling Joseph Schwartz of $1200 in January 1938.

York INSI Hymie Caplin Brooklyn Wal- Mem Dwyer Caplin Lew Jenkins Pete Lelio Madison Square Garden

War Roundup on Fronts as Britain Greece Score Gains

International News Service reports Britain and Greece making steady gains on separate fronts Saturday night. Greek forces push Fascist invaders deeper into Albania while Germans and Italians face strong British defenses and air counterstrokes over London and French bases. Diplomatic shifts follow Romania’s entry and sudden ambassadorial swap in Berlin with Moscow noting a recall of Schwarzkey and Dekanescu named.

Mey International News Service Britain Asix Arma Albania London Midlands Bordeaux France Atlantic Holland Raby Dortmund Solingen Wanneickel Duisburg-Rabrort Rumania Zxiy Serviet

War 25 Years Ago Today Compiled By I N November 24 115

The Serbian government fled to Scutari Albania The Russians drove the German net of Bersemunde farm on the Dying river The Turks rushed up huge reinforcements in the battle of Alesiphan near Baghdad One year ago today The British admiralty admitted closing the port of London for several hours due to danger of German mines Neutrals joined protests against the Allied blockade of German exports

Scutari Albania Bersemunde Alesiphan Baghdad London Waly

Hopkins Brother Dies Prompt Funeral Plans Formed

Chicago dispatch reports former Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins travels from Hyde Park to Chicago to arrange funeral rites for his elder brother Rome Hopkins aged 51 who died in Chicago after a heart attack while visiting his wife in Chicago. Services will be held in Grinnell Iowa where both brothers attended college. Rome previously served on the Minnesota Liquor Control Commission.

Chicago INSI Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins Hyde Park Rome Hopkins Gritmell Iowa Hopkins Minnesota Liquor Control Commission Helen Ghiengo

RAF Planes Sound Air Alarm Over Geneva

An air alarm was sounded in Geneva Switzerland signaling long range British bombers were en route to strike targets in northern Italy. The Geneva warning at 8 30 p m 1 30 p m CST followed a Reuters report from Berne Switzerland.

London INS Geneva Switzerland Italy League of Nations Reuters Berne

Weather overview and rainfall figures for the period

The report lists daily temperatures and conditions across many U.S. cities with notes on rainfall totals since January, sun rise and set times, moon phases, and a detailed month to date rainfall summary. It also shows highs and lows for several locations and notes scattered cloudiness and precipitation in multiple states.

Goutheast Dra Tiden Aranses Pass Abilene Tex Mami Wbugueraie XML Raimi Alpine Ass Amacily Tex Haining Apalachicott Fia Atlanta Birmingham Ala Brady Brownsville Sharlatom S.C Chicago Til Denver Colo Alaska Kansex City Key West Fla Choy Knoxville Laredo Reel Ark Ronning Lubbock Wen Ball Melford Ore Herning Pla Rome Oklahoma City Omaha Nebo Morne Richman

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Greece Horitza Mussolini Santa Quatanta Athens Argyrokastron Germany English Channel Joske Feuan Thamonde Josx Mit Diamond Hanks Harry Hopkins RAF Josse Walter Jugke Greater Joske's
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