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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1939
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment notes a wartime power sale or advertisement about thrash and a price range from 1B to 34, with an inquiry about light wants classified ads. The text is unclear but implies classified notices or ad insertions.
Berlin Nov 29 The German high command said British planes bombed the Nazi aviation base on Bork island at the mouth of the Ems river but were repelled without causing damage. The British announced recon flights over northwest Germany and denied sinking a British cruiser torpedoed by a German submarine. Artillery fire and air activity continued on the western front with exchanges and anti aircraft fire.
Rome reports that Italy fronts 868000 armed forces for defense despite winter leaves and newly granted reservists. Alpine snowfalls hinder movements while Libya defenses deter advances into northern Italy or nearby front territories.
The Thirty sixth division of the Texas National Guard will conduct two days of extra drill this Saturday at Exo park. The additional drill, ordered by the War Department, honors Claude V. Birkhead, the commander.
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia will ship goods to Germany to settle prewar debts of Serbia and Croatia. The accord follows 14 days of talks between the Yugoslav government and a German commission, with Belgrade arguing debts were erased by the Versailles treaty.
AP reports fresh border clashes raise Finland Russia tension near crisis point. Britain says German raider shot down off Northumberland as Berlin and London dispute raid outcomes while Finland balks at Soviet territorial demands. Moscow says 1,000,000 Russian troops facing Finland as Baltic states yield to Soviet pressure. Britain voices concern amid Western front activity and Norwegian naval clash.
A San Antonio visitor Thomas Romero 25 of Austin asked to be placed behind the bars after being assaulted and robbed of 23 dollars in an alley near the Kentucky Club at 414 East Commerce Street. He told officer Floyd Rieden five men robbed him at knife point and dragged him into the alley. Naty Paredez 23 of 34 Marth Flores Street was booked for robbery. Romero feared the other assailants might kill him.
Tokyo November 29 A formal ceremony at the palace marked Hidefin Nagata and Kiyoshi Akita joining as ministers of railways and wells respectively, completing the Japanese cabinet. The two appointments strengthen the cabinet to its full 14 members.
Texas public school radio drama project announced by State Superintendent L A Woods and the Texas Board of Education. It will be sponsored by the state department, University of Texas, North Texas Teachers College, and Texas State College for Women. Scripts are being prepared with broadcasts likely from Dallas, Austin, and Denton, though times are not set.
The report outlines cloudy spells with probable showers in central and interior Texas Wednesday night into Thursday. Temperatures show little change, with highs near 68 F on Wednesday and 57 F on Tuesday, lows around 40-52 F. Winds largely easterly to gentle, and a broad list of cities and regions across the South and Southwest are noted with weather observations.
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