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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1940

Page

4

German raiders hit Liverpool and Antwerp in devastating raids

Reports from Berlin describe heavy air attacks on Liverpool shipping centers and Antwerp with fires and water damage seen for miles. As German fighters targeted industrial sites, many factories and homes burned while alarms warned of widespread destruction across the port cities.

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Duchess of Kent Trains as Nurse in Civil Reserve

London reports the Duchess of Kent completing 50 hours of hospital experience to join the Civil Nursing Reserve. At University College Hospital she trained as Sister Ker, assisting with beds, dishwashing, and routine clinical tasks while on ward duty.

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Death by own action ends Wall Street legend’s life

New York Nov 22 four decades after making a fortune on stock bets Jesse L Livermore known as the wizard of Wall Street shot himself in a Sherry Netherland hotel room. The 62 year old investor had survived multiple comebacks from market crashes and bankruptcies and left a note ending his life declaring he was tired of fighting. He rose from bucket shop betting to a $3 million peak in 1907 and later authored How to Trade 44 Stocks. His death follows the shooting of his son Jesse Jr and years of highly publicized personal turmoil.

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Texas Firm Gets Housing Contract

The navy awards Thomas Bate and Sons of Houston a $1,173,000 contract to construct 400 housing units for civilian employees at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Texas. The deal covers a tests plus fixed fee arrangement with completion details not disclosed.

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Navy’s Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Expands Rapidly

More than 7000 workers and 28 million dollars fuel a vast construction boom for a major naval air training station on the Corpus Christi bay. Over 4653 acres, extensive hangars and runways, and 16,000 personnel planned before completion, with all-year training slated to begin next year under Captain Alva D. Bernhard.

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Belgian Official Killed in London

Belgian Congo official Camille Gants, a high official in the Belgian colonial ministry, was killed in the Caritin hotel bombing in London while on a mission for the Belgian government in exile. Details released today confirm the casualty from the attack linked to wartime upheaval.

British Mystery Weapon Seen Over Tripoli Sky

British observers reported a strange horizontal light beam in the sky near Tripoli and Port Laki while bombers and naval planes operated, with beams appearing at 10 000 to 20 000 feet. The light, softer than searchlights, flashed and vanished, and a communique noted fires in the waterfront area and ships berthed nearby.

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Stump Maybe Has Defense Secret in Explosive Test

WATERVILLE Minn Nov 29 A crew cleared 2 attemor 3 new county EAYAfe placed 11 sticks of dynamite under a stump already defying two charges of explosive The blast shook buildings windows in nearby homes and a factory were shattered a house trailer nearby was overturned but the stump remained intact

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Submarine approach sighted southwest of Ireland coast

A British steamer reported a submarine approaching about 500 miles southwest of the Irish coast. The message stated efforts to track the sub and monitor developments. Another ship was hit near Tripelt, with warnings seen from 60 miles out.

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