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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1942
Page
2
Roosevelt’s nationwide trip highlights support for wartime industry and home front sacrifice. He praises the public for resilience and notes rising women labor in plants, while critics blame Congress and press. Stops include Detroit armaments, Milwaukee plants, Portland shipyard, San Diego bomber works, and Garner reunion in Texas.
President Roosevelt toured San Antonio touring Fort Sam Houston Kelly Field Duncan Field and Randolph Field reviewing troops and cadets as thousands gathered along runways and in hangars. He arrived by special train and was greeted by generals Stevenson Krueger Donovan and others amid military parades and formations. The visit marked his second to the city since taking office with chatter surrounding the secretive arrangements and the favorable stance of local farmers toward administration policies.
President Roosevelt surprised workers at a wartime factory and toured ports and shipyards from Seattle to Fort Worth. He viewed camouflage, barrage balloons, and anti aircraft defenses while meeting wounded sailors and inspecting ships. Three major news services accompanied him, with their reports delayed but later published.
President Roosevelt and John N Garner met briefly during a war inspection trip. They exchanged friendly remarks as Roosevelt visited army posts, Garner’s town Garner, Texas, and Washington politics of a possible third term were noted. The meeting marked no split between the two leaders and highlighted Garner’s stance on the third term issue.
Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, widow of the co author of the Kellogg Brand pact, died at her home in St Paul Minnesota on October 2 from cerebral thrombosis. She was 80. Her husband served as U S Senator from Minnesota secretary of state and ambassador to the court of Saint James. He helped draw up the pact during his tenure.
London reports a dispatch stating 46 Germans were executed following Hitler's warning that saboteurs would be dealt with ruthlessly. The news notes further charges of espionage and treachery spreading across broadcasts from foreign outlets.
General MacArthur's headquarters reports Australian forces probing toward Menari in the Owen Stanley range as Japs withdraw deeper while Allied air power targets Salamaua Lima and the Wairop bridge. Fighter pilots Nolan and Miller aided by incendiaries set fires and damaged the Kumasi river bridge.
Eighth Service Command headquarters announced Friday that personnel at the district army recruiting service have received promotions. Richard B. Haym advances from technician fifth grade to corporal, Perry L. Bain Sr. rises from private first class to technician fifth grade, Willen H. Lea and John H. Hicky Jr. advance from private to private first class, and Marvin B. Leshin Alfred N. Lanbrecht, Francisco J. Baenz Cecil H. Meador Willem H. Gibson Gerald J. Cummings and Joseph D. Langnecker are listed among those promoted.
Washington observers weigh Roosevelt's secret presidential trip amid wartime censorship and political tension. Republicans accuse the president of a covert campaign under censorship, while Democrats defend the move as a necessary wartime measure with the commander in chief alert and informed.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau reported September war bond sales totaled 998.25 million dollars, well above the 775 million quota. Officials indicated a possible final figure near 850 million, with details yet to be announced.
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