Lyons on Russia Religion Clash Sparks Debate
Thoughtful reader note quotes Eugene Lyons a Moscow reporter and author of The Red Decade. It discusses his anti totalitarian stance, religious persecution in Soviet Russia, and Roosevelt era religious freedom debates. It notes Lyons’s background, book praise, and his critique of Stalin’s regime despite limited religious tolerance in Russia.
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Jury To Seek Precinct Redistricting Changes In Bexar County
The jury discussed redrawing Bexar County precincts to four, under Rev. James Todd, with Coppock of the Alamo Motor Club drafting recommendations. A letter to County Judge Charles W. Anderson and the Commissioners Court will outline proposals including salaries for justices and constables and hiring more deputies to improve highway policing. Foreman Harry M. Harrison led the jury amid the January 1 1942 salary shift plan.
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Rain Expected As Clouds Bring Showers In San Antonio
Weather forecast from U S Weatherman J Hy Jarboe predicts showers and partly cloudy skies to persist Tuesday night through Wednesday in San Antonio. Highs near 68 degrees, lows around 57, with southeast winds light to moderate.
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Indo China Aid Claimed By Japs
Tokyo newspaper Niemi Nichi reports Hajiai disnaten that Japan seeks proximity with French Indochina despite local resistance to its prosperity plan. The piece notes mixed sentiment among the people toward closer ties.
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Ten Year Old Girl Scalded in Boiling Water Accident
A 10 year old girl, Jene Kelly of 307 North Monument Street, suffered first degree burns to hands and neck when she tripped while carrying two buckets of boiling water and fell. She was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital on Tuesday.
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Inquest Held In Hotel Death At Santa Rosa
Justice of the Peace O L Wiley conducted a hotel death inquest into the case of Robin L Gaylor 75 found dead in his room at 209 South Santa Rosa Avenue Police said he apparently died of natural causes Also U S London report on Attlee to represent Britain in New York at the International Labor Conference with sources noting the move
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Tornado Rips Kansas City Suburbs Killing Three
A violent tornado struck eastern Kansas City and nearby towns, killing three and injuring about 135. Dozens of homes and industrial plants were damaged, with Kay-Lee Mall suffering major losses. Rescuers battled wreckage as victims, including Mrs Dorothy Lucas and her infant daughter Digna, perished in the disaster.
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Chiefs Near Plan On Neutrality Act
A White House group met over modification of the Neutrality Act lasting more than five hours. Senate Leader Barkley predicted a definite decision by tomorrow. The talks included President Roosevelt Secretary Hull Vice President Wallace and Hopkins with eight leaders from both parties. The act currently bars American merchant ships from designated combat zones. Barkley expected a Roosevelt message to Congress after further discussion. Panama's policy reversal on arming merchant ships added new complications.
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Nazi Prisoner Exchange Plan Collapses Over Faith Breach
London reports a flagrant breach of faith by Germany ends talks to exchange seriously wounded British and German prisoners. British statement cites Geneva convention duties and notes Germany’s reluctance to agree on routing and method. Berlin later says Germany remains ready to exchange on parity, rejecting British charges.
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Gayda Calls FDR Anti Catholic in Rome Dispatch
Virginio Gayda, a leading Fascist journalist, branded President Roosevelt anti Catholic and accused him of pressuring the Vatican to tilt policy. He alleged Roosevelt seeks to portray the Roman church’s ostentation toward Anglo Saxon powers aiding the axis. Meanwhile RAF raids continued along the English southeast coast with daylight bombing near the German-occupied French coast.
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Executions and Uprisings Shadow Nazi Occupation
Reports from occupied Europe describe waves of executions by German forces in Czechoslovakia and Belgium amid uprisings by bands of guerrillas and armed farmers near Belgrade. British officials announce investigations into German abuses while noting possible punishment for those responsible. A separate Berlin dispatch cites a suspended sentence for a Czech premier tied to treason, as hostages remain in guerrilla hands across the region.
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Panama Ship Sunk Without Warning
A 12 year old survivor aboard the American owned tanker JT C White says one or two unidentified submarines attacked and sank the ship without warning, 600 miles off Brazil. Survivors and crew recount torpedo strike amidships, rescue ships Del Norte and West Nitus bringing remaining crew to safety as authorities collect statements for the state department.
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Twelve Wedding Party Drown Near Juarez in River disaster
Twelve members of a wedding party are believed drowned after a homemade boat capsized in the Conches river eighty miles north of Chihuahua City. One occupant survived, and authorities continued a search for additional bodies amid torrential rain.
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Allied Air Attacks Hit Sicily Libya Targets
British aircraft raided Catania and Livata in Sicily and Tobruk in Libya, trying to disrupt rail links and supply lines. Bombs reportedly struck a Libyan railhead near Matrin, and infant diary-claims noted the destruction of shipping and desert targets.
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Four Italian Vessels Sunk by British Submarines Off Mediterranean
London reporting Admiralty bulletin says four Italian ships including a troop transport were sunk by British submarines in the Mediterranean. Four Italian destroyers and support ships were also sunk or damaged, with two tankers, two transports, and three supply ships reported damaged. exact counts of losses remain uncertain.
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Germans Hit by Soviet Offensives Across Central Front
Moscow reports a major Soviet counteroffensive on the central front with extensive German losses. Soviet dispatches claim 198 German tanks destroyed and over 1000 killed in battle, while Leningrad defenses claim German armor and assault forces repelled.
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Weather Outlook for San Antonio and North Texas
Forecast covers San Antonio and vicinity with cooler north portions, partial cloudiness, scattered showers near the coast, and southeast winds turning fresher. Temperatures range from mid 70s to upper 80s with nights in the 70s, frost possible in the Panhandle, and extended period above normal temperatures tapering toward the end of the forecast.
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