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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1940

Page

3

German U boats clash with British fleet off southern England

War Roundup reports German U boats attacked a British surface fleet near the southern English coast. British destroyers and torpedo boats were hit, while Luftwaffe air assaults caused explosions along the German occupied coast. Romanian solidarity with the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis followed the Bucharest occupation.

International England Berlin London A. F Bucharest Tokyo Waterloo Victoria London Bridge Houses of Parliament Britain Channel R.A. F Bon- Joune Est Japan Ialy Fhereteh Rumania Michael Bertin Slovakia Bulgaria Rome Turkey Greece Bengsal Bardia Tobruk Libya Sid Barrani

Noted Writer to Speak Here in San Antonio

G Wells the noted English author will speak at the Gunter hotel in October to address the United States Hoewers association convention. A number of notables will attend the convention including D Williams national secretary Foster McCarty Muguerza Becker Dickson Hoerner and others from Hearst Monterrey Wisconsin and Oregon State College.

I, G. Wells San Antonio Gunter Hotel United States Hoewers' Association D. Williams

Mobile Aerial Defenses Eyed In U S Strategy Shift

Washington reports the United States rejected fixed coastal anti-aircraft belts and will employ mobile aerial defense units capable of striking enemy planes above 26,000 feet. The Defense Advisory Commission will fund mobile equipment while the War Department studies air raid shelter needs for major cities including New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Miami Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Washington United States Navnal Defense Advisory Commission War Department New York City Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Miami Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles

War News From 25 Years Ago Today

A garbled 194- character clip recalls Zeppelins bombing London districts killing 71 and wounding 228. It notes British gains at Loos and Austrians pushing Russians back near the Skypa in Galicia, plus submarine sinkings and Poland battle fronts. Burial report from Floresville records J. A. Wright’s funeral in Carter Oklahoma after a life in Fairview area.

T. N London Norfolk Suffolk Loos Skypa River Galaicia J. A. Wright Floresville J. A Johnnie” Wright Carter Okla Wright Fairview Here

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