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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1940

Page

2

Taree Held A Police Probe Forgery Ace

City police arrested one woman and a man in connection with passing forged checks at downtown stores. Det Lieut Reed recovered a forged 813 check from a suspect at Pomlsy Clothing Co. Others were arrested nearby as a second male suspect. Police urged businesses to report any matching descriptions.

C. J. Reed Pomlsy Clothing Company Houston Street Arnetl Murrell Robert Carlton Dorothy Carlton Lucille Blunkers Lsted

Nazi Control Over Danube Foreseen

An announcement from Herlin on August 3 predicts full German domination of the Danube. A Danube experts conference in Vienna will seek to replace the Belgrade Commission established at Versailles, which operated until the war’s start.

Danube Herlin Abel Vienne Belgrade Versailles Charles 1 Francia Houston Hax War Department Stimson Invi

War costs said to Britain and France

Rome report cites La France article stating Britain must pay for war damage to European civilization, with France sharing responsibility. It claims England should be driven out of Africa and that France must cover the bill alongside Britain.

Britain France Rome Relazioni Internazionali Laign Foreign Office Orgun England Africa

Ambulance Drivers Sail From Madrid to Lisbon

Twenty U.S. ambulance drivers who served in France and were assembled at the Franco-Spanish frontier Sunday are in Madrid en route to Lisbon for departure to the United States. The travelers, identified at the border, will sail from Lisbon for home.

Madrid INS France Crantters Lisbon United

Arrest sought for Sylvia Ageloff in Trotzky killing

In Mexico City deputy public prosecutor Gateza de Vaca asked late today for the formal arrest of Sylvia Ageloff of New York as an accomplice in the assassination of Leon Trotzky. The motion cites her alleged role in luring Otto Schusser to dinner to get Trotzky’s secretary to reveal the exile’s judge Raul Carranea Fruynoook’s notes.

Mexico City Gateza de Vaca Sylvia Ageloff New York Leon Trotzky United States de Vien Vhurgen Jacques Marnmrd Frank Jack Ascassin Trotzey Otto Schusser Raul Carranea

Pro-Nazi Sign Triggers Local Reaction in El Paso

EL PASO August 31 Citizens near Fort Bliss noted a bold sign reading We'd rather do business with 49 Nazis than one Jew. Initial mob reaction was subdued after observers realized the storefront belonged to an undertaking establishment not a street protest.

EL Paso United States Army Fort Bliss Union

World War II Roundup Flares Across Britain Berlin

War Roundup reports Britain and Germany exchanging heavy air power as September 1 marks one year since Germanys invasion of Poland. London endures seven air raid alerts with bombs over English towns while RAF bombers strike Berlin for the second night. Berlin claims British losses exceed German, and the torpedo sinking of the cruiser Dunvegan Castle is noted. Destruction centers on Berlin outskirts and English targets, with fires and blast damage spreading through Hertfordshire and along the Thames. Balkans tension rises after the Vienna pact, with Rumani a dispute over Transylvania in play. No foreign troops are allowed into Romania proper.

Iy International News Service Britain Germany Yort Adolf Hiter Poland England London Cspiral Royal Air Force Berlin Admiralty Dunvegan Castle British Warcraft Templehall Europe Lofton Benin France Bellum Holland Ie Sasi Air Force British Isles Hertfordshire Thames Estuary Balkans Rumazis Bucharest Transylvania Hungary Tumants Italy Budhksrest Rumania

Man Bites Take Two to Hospital After Dance Floor Fight

Two men were treated for injuries described as man bites at Rovers B. Green hospital Saturday morning. Patiela von Drury of 1403 Hroadway suffered a bite to the arm and Jos Kaiser of 112 Roosevelt Avenue reported injuries after a fight on a Highway 66 South dance floor.

Rovers B

Weather Forecast Data Fragment From Historical Record

Fragmented weather data shows temperatures around 72 degrees and humidity near 86 percent at different times. Precipitation and rainfall figures include an excess of 0.87 inches for January and a total rainfall of 1.22 inches for the month. sun rise and set times are given for multiple dates.

Mosth Manjay

Europe 5 Fates Hinge On Big Air Conflict

London reporting at war year one notes skies battle as decisive as land and sea fighting. Germany Britain face massive, ongoing air warfare with vast casualties and shifting air superiority, weather aiding the destroyers while Moslowspots of doubt persist about final victory.

Elsie the Cow to Appear at 8 A.M. Show Here

Elsie the Cow will be seen September 12 on tour to the New York World's Fair as part of a moving picture publicity event. She travels with Beulah the calf and a cast including Kay Fravers and others, following a busy period in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Elsie Te Barden New York Hes Beulah Hollywayd Josie Jol Lemsa May Aleand Hnsie Los Angeles

Rumanians deny granting troops to enter Romania

Bucharest reports that the Romanian government denied rumors that German or Italian troops were allowed to establish bases in Romanian territory. The denial links to Vienna talks over Transylvania, stating no provision for foreign troop entry existed.

Bucharest Rumanis Vienna Reich Rumania Alatz Ruroritia Bessarabia Bukovina Berlin Gajatz Craftovw Dobridje Dabridja Transylvania Asovles Crown Council Vienow Kink Carol Runaniy Europe Constantin Bratinsu

German forces vow to press on toward London

A fragmented wartime report describes German troops insisting their advance toward London continues despite earlier setbacks. The text hints at a premature victory claim and stresses ongoing fighting as defenders resist with steady force.

Nazis claim woman RAF pilot body washed ashore

The German claim that a girl RAF pilot's body washed ashore on Schleswig Holstein's west coast was dismissed as "all nonsense" by British sources. Officials said RAF uses women for operational flying and only a few for ferry piloting, casting doubt on the German report.

Berlin INS Britain Schleswig-Holstein International Red Cross Geneys RAF London Schieswig-Holden Royal Air Force

Britain Employs U S Ferry Fliers

Experienced American pilots with transport licenses and instrument ratings are hired in New York to ferry American bombers from Canada to England. They receive 21000 a month for two flights, plus 8500 bonuses for a third and fourth trips, with co pil ots and radio men under contract for the ferry service.

New York Canada England

Germans Put War Losses At Nineteen Thousand Dead

Berlin reports casualties since the war began near a year ago totaling about 39 000 dead and 143 10 wounded with 24 000 missing. The Nazi air force has dropped over five million bombs totaling 15 000 tons in 3500 raids. The propaganda ministry notes seven countries occupied and 3 000 000 enemy troops defeated as Europe nears the war anniversary.

Berlin rNsi Trland Warsaw Europe Germany

War 25 Years Ago Today September 1 1915

War items recount events from 1915 including warnings to passenger ships, Turkish losses at Suvla Bay, French repairs of German aircraft, and German aggression at Po und Cracow Katowice. Danzig's Nazi leader Alpert Forster proclaims annexation of the Free City, signaling escalation.

Pound Cracow Giynia Katowice Alpert Forster Danzig Free City Reich Hitler

Probe Ordered Into Canadian Internment Camps

Ottawa Aug 31. Leighton Co operator ordered an investigation into the administration and organization of all Canadian internment camps following the escape yesterday of two German prisoners from England. The escapees were Ernst Pietsch a German naval petty officer and Herbert Naumentin a former Nazi sergeant major who hid under a truck to slip away.

Ottawa Ont UINS Whl Leighton Ratator National Defense England Eritz Pietsch Herbert Naumetin

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