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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1940
Page
1
A long satirical column recalls a dated joke about Boeotians and a waiter in London plus a yarn about a parrot trained to mimic bombs and shells during air raids. The piece weaves classical humor with modern wartime anecdotes, ending by noting the parrot’s multilingual tricks and a shop window parrot tale.
London reports two German attempts to smash air defenses failed as yellow planes and anti aircraft guns clashed over the city. The second raid kept air alarms and the Thames estuary battle lively for over an hour. Observers saw at least 300 raiders beaten off with 27 destroy ed, eight pilots safe, and German losses echoed in Berlin. Churchill and ministers attended a Westminster Abbey service as the city endured the onslaught.
Meteorologist J. A. Jabor advised San Antonians to expect rain and seek raincoats as thundershowers move in from the north. Occasional showers were already seen in Fredericksburg Tuesday morning with more to come across the region by Wednesday afternoon.
BUCHAREST September 3 a71 1nformed sources said today King Carol had lost 33 pounds since Russia marched into Bessarabia July 1. Foreign Minister Mihail Manoilescu suffered a nervous breakdown after the Vienna arbitration decision to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary, disclosed by a physician who accompanied him to Bucharest.
Walter Feigenbaum assistant city attorney Tuesday completed a two week vacation that took him to New York Washington Pittsburgh and St Louis.
Second year of war sees Germans claim air mastery and Britain near defeat with a supposed turning point approaching. Night raids hit southeast coast and Midlands while London alarms rise. British bombers strike Boulogne as losses mount in Genoa and central Mediterranean battleship damages.
County Commissioners Court directs Assistant District Attorney L J Gittenger to file for a rehearing in the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals to decide whether the commissioner's court or the sheriff has authority over maintenance workers and highway patrolmen. If denied, a writ of error to the State Supreme Court may follow. Sheriff Wood accused of premature dismissals in a politically charged move.
Captain William Dolan and Jean D Scott were relieved from duty Tuesday among 95 aides to Major Geil H3 Brees. Dolan stays at Fort Sam Houston as acting assistant adjutant general. Scott's new assignment not announced. Captain P A Gavan remains the sole aide to General Brees.
German authorities speed up opera opening times with new timetable measures to allow patrons at the State Opera and State Theater to reach home before midnight bombings. Curtain hours pushed earlier to seven or around seven.
Officers questioned a man connected to Coryell county iron thefts who offered an airtight alibi, claiming he could not have stolen cattle on the hot night in question, naming Wortham as the witness.
We Etheridge reports on alien registration in a Midwest city. Vandermeer, a three year resident from Hu land, and Faulkner, a former US Marine and Irish immigrant, register as aliens amid wartime upheaval and confusing citizenship history. Letters from home arrive with censored sender names and uncertain delivery.
Faulkner, 59, who arrived from Ireland in 1901, has lived in San Antonio for seven years and plans to take his second papers next April to become an American citizen. He has toured many continents except Australia and hopes to secure his seaman’s ticket as he nears naturalization. Angelini, 49, born in Mexico to Italian and Mexican parents, owns a garage at 222 Peach Street and has lived in San Antonio since 1912. he aspires to citizenship but has not applied yet. Continued on Page 6.
Austin report circulated that Jerry Sadler may resign from the state railroad commission to join the National Service Air Corps. Sadler declined to confirm or deny the rumor, saying he has no statement to make. He planned to return to Austin. Also noted is the death of Sir Ronald Latham, a former chancellor in the exchequer, in Surrey.
London reports the British American exchange will supply Britain with about 50 destroyers in return for naval and air bases. Foreign office officials welcomed the deal as a triumph, noting Britain has 185 destroyers and admitting losses while counting new builds. Germany had 22 destroyers last year, with axis construction figures not released.
Army regulations prohibiting officers and enlisted men to active duty as reserve officers will be suspended for planning when Congress passes the compulsory service act authorizing calling of reserve officers to active duty. Times for placing reserve officers on extended active duty have been received by the Eighth Corps area.
Wallace begins active campaign for the Democratic vice presidential nomination with a Midwest tour. He plans a dozen addresses in downstate Illinois within five days, starting in Bloomington.
President Roosevelt informs Congress of an agreement with Great Britain to reuse naval and air bases in the Atlantic and transfer 50 overage destroyers. The bases span Newfoundland Bermuda Bahamas Jamaica Trinidad Antigua British Guiana and more. The plan, presented as an executive agreement, aims to bolster continental defense and protect the Panama Canal and hemispheric security.
San Antonio and vicinity expect mostly cloudy conditions Tuesday night and Wednesday with scattered thunder showers. Light to gentle southeast winds along the coast Tuesday night, rising to moderate Wednesday. Temperatures: high around 94 Tuesday, low about 74 Wednesday morning. City highs near 93 and overnight lows about 76. Northwest Texas shows scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night and Wednesday with little temperature change.
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