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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
2
Fragmented historical chronicle recounts Cleopatra fleeing Alexandria as Octavian's forces close in, her anxieties over death, and her final study of poisons. It notes her attempted use of various poisons on prisoners, her search for a painless end, and the mythic bite of the asp as the preferred means.
Rome reports a renewed Italian air offensive across the Central Mediterranean to the Red Sea. Attacks damaged convoys, Riads around Suez, and the harbor at Ades while Malta fortresses fell and Sudanese and Egyptian targets were struck. British raids from Switzerland caused damage at Turin and San Paolo.
International notes recount the exile of Madame Magda Lupescu, linked to King Carol of Romania, and Madame Margherita Sarfatti, Mussolini’s former biographer, now in Montevideo. Lupescu’s banishment follows Antonescu’s rise and Carol’s weakened royal prerogatives. Both women shaped fascist circles yet face exile amid rising anti Nazi sentiment.
New York Sept 6 James J Walker a former mayor with a history of municipal corruption charges is named to a $20 000 a year post as labor umpire over the city cloak and dress industry valued at 260 million dollars Organized coat and salt workers and their employers had urged Fiorello La Guardia to appoint a qualified labor arbiter for a three year term after failing to settle the dispute Walker called the appointment gratifying
Berlin report says Rev. Helmuth Gollwitzer, linked to the Niemoeller circle, was ordered to leave the city within 24 hours by police. He may not make speeches but can preach sermons. his family may stay. Niemoeller spent three years in a Nazi prison camp.
Crowds in Bucharest celebrate Mihai as 18 year old king after Carol II abdicated amid riots and police clashes. Iron Guard violence targets Jewish shopkeepers while air raids press on across Europe with RAF and Italian bombers striking Britain, Italy, and the Mediterranean.
War notes recount an air raid where 40 French planes damaged Saarbrucken. German reports claim sinking a submarine, advances on the Russian front, and a 1915 echo of early World War I battles. Also mentions Cracow capture and Polish fighting fronts as context.
The report records 24 hour precipitation totaling 47 inches for the month with a 5 inch deficiency. It notes rainfall since January 1 at 3248 inches and provides sun set times 6:50 p.m. Friday and 6:49 a.m. Saturday, along with moon phase at one day and rise at 10:23 p.m. First quarter expected Sunday. Tides at Aransas Pass: high at 4:08 p.m. and 9:10 p.m., low at 1:25 a.m. etc.
Reports say Romania will crown Mihai as king, seen as unifying amid Axis pressures. Observers credit his nationalist stance with restoring confidence and stabilizing politics, while former king Carol II is blamed for misreading times. Premier Antonescu is viewed as likely to steer Romania toward state and economic interests.
Texas railroad commission announced three special field hearings for September 16 on Johnson field Ector county well distance rule amendment Penwell field Ector county allocation method and Pearsall field Frio county Navarro sand production increase.
Royal Air Force announced extensive air attacks on Italian airfields and camps in Libya and East Africa on Wednesday. Seven Italian planes were believed destroyed on the ground and other damage inflicted, while one South American plane was reported lost in raids on Ethiopia.
Berlin reports that four men convicted of high treason and exploitation by the people's court were severely harmed today. The names listed include Wilhelm Busson, 48, Josef Shhcatser, 40, Tuldel Worm, and Karl slzink, 30, among others.
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