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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1943
Page
1
Governor Cote R. Stevenson proclaimed September 36 to October 3 as religious education week in Texas and urged citizens to renew allegiances to their chosen churches, reinforcing a statewide observance.
San Antonio plans to open an Alamo WAVE unit to recruit 250 local women for Navy service. A steering committee led by Mayor Mauermann was formed to organize the drive with members including Frank Brady and Judge Searcy. Recruits will train at Hunter College in New York.
New York reports reveal an electronically controlled autopilot approved by the army air force. The system, developed with Minneapolis Honeywell, enhanced high altitude bombing accuracy and reduced pilot risk, keeping aircraft on course despite wind and shell blasts. Alfred M. Wilson explains the autopilot handles bombing runs without replacing pilots, with a Fortess example cited.
James A. Noe of Monroe announced his withdrawal as a gubernatorial candidate in a signed statement. He urged other candidates to unite against Governor Sam Jones's hand picked successor, without naming the Jones candidate.
London report notes George Bernard Shaw, 81, received a vast flood of letters after his wife’s death on September 12. He says he cannot answer each one personally and asks friends and hers to accept his brief message as sufficient and to trust he awaits his own turn with serenity.
General Marshall tells Senate committee that manpower goals for the year rely on retained trained troops and that many pilots fatigue rather than casualties in the Mediterranean. He notes burdens on men over 38 and possible 30 day delay for fathers while deferment reexamination is considered. Senator Bridges cites potential substitute measure to avoid broad draft of fathers.
Allied forces sealed the Sorrento peninsula with heights under control and amphibious units occupying islands off Naples. General Clark had Naples first on his list as Fifth and Eighth Armies push inland, while German withdrawals near Contursi suggest retreat may be underway. Casualty reports from Salerno area show fewer losses than feared.
A Lexac county grand jury on Monday was to receive names of peace officers accused by a juvenile delinquent of accepting bribes. Judge Charles W. Anderson announced that his office is preparing a report based on a juvenile who claimed to be a stool pigeon for the police. The juvenile said officers took loots from boy thieves and one officer accepted money from a delinquent juvenile’s parents to avoid filing charges.
Allied daylight raids escorted by fighters hit Nazi airfields and industrial targets in France and Holland. American Marauders with Spitfire escort bombed Libe airfield, Typhoons struck Merville and Woensdrecht, Mitchells targeted Bethune, as bombers continued the mine-laying program and RAF Mosquitos operated in nightly sweeps.
A garbled weather section lists temperatures and humidity for September and regional locations from Albunvergue to Brownsville and Oklahoma City. The fragment also advertises a room for rent and a classified ad line inviting ads for quick, low-cost results, with misread place names and stray terms throughout.
A San Antonio health dispute notes cut off of a $60,000 grant amid irregularities in the city health department. Officials allege non-political cooperation failures with state and federal partners and warn of withholding further funds until satisfactory adjustments are made.
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