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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
10
Washington officials announced a record enlistment surge with September expected to top 4000 and July at 31060, August 38631, totaling 324000 in service. They cite advertising and mobile recruiting as key drivers, while noting conscription fears influenced the spike.
County Clerk Albert Trewalter announced that nearly 500 volunteers signed up for draft segregation tasks as of October 26, with four election officers per precinct ready. The total volunteers now approach 1600, and Herman Behimpf is classifying volunteers by precinct.
Teachers in 61 county schools will receive first pay chocks since May on Friday and Saturday. The payroll will total 810900 for the 181 county school teachers. County school superintendent announced Thursday.
Washington Sept 26 A flood of letters pours into the selective service committee from wives who want their spouses drafted to curb infidelity and improve home life. Mothers-in-law argue a son in the army would end squabbles, while one woman pleads Roosevelt set her son-in-law first to stop desertion.
Duncan Field shows bomb torn areas and a 2 1 2 million dollar building program. Major Dunstan, San Antonio quartermaster, oversees rapid repairs and new construction including air depot warehouses and repair shops, with about 1500 workers, 730 WPA staff and contractors active on site.
Five officers were ordered to duty at Fort Benning under army radio orders. Jdeut Col James H. Hagan Louis J. Wil Hans Maj. Richard F Owen Rhine and Maj. Edward F Jackson plus Maj. Roland W. McNamee of the Ninth Infantry were assigned to the infantry school.
Morale division plans announced to support the new conscription program. Lieut. Go. H. F. Thompesn, War Department personnel officer, said there would be no coddling of trainers but that the trainers must ensure conscripts are tested fairly and have no cause for complaint.
Washington reports the army plans clothing and personal equipment for 1.4 million men by June next year. Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory said the $165,262,003 request plus existing funds would cover uniforms gear packs mess kits and sick gear, with total army clothing funds about $469,630,937. The hearing also noted plans for 20,000 pilots by June 30, 1942 and a $15,060,000 push to speed aircraft production.
The War Department asked Congress for 84,986,340 to buy 14,802 horses at about 150 each. Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory told the House Appropriations Committee that most would join cavalry units and formational guard under the selective training program.
Vice President Garner returns to Washington after a Texas trip and says he expects an early adjournment. He claims Senate support will materialize and that Democratic leaders can rally House backing. Garner speaks with President Roosevelt and notes new posts for Jerre H. Jones as commerce secretary and Sam Rayburn as House speaker.
Chattanooga Tenn September 26 a Democratic campaign spokesman urged Times readers to cancel subscriptions in protest of the newspaper front page support for Republican Wendell Willkie. Morgan Democratic campaign manager for Hamilton county asked supporters of President Roosevelt to influence merchants advertising in the Times at least until after the November election.
Pecans from city park lands become issue as Park Commissioner Henry Hein travels to Hewart Jot Bojer of Sop Sche to resolve terms of George Brackenridge's donated park lands. Authorities await the commissioner's return amid disputes over pecan sales in the Brackenridge park area.
In Mexico City the chamber of deputies rebuked Camacho's anti Communist press restraint plan as an absurd effort to gag the press. Labor leaders countered that proposed laws to regulate newspapers threaten freedom, while editor Alejandro Carrillo questioned the veracity of Camacho's anti Communist statements and warned against attacks on the press. Four sector representatives are to speak today to air views on Camacho's declarations and the president elect.
In Kanab Utah the RKO Radio film exterior group for Wagon Train faced a delayed or altered production debut due to missing elements, with Tim Holt not appearing as planned. The town is described as being 102 miles from the nearest railroad station, farther than any other U.S. town.
A San Antonio business district straw poll by the Boxer County Young Republican club shows Roosevelt leading in the general election. The vote distribution across 10 locations from markets to Joske's suggests November outcome favors FDR by a comfortable margin.
At Washington a meeting discussed planned daily food spending for soldiers rising to 41.81 cents per day, up from 40.61 cents last year. The Quartermaster General Edmund Gregory said the increase reflects higher prices in meals for enlisted men.
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