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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1941
Page
1
A critical portrait compares Peter the Great with Ivan the Terrible, noting cruelty as a key trait in both rulers. It discusses their religious impiety, personal tyrannies, and the deadly fate of their sons, with vivid, controversial scenes from their courts and the era.
A wartime dispatch cites German claims of heavy Soviet losses at Kiev and Moscow denying them, while Soviet reports note pressure around Leningrad and selective gains near Novgorod and Volkhov. Parachute troops and Crimea actions are described with contested casualty figures amid contradictory front statements.
John E Dowd former high sheriff of Buffalo county Missouri arrived in Los Angeles en route to a trial on charges of corrupt solicitation and prostitution involving a 40000 payoff. He was arrested in Ventura after fingerprint checks tied him to a San Luis Obispo drink driving case, and claimed he never took money to hand out jobs or from feral women. He said supporters raised funds for his campaign and reformists pursued him, predicting an arrest sooner or later.
W Pat Camp assistant district attorney said Friday he planned to be in Austin Wednesday to ascertain the status of the appeal of James B Alford, sentenced to death in the electric chair for the slaying of R L Agnew on March 35.
Vichy France lodged a formal protest to Japan accusing an invasion of French Indo China by Japanese troops. Paris asserted the act violated sovereignty despite a recent protocol granting Japan bases in the region. A Hanoi communique detailed raids in Hanoi and adjoining cities on the night of September 28.
London dispatch reports German pressure on Hungary Slovakia Bulgaria Italy Romania and others to provide large troop numbers to reinforce the Russian front. Hungary and Slovakia reportedly accepted demands while Bulgaria reportedly wavered and Italy was said to face strains. Italy and allies face mounting military needs as forces in Russia require rest and resupply.
A fractured account describes a Friday hearing before county officials led by County Judge Charles W. Anderson. It details Ferguson alleging abuse by a constable and a justice of the peace, claims of improper charges, and a jail stay. The session also notes a secret city tax meeting among mayor Quin and two commissioners regarding tax collectors and pending suits.
FBI agents questioned Lupe Gontez after a Chicago street attack left Pvt. Frank Urugas slashed with a razor. Hospital reports note a minor upper head wound, while meteorologist H. A. Downs speculates windborne minnows may have drifted from the Gulf or other waters to Chicago, amid heavy rains and storm damage.
Weatherman J Ronry Jackoo Fair predicts cooler weather with highs near 66 degrees and a low around 62 Saturday morning. Northeasterly winds will be light to moderate.
Six pilots of the American Eagle Squadron were torn en route to the United States after being dismissed from U. S. Air Force training units. No names were provided. Five pilots refused to pay for return travel, claiming pay was less than promised when they joined the squadron in the United States.
A complaint charging theft of $225 from John H. Allen of 1306 Dawson Street on September 8, 1939 was filed in Justice of the Peace court by Frank Vaughn’s colt Friday against Sally Hall Kelley also Sally Picts, address 420 North Olive Street.
Secretary Ickes announced a factual inventory showing a net surplus of 192 tank cars available to haul petroleum to the Atlantic seaboard, contradicting J. J. Pelley of the AA Railroads President who claimed 20,000 idle tank cars existed. A Senate panel found no shortage and urged curbs on gasoline sales.
Washington January 28 In a mixed reception Morgenthau urged a 10 percent excess profits tax shift with higher brackets. Senator Connally backed amendments to strengthen taxes while Senator Taft dismissed the plan as demagogic for a wartime program. Current law already raises bottom bracket to 35 percent and top rate to 60 percent for excess profits. Morgenthau favors using invested capital to compute profits, Connally prefers average earnings method due to loopholes in the present system.
Washington today ordered a statement of condition for all national banks as of September 24. The Federal Reserve Board extended the call to forty state banks, bringing the total to six thousand five hundred fifty six banks. Austin issued a similar revocation call for state banks closing September 24.
The Navy released names of three Free French warships in U S ports for repairs under a license. The m patrol lists include the British submarine Providen( Portsmouth misrendered, the destroyer Burham Boston Surcout, and the Free French submarine Surcout at Portsmouth. The Surcout is described as the warton largest submarine.
A Puerto Rican bureau reports a United States Navy plane sighted two survivors aboard the Tweighter Bisel Shakel on a raft about 175 miles southeast of Santo Domingo. A destroyer and several planes scour the area as the storm battered Caribbean shipping with hurricane winds. Rescue ships and coast guard units moved to aid distressed vessels including the Skakel and Munosve while weather forecasts track a hurricane near Jamaica and Colombia.
Fall and cooler Friday night and Saturday with light to moderate northeast winds. High Friday near 86, low Saturday morning around 62, high Saturday about 86. East Texas shows above normal temps cool start inside, then warmer, with moderate radiation showers after Sunday. Clear Friday night south portion, warmer north portion. coastal winds light to moderate north and east.
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