Doughboys Hit Nagoya In Massive Aerial Assault
The raid leveled Nagoya as thousands of incendiaries pummeled the city for hours. Japanese reports claim 900 carrier planes and many B 29s took part, while Tokyo described heavy damage to Kyushu air centers and other targets amid retaliatory strikes by U S forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Kyushu
Shukoku
Honshu
U. S
Yonabaru
Okinawa
Katena
Yontan
Ie Island
Naha
Ryukyu Chain
Budget Battle Rewrites Truman Proposal by House Panel
The House appropriations committee cut President Truman’s budget request in a sweeping omnibus bill. Key reductions hit the Labor Department Federal Security Agency War Manpower Commission and related agencies with a total well below the initial budget estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Budget Bureau
Bil
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
War Manpower Commission
Group
Deepens
WMC
Office of Education Fund
Office of Education
Okinawa Front Advance Rapid as Airstrip Falls
American Doughboys swept 2 500 yards on Okinawa's east coast capturing Yonabaru airstrip while the 96th Infantry completed Conical Hill seizure near Shuri. Bad weather and heavy fighting persist across Naha and surrounding areas as Japanese air attacks mill about the invasion fleets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Okinawa
Yonabara
Nimitz
96Th
Conical Hill
Shuri
96Th Infantry
Yonabaru
10Th Army
Fleet Airwing 18
Japan
Honshu
Doolittle May Be on Return Trip From Europe
Lt Gen James H Doolittle relinquishes command of the Eighth Air Force in Europe and heads to Washington for a new assignment as Maj Gen William E Kepner takes over. Doolittle led the Tokyo raid and predicted renewed Pacific offensives amid shifting wartime roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James H. Doolittle
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Germany
Pacific
U. S. Army Air Forces
Washington
Doolittle
Tokyo
Japan
Eighth Air Force
William E. Kepner
Kepner
Second Air Division
Eighth
Army
Navy
Kiss 50 Years Ago Nets $500
Milwaukee May 14. A will filed for probate directs that from a $40 000 estate $500 go to Mrs Clara Mohr Carey of Highland Park Ill. The bequest is to a woman who, at age 21 in 1899, gave the only voluntary demonstration of real affection the bachelor Arthur J Machek received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Arthur J. Machek
Charles A. Hansen
Machek
Clara Mohr Carey
Highland Park
Ill
War Bond Sale Opens. First Day Slow Yet Support Grows
Potter County war bond officials report slow first day sales for the Seventh War Loan Drive though general sentiment emphasizes bonds as vital for fighting in the Pacific. Army personnel arrived in Amamil o to plan airborne attack show as county leaders urge investment to aid servicemen and rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Potter County
Amamilo
Tom Cotton
Sam
Guy Saunders
Molotov Reaches Moscow After San Francisco Conference
Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov has arrived in Moscow from the San Francisco Conference, announced by Moscow radio in a broadcast heard here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molotov
London
Moscow
San Francisco
Moscow Radio
Ae Oye
Weather roundup for Amarillo and West Texas region
The forecast notes Tuesday mostly cloudy with drizzle in the forenoon and cool conditions, followed by a partly cloudy Tuesday night. West Texas remains partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler readings across South Plains Pecos River areas, warmer conditions in the Panhandle and Eastward zones Wednesday afternoon. Maximums and minimums from yesterday are listed. sunrise and sunset times, along with local stationery ads from Russell Stationery Co and Coe Lumber, appear in the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Vincinity
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos River
Panhandle
British Veteran Freed After Slaying Wife's Lover
Bedford, May 14 A British veteran of four battle fronts Edward W. Jones a driver in the Royal Army Signal Corps was acquitted of murder in the slaying of his wife's lover but convicted of manslaughter. The judge released him on good behavior binding him for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
England
Edward W. Jones
Royal Army Signal Corps
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Western Front
Regional Security Talks At San Francisco Press On Latin Nations
Nine Latin American foreign ministers met with Secretary of State Stettinius in San Francisco to seek a written guarantee for a regional security system. They push a proposal allowing immediate regional resistance to armed attack if the UN Security Council fails to secure peace, with later talks to finalize their position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Stettinius
World Organization
Security Council
United States
Britain
Mexico City
Unexplored Mysteries Of Hitler’s Berlin Hideaway Questioned
Soviet correspondent Mikhail Dolgopolov says not all myths about Hitler’s underground city in Berlin are settled. Fires burn in sealed rooms as Russians verify a secret chamber with members of Hitler’s personal guard. Reports cite conflicting testimonies from Hitler's aides while Berlin remains under occupation near the Brenner Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Hitler
Berlin
Mikhail Dolgopolov
Soviet War News
Dolgopolov
Paul Goebbels
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Liberated POWs recall Barth camp ordeal and hostilities
Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski and Lt. Zemke among 9,200 American and British POWs freed from Stalag Luft No. 1 near Barth as 7,700 Americans and 1,500 Brits begin evacuation. Prisoners describe overcrowding, starvation, and guard shootings amid liberation by Russians, with accounts from pilots Alvin Gould and Hubert Frakes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Francis S. Gabreski
Barth
England
Oil City
Thunderbolt
Hubert Zomke
Missoula
Mont
John C. Miegan
Amarillo
Tex
Morgan
New York City
Berlin
Stalag Luft No. 1
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Zemke
Alvin A. Gould
Medford
Oregon
Red Cross
Hubert W. Frakes
Oklahoma City
Shell Bounces Off His Head on Okinawa
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Hugh D. Reeves of San Antonio faced a Japanese mortar shell that landed on his head and failed to explode. The shell ricocheted into his pistol, shattered it, then bounced from his foxhole and broke into heavy shrapnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
Okinawa
Texas
Hugh D. Reeves
San Antonio
Luzon Valley gateway falls as 25th Division advances
Manila May 5 An American press release reports the 25th Infantry Division under Maj Gen Mullins has secured Balete Pass gateway to Luzons Cagayan Valley. Yanks push toward Santa Fe. Mindanao forces seize Cagayan port and threaten Ipo Dam while Australian Dutch forces strike Tarakan and Wewak areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Balete Pass
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
25Th
MacArthur
Charles L. Mullins
Santa Fe
32Nd
William H. Gill
Philippines
Dam
43Rd Infantry
Ipo Dam
Mindanao
Cagayan
Misamis Oriental
Asiatic
Indo- China
Hainan Island
Wewak
New Guinea
Sauri
German V bomb raid on New York reported by Stars and Stripes
London May 14 The Army newspaper Stars and Stripes cited reliable sources claiming Germany attempted a V bomb attack on New York on November 7 1944. The report noted a jet or rocket projectile launched from a German submarine off the Atlantic coast but failed likely due to falling short or fighter interception. Fighter reinforcements moved into the Atlantic coast area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stars and Stripes
New York
Letalantinn
Gar Cthernunway
MAV Fe
Jonas H. Ingram
U. S. Atlantic
U. S
Navy Department
Washington
Germany
Andy Rooney
Atlantic
Mitchel Field
War Department
Army
Navy
Atlantic Coast
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fortress Hill
Children’s Bureau
Ryukyu Island
Okinawa Line
194Th
Rines
Mikayo Island
Sakishima
Ryukyus
Hirara Town
Korea
Fleet Airwing One
Lusembourg Radio
Emil Hacha
Czechoslovakia
Elias NM
Wanlevil Filli LZ Ulc
The
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Kiss
Russell Stationery Co
Coe Lumber Iilh
Lincoln
Jones
Court of Returning
Bennet Bush
Bush
Holland
Pittsburgh Paints
Olver
Wiggins Lumber Co
W. J. Morris
Insurance
Dial
Brenner Pass
Heinrich Himmler
Italian
Tyrol
88Th Infantry
John Morgan
Shell
Luzon Valley Gateway Falls
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!