Germans confined by Seine bridgehead threaten withdrawal to Rhine
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that Patton’s armor crossed the Seine at Mantes trapping remnants of the 7th Army between the river and coast. With all bridges blown, Nazis must use barges while Allied bombers loom. Many may escape, but the retreat will be costly and Paris flanks complicate defenses along the Seine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Paris
France
Seine
Mantes
Patton
van Kluge
7Th Army
Normandy
Elbeuf
Rouen
Royal Airforce
15Th
Rhine
NAA Officials Plan Amarillo Conference With Baxter
Lowell Swenson of the NAA will visit Amarillo early next month for a conference with Rex Baxter. The NAA aims to organize a Texas state meeting in Dallas in mid September and to form a Panhandle chapter in Amarillo as Globe News reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Swenson
National Aeronautics Association
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
NAA
Texas
Dalas
Army divisions carry 8,000 book libraries abroad
Every Army division deploying overseas brings an 8,000 book library. This program aims to support soldiers with reading materials during international assignments and boosts morale through access to literature and study resources.
Smith Recalls Saber Taken From Japanese Officer
Sergeant E. L. Smith recounts capturing a Japanese officer's saber at Saipan and being wounded the next day. He describes advancing from a coconut grove, clearing dugouts with grenades, and taking the saber from a dead officer before enemy fire broke loose. He is overseas with the Marines and resting in a Pacific hospital.
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Set. E. L. Smith
Saipan
Sergeant Smith
Pacific
Ashito
Charles L. Smith
North Taylor
Smith
Courthouse Records and Divorce and Marriage Licenses
District Court records show the divorce case Dollie Thurman vs C W Thurman. Also listed are marriage licenses for Elmer W Crum and Essie Mae Barnes Harold Scott Glasby and Thelma Violette Potter Donald Wright May and Aletha Barrett Lt Happy Hendryx and Betty Jo Williams John D Heglin and Eileen C Hars ris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Thurman
C. W. Thurman
J. D. Freeman
Lucille Freeman
Elmer W. Crum
Essie Mae Barnes
Harold Scott Glasby
Thelma Violette Potter
Donald Wright May
Aletha Barrett
Happy Hendryx
Betty Jo Williams
John D. Heglin
Eileen C. Harsris
First Graders Must Present Birth Certificates
Amarillo public schools require birth certificates for all children entering the first or second grade for their first attendance. Supt. Charles Rogers urged parents to bring certificates when enrolling, noting ages must be verified for enrollment and for the State Scholastic census roll.
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Amarillo
Charles Mm. Rogers
Rogers
German Parachute Officer Captured in Florence Outraged
Lt Col Eggers aged 38, commander of the Fourth Parachute Regiment of the First German Parachute Division, was captured near Florence. He called the capture a disgrace after his first meal in ten days and asked what Heidrich would say, vowing to return to his unit.
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Eighth Army
Florence
Eggers
Fourth Parachute
Heidrich
Richard Heidrich
Also Mentioned on This Page
OPA
United States District Court
Borger
Boston Cleaners
Pampa
St. Nazaire
Mosseo
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Amarillo , FE
10Th St
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Baxter
the Panhandle
Globe News
Norito
Graham-Hoeme Mfg. Co
Graham-Hoeme
Ifg
Amarillo, Texas
Marguerite Steen
Ames Williams
Quentin Reynolds
Josephs
Damon Runyon
Runyon
Floyd Cooper, Jr
Polk
Service
Allied van Lines
Navy
New York
Fleet Post Office
Hudson River Pier 51
Third Naval District
ABC Plumbing CO
Dee Vermillion
N. Mirror
L. Smith
Courthouse Records
Globe-News
W.O. Allison
Monroe
Sunray Cleaners and Tailors
West Sixth Avenue
Jack Phillips
Howard Young
Mgr
Tso
Managee
Tront Manager
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