Soviet forces cross near Elbing as Berlin falls edge
Soviet dispatches report Elbing in East Prussia captured after heavy fighting as Moscow says the last Nazi resistance east of the Elbe river has collapsed. Konev's forces push toward Breslau while Berlin still claims southern breakthroughs amid cautious Moscow silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elbing
Baltic
Berlin
Liegnitz
Breslau
Moscow
Ivan S. Konev
Silesia
Oder River
Iman
Saxony
Berbut
Stalin
Koenigsberg
Prus
K. K. Ro
Koenigsit
Admiral
Luetzow
Ger
Balchasta
Danzig
Manila battle rages as American divisions advance
American doughboys of the 37th infantry division sweep south Manila in house to house fighting in Pandacan Paco and Ermita districts. Support units cross Pasig river near San Pedro Makati, while 11th airborne and motorized cavalry move to seal pockets around Nichols Field. Corregidor bombarded as naval activity concentrates off Cavite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cronin
Associated Press
Manila
al Dences
37Th Infantry Division
Douglas MacArthur
Pandacan
Paco
Ermita
First Cavalry
Santo Tomas
Pasig
San Pedro Makati
11E Airborne Division
Nichols Field
MacArthur
St. Song
Radio Tokyo
Cavite
Manila Bay
Tokyo
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Corregidor
Mariveles
Bataan Peninsula
James Hutcheson
Bataan
Drive on Rhineland as Hodges forces seize Schwammenauel Dam
Paris dispatch says Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges First Army captured the Schwammenauel dam on the Roer after a huge Allied artillery barrage. Canadian First Army gained two towns in Kleve offensive while British Second and American Ninth prepare for Rhineland assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Shewammenauel Dam
Roer River
First Army
Kleve
Schwammenauel Dam
Roer
Rhineland
Hodges
U. S
Schwammanuel
Supreme Headquarters
Nazi Attacks Repulsed On Italian Front
Rome reports German counterattacks on both eastern and western fronts repulsed. Fifth Army artillery struck near Lucca in the Serchio valley and near Stret la on the coast. British Eighth Army halted nine German parties at Faenza. RAF Beaufighters sunk a coastal destroyer near Parenzo. Coastal craft and Beaufighters sank two German gunboats near Genoa. Weather hampered allied air operations but bombers hit a shipyard and harbor at La Spezia amid further attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
S. Fifth Army
Ctor
Serchio River
Lucca
Stretla
la Spe
Eighth Army
Faenza
Nior River
Naval
Kanasula
Parenzo
Italy
Genoa
Laezia
Senate Irked By House Delay On Wallace Commerce Bill
Senate signals frustration as House delays threaten to stall Wallace nomination for commerce secretary. G.O. Ga senator George says House tactics could risk confirmation and set Wallace free from export bank ties, with March 1 voting timeline and possible compromise on board seats. Pepper backs Senate bill alignment and cautions against new House delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Commerce Department
Senate
Henry Wallace
George
D-Ga
Wallace
Commerce
Jesse Jones
House Rules Committee
Whic
Export-Import Bank
Pepper
D-Fia
Greensboro College Elects May Queen
Miss Mary Somers of Burlington was elected May Queen for Greensboro College by the senior class. Senior attendants named include Miss Jean Cherry of Tarboro and Miss Helen Gibbs of Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mary Somers
Burlington
May Queen
Greensboro College
Jean Cherry
Tarboro
Helen Gibbs
Asheville
Mail Carrier Ditches Christmas Letters in Fatigue
Harold Hansen a 29 year old temporary mail carrier testified he grew tired of delivering letters and ditched about 200 letters behind a billboard. He received a year and a day in prison for interfering with the mail after inspectors recovered the mutilated correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harold Hansen
Pope Accused of Defending Nazi Germany
In Moscow the Russian Orthodox church accused the Vatican of shielding Nazi Germany from Allied punishment. A document signed by four patriarchs and representatives of four others called on the world to oppose Vatican efforts to exonerate Hitlerite Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Vatican
Nazi Germany
Germany
Churchill rebuffs Franco over anti-Soviet pact proposal
London reports say Prime Minister Churchill gave a cold and biting reply to Generalissimo Franco's confidential offer to mediate a peace between Germany and Britain. The exchanges remain undisclosed with Attlee stating public airing would breach protocol. Continued on Page 2-Sec. A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Francisco Franco
France
Clement Attlee
Washington
Times of London
Franco
Germany
Britain
British Press Association
Big Three Map Terms For Reich At Black Sea Conference
London reports the Big Three discuss surrender terms aimed at Nazi Germany after Allied military talks in the Black Sea area. De Gaulle invitation remains unconfirmed as Paris authorities call the report a rumor. Officials weigh use of forced German labor and Germany's postwar industrial plan amid ongoing diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Charles de Gaulle
Black Sea
Paris
Washington
U. S. State Department
de Gaulle
Alex Singleton
Big Three
Joseph Goebbels
Versailles
Aachen
Russia
Europe
Britain
United States
Germany
World War II Leaders Plan Bold Strike Before Snows Melt
In wartime Europe the Big Three conference in the Black Sea region signals a unified push to crush Nazi resistance. Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin outline immediate actions to force a military decision and begin plans for occupation and pacification of Germany as winter snows threaten to slow advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Sea
Europe
Germany
Swiss
Neder Rhine
Vienna
Oder
Wehrmacht
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Slashed Negro Fights For Life In Hospital
A man identified as Chester Graves of 101 Eccles street was found injured by a knife or cleaver wound to the heart area and back, rushed to High Point Memorial Hospital where doctors gave him an even chance to live. Police searched for Burley Pete, a suspect in the case, as several ambulance calls echoed through downtown after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Graves
Eccles Street
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Burley Pete
Graves
Pene
Bynum and
Granby
Ed Burkett
Price ‘Street
Price Street
Burkett
Anna Lendon
Cecil Street
L. and M
Washington
Allies Keeping Up Air Attack On Germans
Allied night raiders struck western Germany after daylong bombing by front line bombers and fighters. About 150 American heavy bombers and 130 fighters hit U boat pens at Limuiden Molland and a gasoline dump near Duelmen. Two flying fortresses were lost and 18 continent based aircraft reported missing while German villages suffered heavy damage from dive bombers and strafers. The U S Ninth Air Force flew nearly 900 sorties and the RAF participated in the sustained assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Reich
Rhine
Limuiden
Molland
Duelmen
Muenster
U. S
Ninth Air Force
RAF
Meats to Fade From Civilian Markets by Mid Summer
Meats may virtually disappear from civilian markets by mid summer as government food officials reroute production to war stocks. Civilian supplies could return when fall livestock marketing rises. Production forecasts drop from 22.75 to 22.0 billion pounds. per capita civilian consumption may fall to 120–132 pounds depending on war length and relief needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Western Plains
Europe
Russia May Get Arms To Fight Japan
A pending lend lease agreement with Russia includes a clause allowing continued shipment of arms to the Soviets after Europe is at peace if Russia enters the war against Japan. Signature of the treaty is expected soon as officials note the clause’s significance amid Russo Japanese considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Asia
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications
United States
U.S
Britain
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roereds Cross
Maiil
Erlin
Oscow
By Richard Kasischke
Shirley Sanborn
Herbert Duram
Salisbury
New Hampshire
New England
Intramuros
U. S. Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
BY Edward Kennedy
Schwame Manuel
Heimbach
Dueren
Ontalian Front
Pope
Big
Kirke L. Simpson
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!