Daily Bread notes on Manila dispatch and war news
The Manila dispatch discusses MacArthur and the Philippine campaign, noting a shift as Japan’s advance slows and American forces gain momentum. It also explains a newspaper format change due to printer issues and shares letters from S. E. McGregor in Tucson. A transportation crisis piece analyzes rail disruptions affecting wartime logistics and expected government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thrasher
United Nations
Pullman
Wilson
Roosevelt
New Blow to Wallace Confirmation in House Clash
Washington reports a coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats seeks to derail Henry A. Wallace’s Senate-confirmed return as commerce secretary. The maneuver would strip loan agencies from the department and remove the secretary from the export import bank board, risking a presidential veto and a Senate rejection. The George bill faces House action as Rep Cox forecasts strong southern support for the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. LE
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Department
House
Senate
Wallace
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Post
George
Dga
Roosevelt
Commerce Secretary
Commerce
Export - Import Bank
Rep
Cox
D-Ga
House Banking Committee
Fritsche Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army Orders
War Department lists eight Arkansas officers receiving temporary promotions. Harry Rudolph Fritsche of Hope advances from second to first lieutenant. others promoted include Logan Old Jr of Blytheville, Edwin Gardner of Crossett, Clarence Holliday of Hot Springs, Leroy Devereaux and Stewart Dobbs of Little Rock, Raymond Rice of Lockesburg, Jess Simmons of Hot Springs, and Percy Brown of Hot Springs promoted from captaincy. Also Tech 5 G Walter C Rexall of Magnolia receives Oak Leaf cluster to Bronze Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Tech
Walter C. Rexall
Magnolia
Ark
Arkansas Army
Percy James Carlyle Brown
Hot Springs
Logan Edward Old, Jr
Blytheville
Edwin Isaac Gardner
Crossett
Harry Rudolph Fritsche
Hope
Clarence Elwood Ho
First Army Breaks Through Deep Into Germany Near Siegfried Line
Allied forces push 13 miles into Germany near Gemund and Schleiden within 28 miles of the Rhine and Bonn. U S Third Army advances inside the Siegfried Line near Pru and Brandeck while Alsace pockets fade and rail bridges and towns like Cernay fall. Movement concentrates on improvised fronts as Hodges lines near Euskirchen with widespread cross Rhine pressure. May include unconfirmed reports of Schleiden entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Paris
First Army
Germany
Gemund
Schleiden
Courtney H. Hodges
Rhine
Bonn
Urft
Roer
Cologne
Alsace
Colmar
cross-Rhine
Strasbourg
Neuf- Brisach
U.S. 21St Corps
Cernay
U. S. Third Army
Pru
Siegfried Line
Third Army
Brandechei
U. S.9th Army
Hodges
Euskirchen
Supreme Headquarters
Manila’s Imprisoned Whites Thank Troops Who Free Them
Opening of Nunn and McDowell Motor Company at Third and Walnut announced as direct Chrysler Plymouth dealer. C.V. Nunn and Ray E. McDowell outline parts and repair shop with two local mechanics. Editor notes U P war dispatch recounts Santo Tomas camp rescue and reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nunn-McDowell Motor Company
Third
Walnut Streets
Chrysler
Plymouth
C.V. Nunn
Ray E. McDowell
Bill Bryan
Louis Sutton
Nunn
Sinclair Refining Company
McDowell
Hempstead
Fones Brothers Hardware Company
Sgt W B Bearden Receives Presidential Citation and Medals
S/Sgt William B Bearden of Hope, son of the late Fred Bearden, was awarded a presidential citation, the air medal, and two gold medals for radioman gunner duties on a Flying Fortress in the European theater. His mother, now in Hot Springs, received the medals. Bearden, a Columbus High School graduate, moved to Hot Springs two years ago, entered the service there, and went overseas last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Bearden
Fred Bearden
Hope
Hot Springs
Bearden
Columbus High School
Farmer of Guernsey Kills Self
Louis Gilbert 32, a Guernsey farmer, shot himself at his home early Sunday. Found about 4 am with a shotgun wound and powder burns, coroner and sheriff say death was self-inflicted. Survived by wife Olga, mother Mrs. G W Gilbert Sr of Hope, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral at 1 30 this afternoon from Mrs Arnett’s home officiated by Rev D O Silvey. Burial in DeAnn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gilbert
Guernsey
Rufus Herndon
Frank Hill
Gilbert
Olga Gilbert
G. W. Gilbert
Hope
Brice Ar
Manila Falls as Americans liberate 3700 prisoners
General MacArthur’s forces reached Manila with First Cavalry and 37th Infantry securing the northern city and freeing about 3,700 civilian prisoners from the Santo Tomas internment camp after a night encirclement. Paratroops landed to the south as fighting raged room to room and Malacañang Palace was seized with no Japanese officials found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
MacArthur
Luzon
Stars and Stripes
Manila
Philippine
First Cavalry
37Th
Pasig
Santo Tomas
Malacanan Palace
Philippine Commonwealth
Grace Park
Tokyo Radio
U. S
First Seabees
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen Gulf
Pacific
Fred Hampson
Russian and German Guns Duel at Oder
Russian and German forces clashed across the Oder as Marshal Zhukov moved First White Russian Army tanks toward the river line along a 140 mile front. Moscow claimed rapid advances near Stettin and Barwalde, with the Russians pressing toward Berlin from the north and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Oder
Gregory Zhukov
Berlin
Germany
Kustria
Moscow
Barwalde
Red Army
Schwedt
Stettin
Pyritz
Stetin
Zhukov
Frankfurt
Warde
Ziebingen
Frankfurt- Kustrin
Breslau
Kustrin
Ivan Konev
Wondered How He'd Feel in Presence of Battle Dead
A front line letter from Johnny Hess, a former WGN producer and now motor officer with the 743rd Tank Battalion, recalls his numb reaction to battlefield dead. He describes seeing men along a Belgian road, the shock of death, and the ache for friends lost, noting war's swift, brutal pace and the sobering loneliness of combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Belgium
Jan
Jack Thompson
Chicago Tribune
Johnny Hess
WGN
Chicago
Johnny
743Rd Tank Battalion
D-Day
Liberation at Santo Tomas frees 3700 internees in Manila
Eyewitness account from Santo Tomas Internment Camp describes joyous scenes as U S First Cavalry Division liberates about 3700 internees. Food, relief, and relief measures follow amid memories of malnutrition and long captivity under Japanese control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Frank Hewlett
Manila
Virginia
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Hewlett
Australia
MacArthur
First Cavalry
Santo Tomas
Robert Crabb
Santo Tomas University
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Santo Tomas Internment Camp
Great Hour for MacArthur as He Returns to Manila
Australians hailed MacArthur's Manila return as a great hour while Prime Minister Curtin warned the enemy still holds many, and urged continued devotion to duty until victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Manila
Sydney
Australia
John Curtin
Japan
Chungking Jubilant Over Americans Entry Manila Fall
Chungking celebrates Manila’s fall as a potential turning point in the war. The Central Daily News says the victory could bring the ORMOSA or CHITRA into an American battlefield soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Manila
Chungking Wa
Central Daily News
Ormosa
Chitra
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex. H. Washburn
Eral Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Corregidor
Singre
Ciig
Atest
Singapore
S. E. McGregor
Fruit & Truck Branch
Mr. McGregor
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Arizona, Tucson
Ariz
Human Nutrition Department
Tucson
Rotary Gang
H. R. Fritsche
Baltic Sea
Retzebuhr
Stolp
eBelgard
Prenzleve
Stettind
eGolinow
Frenkfurt
Chojnice Grudzrodzy
Cydroszcz
Juterbog
Progozno
ePoznen
Poland
oForst
oBeutzen
Lendeshut
Czecho
Steinen
Liegnitz
eLeszno
eWeldenberg
Russian Telemap
Austria
Frankffurt
Drossen
Soldin
Alt-Limmritz
NEA Telemap
Europe
Nunn and
Santa Catalina Hospital
William C. Chase
Hesi
Sgt
W. B. Bearden
Farmer
Manila, Heart of the Philippines, Falls
Zambales
Sar Fernando
Pampang
PORAC
Marcelino Ie
Antonio
South Iy
Sea
Miles
Samal
Balangae
Cokie Eiae-Eh
Ana
LIMAY
Eo Saas
Ata
Cavite
Lubao
Sta. Ana
Mexico
Malolos
Manila Bay
Plaridel
Alfonso « Mendez
Twasugeur
Bulacan
RIZAL
Pasay
Talisay
Montalesan
Marikina
Ibaras
Calauan
Sta. Tomas
Tamala
Infanta
Pangil
Luisana
Laguna
Maubane
Polillo
Balesin
Oreae
Casavac
Omanagounga
Manila Falls
Alsdorf
Cpl
John Hencke
New York City
Hencke
Alfonso Trujillo
Salt Lake City
Peter Dillon
New York
Crabb
Theodore B. Stevenson
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