Vichy Figures Controversy Over Petain Telegrams
The article reports on Petain and Vichy officials allegedly sending or drafting telegrams to Hitler or North Africa urging restraint or collaboration with the Axis. It describes accusations that Petain was the sole qualified source to answer questions about the messages and notes refusals to sign certain communications. The piece references Dieppe and Allied actions, with claims of officials influencing defense positions through leaked telegraphic activity.
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Nd Ae Ch
Fivat
Brodice
Petain
North Africa
Ceval
Hitler
Dieppe
Bueed Anyboug
Peval
Vichy Gestapo
Mrs. Fannie Thornton Dies in Crosbyton
Mrs. Fannie Thornton of Wichita Falls died Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Crosbyton First Baptist Church with Rev. C. J. McCarty of Lubbock officiating. Burial will follow in Crosbyton Cemetery under Bryan McDonald and Son Funeral Home supervision.
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Fannie Thornton
Matte
Fendiey
Wichita Falls
T. T. Simpson
Crosbyton First Baptist ‘Church
C.J. McCarty
Lubbock
Crosbyton Cemetery
Bryan McDonald and Son
Funeral services for Lt. J. A. Horn Jr.
Funeral services are set for Lt. J. A. Horn Jr. of Sunday at the First Methodist church for his death in the Waycross Army Airfield crash. A military burial will follow at Lamela, near his Plains home in Levelland. Lt. Dave M. Gerrish arranged the funeral details.
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J. A. Horn, Jr
Waycross Army Airfield
Ind’ Methodist Church
Pair of Juveniles Involved In City Theft Case
One youth, a 17 year old white boy from Whitman Massachusetts, is charged with vagrancy and investigation in a theft case. A second juvenile, described as a black boy, is held for theft of two to three silver dollars, two bank notes, a bowie knife, change, cigarettes, and other items from dentist Dean B Jackson at 2811 Twenty first. The white youth was found on Texas Ave with campaign ribbons and battle stars. he has never served in the Army and will be investigated. A third man, E Pipkin, turned in swindled windshield wipers and auto parts belonging to City Cab Co.
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Dean B.jackson
Jackson
Nancy Green
Whitman
Mass
Texas Ave
E. Pipkin
Plainview
Troop Arrivals In U S From Europe
Soldiers from the South Plains return from the European theater arriving in New York aboard the India Victoria and the William Scnerenen. Names include Allan Deaton Jr Melvin Daug Falcon F Gray Chester C Pass Jay E Parsons Marshall R Reno Claude W Slover Charlie O Post and James H Murdough of Lubbock Tahoka Plainview Post and Lockney locations are listed with docking and voyage details.
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James H. Murdough
Fighteenth
New York
William Scnerenen
Allan Deaton
Melvin A. Daug
Falcon F. Gray
Lubbock
South Plains
Pic
Chester C. Pass
Fresno
Plainview
Jay E. Parsons
Lockney
Cpl
Marshall
R. Reno
Post
Claude W. Slover
Army Denies Brutal Treatment Of Prisoners
The War department issued a statement defending Army conduct, asserting no tolerance for brutality toward prisoners and noting actions against offenders. It followed Rep May's charge about a soldier prisoner allegedly beaten at Lincoln Army Air Field, where one guard was convicted, four acquitted, and a prison officer cleared.
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Washington
War Department
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Lincoln, Neb
Senators Plan Tax Exemption Question to Nunan
Senators consider asking Internal Revenue Commissioner Joseph D. Nunan Jr. to explain why House members receive a $2,500 official expenses tax exemption while senators do not. Senator Taft said Nunan would be asked to address the Senate Finance Committee when the session resumes in October.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
House
Taft
Ohio
Nunan
Senate Finance Committee
Chamber
Japs Plan Wide Use Of Death By Own Action Bases
San Francisco dispatch reports from Tokyo noting that all air bases on the Japanese homeland will be used as death by own action bases as Americans invade the main islands. The enemy broadcast said the special attackers are eager to strike the knockout blow.
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San Francisco
U.P
Radio Tokyo
United Press
MacArthur reshapes Pacific command for Ryukyus invasion plan
In a shift effective Tuesday night, Allied command reorganizes with MacArthur directing a land sea air force merge for the Ryukyus invasion. General Stilwell to succeed Buckner as commander in the region. Kenney leads Far East Air Forces with the Fifth Seventh and 13th Air Forces. Okinawa lies about 600 miles from the Philippines and 325 from Japan.
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Philippines
Euiwell
Nth Army
George C. Kenney
Far East Air Forces
13Th
MacArthur
Stilwell
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Somenanaae
Oki
Bawa
Ng Teadmiral
Nim
Pce
Tokara
Osumi
Okinawa
Japan
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
Army to Move 75,000 Servicemen by Air Monthly
Cincinnati reports Gen Harold L George says the Army will redeploy about 75 000 servicemen monthly by air within six weeks to ease rail congestion. The Air Transport Command will send 80 transport planes to civilian airlines and release pilots. The plan aims to move 25 000 soldiers monthly soon, rising to 250 000 by V J day.
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Air
Curfew Lifts for Eighth Service Command Soldiers
The 1 a.m. curfew for military personnel in the Eighth Service Command’s five states Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico has been abolished. The curfew had been in place since April 1943 and was relaxed three months earlier before being set to 1 a.m. The order was issued by Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker.
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Eighth
Dallas
Eighth Service Command
Service Command
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Walton H. Walker
Soap rationing unlikely, Anderson says in Cincinnati
U S Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson told a Cincinnati audience that soap rationing is not expected, citing hoarding rumors as the cause of shortages. He predicted supplies would rise with copra shipments from the Philippines and urged buying war bonds.
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Cincinnati
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Philippines
Local Pilot Serves In B-29 Training and Nebraska Duty
An airman served a year at Big Spring Airfield and another year piloting engineer students before being sent to Nebraska for B-29 training. He had been overseas since June 11, per the report naming Mr. Jim Jr. of Port Arthur.
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Ding
Big Spring
Nebraska
Gous
Bares
Jim, Jr
Port Atnuee
Nippon Radio Rejects Peace Terms Sees Invasion Viable
A Japanese radio commentator aired in San Francisco on August 4 that Japan scorns unconditional peace terms and suggested an invasion of the homeland might succeed with maximal effort. The unidentified broadcaster claimed Japan could conserve air power to blunt an invasion and mount a counterattack.
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Nippon Radio
San Francisco
Japan
Bavarian Streets Rename Nazi Ties to New Signage
German place names linked to the Nazi era are replaced by new names in Bavaria under the American military government. Adolf Hitlerstrasse becomes Okla homastrasse and Horst Wesselstrasse in Schwabach becomes Texas Strasse, reflecting a shift in public naming after the regime.
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Bavaria
Munich
Nazi Party
Georgensmund
Adolf Hitlerstrasse
Oklahomastrasse
Schwabach
Texas- Strasse
Okinawa Base Described as Strong Allied Launch Point
A Comei dispatch quoted by Yomiuri Hachi in Tokyo says Allied forces have built Okinawa into one of the Pacific’s strongest bases for an invasion of Japan and are continually supplying the base. The same report notes Japanese claims of heavy damage from Japanese planes.
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Okinawa
San Francisco
Pacific
Japan
Comei
Yomiuri Hachi
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Many Foreigners Are Missing In German
In Frankfurt on August 4, UPI reported that fewer than 50,000 of 400,000 persons sent to Germany from conquered nations have been found. American officials believe the remaining 350,000 are dead. The displaced came from France Belgium the Netherlands and Norway. Among 234,000 Jews deported fewer than 10,000 were found and repatriated from 163,000 political refugees only 39,000 had been located.
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Frankfurt
Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Norway
Escape to Chungking Amid War Time Evacuation Tale
A 28 year old American grad recounts evacuating war torn Hankow during 1944 bomb raids. She details flights from Haakow to Chungking, traveling with 20 companions including women and children, disguising as merchants while carrying luggage to appear respectable. The group trekked up to 40 miles on day one and 20 to 25 miles on subsequent days toward the Yangtze river steamer for Chungking.
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Haakow
Wuchang
Hanyang
Hankow
Chungking
Redeployment Of Troops In Europe
Paris August 4 UP Today's redeployment timetable for U S Army divisions shows Ninth Army on high seas with first units due in port today or tomorrow. 20th Armored to arrive in the United States mid next week. 20th Infantry except 119th to reach England today with 119th leaving Le Havre. 13th Airborne advance unit on high seas with others to Le Havre next Wednesday. 45th Infantry advance party arrived in New York with bulk of division to leave Camp St Louis for Le Havre August 12. 55th Infantry being processed at Camp Norfolk with movement to Le Havre deferred to August 15. Advance parties of all except 13th Airborne and 45th Infantry home.
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Paris
Ninth Army
High Seas
20Th Armored
United States
20Th Infantry
England
Southampton
Queen Mary
119Th
le Havre
13Th Airborne
Pittsburgh
Reims
45Th Infantry
New York
Camp St. Louis
55Th
Camp Norfolk
Training Continues Under War Conditions in Caucasus
A Caucasian Front dispatch reports military training in the Caucasian mountains continuing under actual war conditions. Artillery men pass on German mountain warfare lessons to recruits as they undergo instruction amid rugged terrain.
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Moscow
Caucasian Mountains
Fragmentary Military Citation Summary
An incomplete OCR fragment references a commander named Walling and the Silver Star. It mentions leadership, conduct, and diving duties during operations or actions, but the text is too garbled to verify dates or full context. No clear event, unit, or outcome is identifiable.
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Pper
Walling
Cks
Entype Ries
Arrest of Victor von Karolyi in Dolfuss assassination
Mund en Austria August 4 The VII South Armored division headquarters reports the arrest of Victor von Karolyi accused of killing Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss during the July 1934 Nazi coup. Six men were hanged days later for involvement and some charged as the shooters at the chancellery.
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Munden
Austria
South Armored Division
Victor von Karolyi
Engelbert Dolfuss
Dolfuss
Autsch
Air Force Groups Pass Through Reims Assembly Area
Two P-47 fighter bombers groups and a P-61 Black Widow group with 15 service units of the Ninth Air Force were scheduled to pass through the Reims area in August for redeployment to the United States. The movement involves 5,317 officers and enlisted men, bringing total Ninth Air Force personnel redeployed to 25,000 this summer.
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Air Force
Paris
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Reims
United States
Ninth
Army Food Inventory Sought by Congressman
The War department supplied Rep. Daughton a confidential Army food stockpile inventory. Aides said the document was provided yesterday after his second request to Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell, chief of Army Service Forces.
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Washington
War Department
Rep
Daughton
D-Va
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Roswell Man Guilty. Roswell Man Released in Court
A Roswell man was found guilty and fined ten dollars plus costs. Another Roswell resident was released on the same charges. James USMC of Ropesville was scheduled to arrive at Plains Funeral Home, with oral arrangements not yet completed.
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Maquor
Roswell
Don Walter
James Usmc
Ropesville
Was
Plains
Funeral Home
Texas U Press To Go On Modified Service
The University of Texas will enact modified service starting September 1 for five professors totaling 108 years of combined service. The honorees are Dr EB Sellards geologist E C Barker urban history M J Porter pure mathematics Frederick McAllister botany and Fred Eby education, with E W Winkler also joining in modified service.
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Austin
University of Texas
EB. H._ Sellards
E. C. Barker
Prban
Porter
Frederick McAllister
Dotany
Fred Eby
Truck Crash Kills Joe Guzzard in Clinton Arkansas
An Arkansas accident near Clinton on Highway 65 left Joe Guzzard of Tyler Texas dead and A L Pidwell also of Tyler seriously injured when a truck failed to stop on a steep hill and crashed into a tree. Both victims were rushed to Marshall hospital.
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Clinton
Ark
Joe Guzzard
Tyler
Tex
A. L. Pidwell
Highway 65
Here
Marshall Hospital
Guzzard
Chinese and Soviet discussants to resume talks soon
Chinese sources report that T. V. Soong and China's new foreign minister Dr. Wang Shik Ke Chich are expected in Moscow within four or five days to resume discussions halted after the Potsdam meeting.
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Moscow
T. V. Soong
China
Wang - Shi Ke Chich
Potsdam
Government to set aside canned juices for purchase
Fragment indicates Washington plans to set side a government purchase policy for canned tomato juice grapefruit blends and other fruit juices from a 1948 pack with about ten percent smaller amounts.
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Washington
Perpcipal Ea Vey
Lightning Strikes School Damaging Two Rooms in Tennessee
Five eleven year old boys were knocked unconscious and burned when lightning struck the floor of a two room Livingston Tennessee school. More than 60 children suffered shock or minor injuries. the injured boys were reported recovering from severe burns.
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Livingston
Tenn
Yamashita Reported Killed in Allied Air Raid
A Reuters dispatch quotes New Delhi radio reporting General Tomoyuki Yamashita, former Philippine campaign commander, killed in a low level Allied air raid. The London Aug report confirms the claim as broadcast by Philippine guerrilla sources via New Delhi radio.
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Yamashita
London
New Delhi
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Reuters
Lewis Named for Europe Post in Moscow Circles
John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers of America is mentioned in responsible foreign diplomatic circles in Moscow in connection with an important job in Europe. No details were available.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Moscow
Europe
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