Eisenhower's Rhine land push drives to critical crossing
The Goering Rhine crossing marks a major Allied offensive in the Dueren sector as American First and Ninth armies push across flood waters with amphibious gear and infantry bridges. Montgomery calls this the final round as Canadian and American forces strike German flanks, aiming for a quick war end and Pacific focus.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Rhineland
Dueren
Rer
Rhine
Areer
U.S
First Army
Montgomery
Europe
Pacific
War Veterans Plan Fight On CIO PAC
American veterans of World War II vow to oppose the CIO and its PAC as un-American. AMVETS leader LaMarr Bailey outlines a two pronged strategy using numbers from returning veterans and funds from supporters, while announcing a move of national HQ from Washington to Dallas. A separate dispatch notes Himmler urging battles to the last man on the Eastern Front from Poznan’s captured citadel.
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Dallas
CIO
LaMarr Bailey
PAC
Amvets
United States
Bailey
Washington
Himmler
Moscow
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Poznan
Poland
GI Liberated From Japs Can Give Up Search For Girl
Cpl. Joseph P. Keys, freed from a Japanese prison camp on Luzon, can abandon his hunt for Anna Marie Connelley in Brooklyn. Anna Marie, now married to a sailor on 30 day leave, learned of his plan and asked she be not identified. Her husband prefers the anonymity.
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New York
Joseph P. Keys
Ann Marie Connelley
Brooklyn
Anna Marie
Pittsburgh
Keys’ Quest
Luzon
New Vehicle Tags On Sale Before Deadline
County tax assessor-collector H B Bryan announces new motor vehicle tags must be in place by April 2 with a drawn out deadline due to Easter. By Friday 1,269 passenger cars 116 trucks and 100 farm trucks had been licensed as registration efforts continue. Citizens should bring a title certificate and last year registration receipt to complete the process.
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H. B. Bryan
Bryan
Forest Regions In State To Be Mapped
Texas forest service announced a broad scale mapping project to determine exact locations and boundaries of major forest regions. Director W. E. White said the work will take about a year and cover more than 60,000,000 acres with mainly aerial surveys in cooperation with the Civil Air Patrol and Texas Forest Patrol. Aerial photos and Army maps will guide flight missions and checks.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Forest Service
W. E. White
Forest Service
White
Civil Air Patrol
Texas Forest Patrol
Army
Sgt G R Billingsley Safe In Nazi Prison
Sgt G R Billingsley 25 is reported safe in a Belgard Germany prison camp after parachuting from a missing Oct 20 raid over Germany. Former Furr Food markets employee enlisted 1941 trained in Florida and sailed overseas Sept 1 1944.
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Grafville R. Billingsley
Belgard
Germany
E. R. Bunnealey
Hirtieth
15Th Air Force
Sefey
Billingsley
Furr Food Markets
Florida
Decrease Noted In Texas Livestock Inventory
The 1945 annual government review reports Texas livestock counts on Jan 1 show cattle and calves 7,590,000 hogs 2,019,000 sheep 10,091,000 goats 3,500,000 horses and mules 559,000 with poultry 33,972,000. Overall farm value of livestock and fowls is $583,259,000, livestock hogs down 1,000,000 from 1944, goats up, and value 5 percent below last year though above 1934–43 average.
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Austin
Texas
Fire Damages Standco Bolt Plant in Houston Four Alarms
A four alarm fire of undetermined origin broke out at the Standco Bolt Co in Houston today threatening nearby industrial plants before crews brought it under control. Damage was not believed great.
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Houston
U.P
Standco Bolt Co
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Elpa
Piable
Vapo-Path
Vapopath Health Institute
Main St
Tom Biggs
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Mgr
Mtia
Mre
Paul Graham
St Dial
Margaret O'Brien
Big Sister's
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