Polish Premier Urges Freedom From Force In Radio Address
Premier Tomasz Arciszewski, broadcasting from London, demands a Polish government not imposed by force and rejects the Lublin regime as illegitimate while accusing Soviet forces of conquest. In Warsaw, Osóbka Morawski criticizes Gen Bor’s 1943 uprising and accuses the London government of political gambles. Warsaw begins to show life as Red Army enters the city, flags raised amid ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Associated Press
Ondon
Russia
Tomasz Arciszewski
Poid
Lublin
Moscow
Poland
Arciszewski
Republic
London
Edward Osubka- Morawski
Warsaw
General Bor
Bor
Osbauk - Morawski
Germany
Has Wallace The Inside Track
Washington January 19 President Roosevelt offered Henry A Wallace the post as secretary of commerce but may ask Jesse Jones to remain head of lending agencies a senator said. Wallace would swear in successor Harry S Truman tomorrow noon and reports say Wallace nomination could go to the Senate Monday with other cabinet changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Commerce
Wallace
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
White House
Henry Wallace
Senate
Perkins
Potente
Post of Commerce
Nelson divorce granted in Chicago ruling
Mrs. Helen W. Nelson was granted a divorce from Donald M. Nelson a 56 year old special economic representative to President Roosevelt and former War Production board chairman. She charged desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Chicago
Helen W. Nelson
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Grinning FDR Prepares For Quiet Inauguration Ceremony
President Roosevelt closes three terms and readies for a restrained fourth inauguration at noon tomorrow. With 5 000 guests on the White House lawn, a 500 word address, and a 1 500 plate buffet, the wartime ceremony proceeds amid war duties and family separations. Vice President Truman administers the oath and plans for Wallace’s uncertain post remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Reedy
Associated Press
Ashington
Roosevelt
Ledger
White House
Capitol
Mr. Roosevelt
Col
James Roosevelt
Burbank
Calif
Churchill Wins 340 to 7 Vote of Confidence
Prime Minister Churchill won a 340 to 7 vote of confidence in the House of Commons after Eden announced Roosevelt and Stalin would be asked to join in creating immediate international machinery to handle liberated areas. Eden disclosed the plan ahead of the Big Three meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. King
Associated Press
Ondon
Churchill
Eden
Roosevelt
Stalin
Liberated
House of Commons
Former Lubbock Teacher Mrs Slagle Dies at 47
Mrs A B Slagle, 47, ex Sanders school teacher and wife of The Morning Avalanche night editor, died at 6 15 pm Friday at 1615 Eighteenth. Funeral planned Sunday at Asbury Methodist. Survived by husband, daughter Jo Nelle, son Alton, two brothers J D Henly and W C Henly. She taught in Lubbock for 21 years and was born Nina Henly in Quinlan Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Slagle
Sanders
Morning Avalanche
Asbury Methodist Church
Slagle
Jo Nelle Slagle
Texas Technological College
Alton
J. D. Henly
W. C. Henly
Plainview
Amarillo
Quinlan
Tex
Greenville
Nina Henly
W.M. Henly
Rix Funeral Home
English Cadets Receive Wings at British Flying School
One hundred English cadets today received their wings at the British flying training school. They will be granted vacations before departing for overseas assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Flying Training School
Penalties for draft dodgers approved by House panel
The House Military Committee approved a work-or-be-drafted plan with penalties up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for men ages 18 to 45 who leave essential war jobs. The panel backed civilian penalties and anticipated similar rules for draft board orders. The committee postponed a final vote on nationwide service until Monday while reporting on casualties and nurse drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
House
Kilday
Army
Bulge
America
Norman T. Kirk
Roosevelt Nee
Mother Of Lubbock Man Lives On Guam
First Lt. Max Walthall USMC phoned Ben Butler at KFYO to report he met his mother in Guam where she has lived for 25 years. Mrs. Butler, interned during the 1941 Japanese advance, remained on the island due to shipping difficulties. Walthall, son of L Walthall, served five and a half months as a Corsair fighter pilot and is on 30 day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Butler
KFYO
Max Walthall
USMC
Guam
Berlin defenses rapid build around city on high alert
A Swedish engineer returning from Germany says Nazi forces are rushing to complete a deep ring of defense around Berlin. He notes intensified fortifications and early warning setups as Soviet and Allied pressure grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Stockholm
Germany
Seventh Hits At Resurgent Nazi Threat
Allied forces countered a German push near Strasbourg as 10,000 troops massed at the Rhine front. American and Allied units drove back to Zorn river positions, maintained bridgeheads, and pressed north and west with air support limited by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Rhine
Zorn
France
Second Army
U. S
Reich
Holland
Germany
U. S. First Army
St. Vithin
Ardennes
U. S. Third Army
Luxembourg
Rohrwiller
Capital
Hatten
eld-Maginot-line- Reight
Bitche
Vosges
One Soldier Misidentifies Sinatra Among Luzon Troops
War dispatch from Luzon dated January 19 notes American troops chatting with Filipinos about U S pop culture. A puzzled Filipina asks who Frank Sinatra is, jokingly mistaking him for a guerrilla leader as soldiers discuss movies music and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Philippines
United States
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Four year old places syrup can on baby sister
In OMARA on January 19 a four year old named Joseph Kroupa Jr. pushed a tall hat over his six month old sister Patricia Ann with a syrup can, triggering a rescue by firemen and police and causing his confusion over the commotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omara
Joseph Kroupa, Jr
Joseph
Patricia Ann
Red Army Opens Two Massive Offensives Across Poland
Soviet forces reach the Silesian frontier 235 miles from Berlin and capture Lodz and Krakow while driving a widening breach toward East Prussia. Predictions in London speak of a possible rapid end to the war as the huge offensive pushes on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hercher
Associated Press
Tondon
Red Army
Berlin
Poland
Lodz
Krakow
East Prussia
Reich
Germany
Adolf
Hitler
Moscow
Ukraine
Silesia
Praszka
Breslau
Luzon Island
Philippines
Rosario
Manila
Navy reveals Liberty ship loss with brutal Japanese raid
The Navy discloses the sinking of the Liberty ship John A. Johnson and 10 men by a Japanese submarine in late November 1944. Survivors recount two hours hiding among wreckage as the sub’s crew shouted bansai and fired on lifeboats. Five wounded seriously in the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Navy Today
John A. Johnson
Pacific
Induction Order Made Clearer in 26 to 29 Group
Maj. Gen. Hershey clarified draft induction for ages 26 to 29, outlining five priority steps. He urged boards to replace registrants with capable substitutes when available and stressed essential war production needs remain paramount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
War Manpower Commission
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Kaiser's 400th Ship Since War Launched
Henry J. Kaiser’s Oregon ship yard launched its 400th vessel since the war began. The S. S. Appleton Victory slid into the river at Portland amid four years of contract activity after the yard opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Portland
Ore
Henry J. Kaiser
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
S. S. Appleton Victory
Pvt Joseph Boyster Dies of Wounds at Camp Fannin
Private Joseph C Boyster 21 of Mondell Missouri died from bullet wounds received accidentally on the combat range late yesterday. He was a Camp Fannin trainee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Joseph C. Boyster
Wlondell, Mo
Camp Fannin
Dallas Bonehead Club Denied Plane Priority for Mastiff to Roosevelt
In Dallas, 30 Bonehead Club members flooded Braniff and American Airlines offices demanding priority seating for a St Bernard bound for President Roosevelt, tying up traffic as they requested a dog air trip. The group then voted to aircraft all 266 Dallas pound dogs for an all American sightseeing flight and to rename Groundhog Day to Ground Dog Day. The incident prompted a separate recall of $98 borrowed by Navy carpenter Maurice Nix to travel for a dog related priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Bonehead Club
Associated Press
Allas
Downtown Airlines
Roosevelt
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
West Coast
Braniff Airways
Braniff
Club
Bers
American Airlines
St. Bernard
Boneheads
Air
Granite City
Carpenters Union
Red Cross
Maurice Nix
Navy Carpenters
Nix
Dallas Red Cross
San Francisco
Ola Vee Nix
Cilldren
Stork Flown In To Help Snowbound Family
In Erie Pennsylvania a ski plane piloted by Officer Louis Raub landed near the Curtis home to deliver a doctor after weather blocked road access. The stork imagery frames a rescue where a physician finally reached the snowbound family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Clarence Curtis
Wattsburg R. D
Here
Louis Raub
Son
Nazis May Turn On Red Machine
British and American military circles warn that German retreat in the east may look decisive but could hide strength left to defend eastern gateways to Berlin. Caution stems from experience in Russia and elsewhere, with even Nazi propaganda viewed skeptically by informed observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Germany
Crestech
Kirkel. Simpson
Associated Press
Poland
Berlin
Italy
France
Hungary
Washington
Horace S. Sewell
Weather Summary for West Texas and Nearby Regions
Cloudy conditions in West Texas shift to snow flurries in the Panhandle and South Plains. Expect colder temperatures across the Panhandle South Plains and upper Pecos valley Saturday. Sunday remains mostly cold with continued cold in the Panhandle and South Plains. Northwestern New Mexico may see light snow flurries and rain in spots. Readings show cold patterns continuing in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
John G. Winant
Great Britain
International Labor Office
Geneva
F. H. la Guardia
New York City
Dan Tobin
International Teamsters Union
King’s Lads
Fdr
Lincoln
Truman
Lubbock
Mrs. Slagle
Congress
Gen. Kirk
By Austin Bealmear
Ang
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Japan
Leen
SANS
Osakar
Tokyo
TNT
Pacific Ocean
Kobe- Osaka
Kawasaki
Kobe
Visula
Honshu Island
Kawasaki Aircraft Factory
20Th Air Force
Akashi
Tony
Nick
Saipan
Stork
King’s
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!