Russians Drive Toward Berlin in RECORD East Front Push
Soviet forces pressed toward Berlin with rapid advances across central and southern Poland and East Prussia, breaking Warsaw line holds and capturing Krakow, Lodz, Leczyca, and Dzialdowo. Mass air operations and Cossack troops widened the collapse of German resistance as signs pointed to Berlin’s fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
East Prussia
Budapest
Germany
Silesian
East Prussian
Berlin
Moscow
Hitler
Stalin
Russia
Krakow
Warsaw
Lodz
Pittsburgh
Stepan Romanov
Third Army
Holland
Canadian First Army
Zetten
Nijmegen
France
Supreme Headquarters
Rhine
Strasbourg
Alsace
U. S. Seventh Army
Sarregue
Reich
Switzerland
Ferry
Ardennes
Sessenheim
Stattmaten
Dengelsheim
Dalhunden
Hatten
Maginot Line
Eden Pushes International Cooperation Reform
In a vote of confidence, Prime Minister Eden acknowledged Britain was not fully satisfied with current international cooperation machinery. He signaled forthcoming review at a high level meeting rumored to be held elsewhere. He defended British actions in Greece as preventing a massacre in Athens despite unpopularity with American allies.
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Eden
Britain
Greece
Athens
Peacock Journey Traced Through Alexander’s Greece
The text notes that a peacock once native to Ceylon Burma Malaya and Java was brought into Greece by Alexander the Great highlighting early spread of exotic species by ancient rulers.
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Ceylon
Burma
Malaya
Java
Greece
Alexander the Great
German and Allied Forces Clash Across Northwestern Fronts
Allied and German forces battled across northeastern France and the Holland frontier as the Ardennes offensive faltered. German bridgeheads near Strasbourg expanded while American and British units pressed gains near St Vith and Roermond amid snow and fog.
Presbyterian church gathering hosts and visiting clergy
Rev. J. G. Patton of Atlanta spoke at a First Presbyterian supper for men and their wives with about 100 attending from Clovis Seagraves Midland. Midland's Rev. Hubert H. Hopper presided and J. M. Lewis of Lubbock pastored. Mrs. Cecil Fox of Kress Texas and Mrs Rowena Hulse of Kermit Texas were patients at Lubbock General Hospital with fractures and reported satisfactory to good.
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J. G. Patton
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
First
Presbyterian
Mre
Cecil Fox
Kress, Tex
Lubbock General Hospital
Rowena Hulse
Kermit, Tex
Allied Advance In Luzon Central Sectors In World War II
General MacArthur reports progress as American forces push six miles toward Santa Ignacia from Camiling and seize Cabaruan hills near Binalonan. Air power continues raids on Luzon Formosa Kobe and Bonin islands with Liberators hitting Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima. Nimitz notes carrier losses of 22 planes against 104,000 tons of enemy shipping.
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Douglas MacArthur
Camiling
Santa Ignacia
Manila
Cabaruan
Villasis
Agno River
Binalonan
Luzon
Formosa
Okayama
Kobe
Honshu
Volcano
Bonin Islands
Saipan
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
Iwo Jima
U. S
Hongkong
Canton
Swatow
Amoy
South China
Yunnan
Burma Road
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Editor Brasillach Sentenced To Death In Paris Trial
The purge court found Robert Brasillach, former editor of Je Suis Partout, guilty and condemned him to death after a 20 minute verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert Brasillach
Je Suis Partout
Allied forces push from south and seize high ground near Diekirch
Diekirch fell as the Fifth Infantry division repelled three counterattacks. Six miles east, the Fourth division gained commanding ground at the Sure and Our rivers junction, enabling view toward Germany and the Siegfried line. Two miles west, the Fifth division moved into hills beyond Erpeldange along the Sure river.
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Diekirch
Sure
Our
Germany
Siegfried Line
Erpeldange
Opal Johnson Arrives at Sweetbriar Fur Shop
A fur expert opens at the Sweetbriar Shop inviting customers to trade in old coats or have furs restyled. See the large 1945 fur styles on display and shop advertising.
Simpson's Warning and the German Withdrawal Thrust
The piece notes caution against overoptimism as the Red Army advances in Poland and Germany faces a potentially graver situation within weeks. It questions whether German withdrawals were orderly and suggests Nazi confusion during the Russian assault, arguing the German retreat may not have been fully prepared for.
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Red Army
Germany
Sewell
Poland
Reich
East
Electoral College Toasts Roosevelt In 4th Inaugural
Washington observers note a holiday mood despite rain forecasts as 1500 guests gather at the Mayflower hotel for the 40th quadrennial electoral college dinner. Among the 350 electors and dignitaries are Vice President Elect Truman, Supreme Court justices, cabinet members, and entertainers Bob Hope and Marjorie Lawrence.
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Electoral College
Washington
Roosevelt
Mayflower Hotel
Harry Truman
Supreme Court
Bob Hope
Lansing Hatfield
Marjorie Lawrence
Polish City Reels From Devastation After Demands
Warsaw endures shattered poles and tangled lines as streets fill with debris. A Russian correspondent recalls terrible silence while others note a strangely animated street scene amid repairs. Tractors clear debris, hammers ring, and German mines echo, as the frozen Vistula is bridged again.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Woman Witness Says Collision Was “They Just Ran Together”
In Dallas on January 19, Corporation Court Prosecutor Robert A. McBean notes women witnesses are often talkative. A single observer who saw a two car crash spoke only four words: They just ran to gether.
Births in Lubbock Hospitals Highlight Local Families
Congratulations pour in for several families. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Stephens welcome a son weighing 9 pounds 14 ounces at 2 34 p m Friday at Lubbock General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J B Marion welcome a son 7 pounds 15 ounces at 11 00 a m Friday at Lubbock General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jones welcome a son 7 pounds 14 1 2 ounces at 6 18 p m Friday at West Texas Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Teal welcome a daughter 9 pounds 3 ounces at 4 35 a m Friday at St Marys Hospital. The fathers include a farmer and a stationed service member.
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A. P. Stephens
Tohoka
Route 3
Lubbock General Hospital
J. B. Marion
Ave
Philadelphia
Louis Jones
Route 4
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Lehman Teal
St. Mary’s Hospital
Army to raise nurse corps and draft forces amid war production strain
A government official urged increasing Army nurses from 42,000 to 60,000 and drafting more officers while revealing 16,000 combat qualified troops are loaned to support war production. He noted Army and Navy aim to reclaim their personnel as 300,000 more munitions workers are needed, comparing conditions to 1942 pressures.
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Army
Navy
Cotton Association Convention Canceled in Texas
The Texas Cotton Association for 1945 has been canceled. I. T. Murray, the association’s vice-president and treasurer, announced that a joint board of directors and committee chairmen meeting in Dallas will replace the membership session, possibly March 18 to 24.
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Dallas
Texas Cotton Association
Murray
Shirley Temple’s First Kiss Questioned in Hollywood
Shirley Temple, nearly 17, receives a screen kiss grown up fashion for the first time in her film career. The press questions whether she practiced necking, and Eve answers with playful hesitation, saying perhaps a kiss or two at a New Year party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollwood
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Eve
Death of G Mathis in route to Lubbock hospital
J G Mathis 49 of Grassland died Friday en route to a Lubbock hospital from a heart ailment. Funeral arrangements by W M Harris Funeral Home in Tohoka. Survivors include wife Myrtle Mathis a brother Kary Mathis Bean School principal and four sisters A M Hawtorne Monroe S B E Dean Sundown J R Wood Southland J P Pierson Amarillo. Mathis was a Lynn county farmer since 1916. Funeral set for 2 30 Sunday at Grassland.
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G. Mathis
J. G. Mathis
Grassland
Lubbock
Tohoka
W. M. Harris
Myrtle Mathis
Kary Mathis
Bean School
A. M. Hawtorne
Monroe
S. BE. Dean
Sundown
J. R. Wood
Southland
J. P. Pierson
Amarillo
Mathis
Lynn County
Fashion Furs Expert Moves to Sweetbriar Shop Display
Fashion Furs expert opens at Sweetbriar Shop with a large display of new 1945 styles. Trade in an old fur coat or have it restyled. Adv.
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Sweetbriar Shop
Fashion Furs
Adv
Closed for Weekend as Husband Home on Furlough
A downtown Shreveport beauty parlor posted a sign reading closed for weekend with the note husband home on furlough, drawing local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Star Called Drunkard Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on January 19, Jo Clay testified in a divorce case that actor Charles B. Smith was drunk most of the time and stayed out five nights a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles B. Smith
Jo Clay
Dotson Sentenced to Death in Wife Slaying
Edgar L. Dotson, 32, a former defense plant worker, was convicted and sentenced to death for the hammer slaying of his wife Ruby Dotson on August 19. The sentencing occurred in Dallas after the earlier conviction.
Fire Claims Two Women In Texarkana Apartments
A blaze raging through three upstairs apartments in Texarkana Arkansas killed two women Mrs Lena Neal 60 and her daughter Miss Auti Neal 34 officials said the Jan 19 fire swept the building and ended in tragedy.
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Texarkana
Ark
Lena Neal
Auti Neal
South Africa Sees Vast Elevated Regions Across The Map
A terse note describes South Africa as a largely elevated region with substantial areas above high altitudes. The quotation mentions a call to action to “Buy A War Bonn TODAY,” reflecting a wartime or promotional phrase within the text.
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South Africa
Bonn
Fur Expert at Sweetbriar Shop Debuts 1945 Styles
A fur expert shows 1945 fur styles at Sweetbriar Shop. Trade in your old fur coat and choose from four payment options. Advertising copy promotes the collection and deals.
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Schilberg
Hingen
Roer
Miles C. Dempsey
St. Vith
Eberlange
Recht
75Th
Grand Bois
Patton
83Rd
Bovigny
Third Armored
Sterpigny
Fallen Houffalize
George S. Patton
Third
Opal Johnson
Broadway
Edginard
Lubbock Sheet Metal
Dial
Texas
Simpson
Rotary
Pennsylvania Avenue
Weather Bureau
Cotton Association
St.Joseph Nay
Mrs. Johnson
Aero Field
W. 34Th St
Zerosoft
Comport
Anthony Co
Texas Railroad Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
10Th Street
D. D. Lacy Income Tax Service
Public Accounting
West Texas
West Fesus Citate
Mets Street
Charles J. Wagner
M. BO
Sam
Dunn
M.D
F.A.C
Meenees We
Baugr
Fred W. Standefer
M&m
Robert T. Canon
Rye
Ker
Nese
Beyiever Denzil
Cross
W. Englion
A.C
Jenson
Watking
M.D. Rye
Goward C. Robertson
Infante
Barris. Jr
Stewart & Renson Clinic
Mein Street
Allen TI
Stewart
M. D
Bengon
M.D. Infante and Children
Douglas
M. BD
General Medicine Co
Rollingsworth
Bazel
Edgerton
Norsine Bsercing
G. Armed Parees
Sweetbriar
Pup Thomas
Main ST
19Th ST
DR. Saulsbury
RED Chain Stock & Poultry Feeds
Tom Barron
KFY90
THE
Lubbock Insurance Exchange
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Union Bus Terminal
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