Real Nazi Stand in Italy awaited as German pressure shifts
War analyst Kirke L. Simpson reports Germany under mounting pressure to shift forces east from the Russian front to Italy and the Balkans. He notes the Dnieper line faring under heavy mud, Hitler’s retreatist mood, and Allied Italian offensives tying Nazi reserves to the Balkans and Greece.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Russia
Tha Gan
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Italy
Balkans
Dnieper
Greece
Volturno
Rome
Britain
France
Low Countries
Norway
Fur sale at Sweetbriar shop in town
In town on Monday and Tuesday the big sale of furs at Sweetbriar shop. Trade in your old fur with 12 months to pay. An experienced furrier is in charge.
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Sweetbriar Shop
Adyv
Lubbock
Bible shortages hit publishers due to paper scarcity
New York reports that publishing houses face a Bible shortage as paper runs short. Oxford University Press treasurer Henry Walck says demand has outpaced supply for the first time in a century and that Bibles may be rationed to stores by percentage of prior sales.
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New York
Henry Walck
Oxford University Press
Ort
Walek
Decree Sets Death Penalty for Holdups in Mexico
President Avila Camacho issued a nationwide death penalty decree for hold ups on highways. The extreme sentence applies if victims are tortured, injured, or killed, following recent raids near Mexico City. The move accompanies war news and bond appeals as the nation braces for continued conflict.
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Merico City
Get
Avila Camacho
Mexico City
Price Freeze Planned for Fort Worth Eating Places
Fort Worth district OPA to hold a hearing next Thursday on freezing restaurant prices at April 4-10 levels for McLennan Bell and Coryell counties. The order would set dollar and cent prices for meals excluding beer and could roll back current charges. The tentative measure will follow industry input and may be revised before issuance.
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Fort Worth
OPA
McLennan
Beil
Cervell
District Opa
Mark McGee
McGee
MclLennan, Bell and Coryell
Camp Hood
Rocket planes used by Germans in Bremen raid
London reports that German fighters equipped with rocket guns attempted to disrupt a Thunderbolt escort for American bombers during the Bremen raid. Early descriptions suggested rocket-propelled planes, but intelligence indicates the rockets were mounted guns used previously. The German force downed three American fighters in the engagement.
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London
Bremen
Regensburg-Schweinfurt
Sister Kenny Criticizes Treatment Handling
Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny says US doctors use her infantile paralysis treatment in a shoddy fashion and claim it takes two years to learn her technique while US doctors study it for only a week. She spoke in an interview quoted by The Herald-Tribune. Buy A War Bonn TODAY.
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New York
Elizabeth Kenny
The
Herald-Tribune Today
United States
Fur bic sale to be held Monday in Our City
Local notice advertises a fur sale in Our City on Monday and Tuesday with details on charges and scheduling. The brief mentions a bic sale and notes the event is in charge of organizers.
Devastated Naples Faces Hunger and Thirst in Rehabilitation
HAL BOYLE reports Naples with nearly one million residents starved of water and food after sabotage by Germans and Allied bombing. Civilians endured thirst and shelling as Nazis blocked supplies. guerrillas and Allied troops entered a city grimy with filth, yet hailed as saviors by exhausted Neapolitans.
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Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Fifth Army
Naples
Italy
Reich
Midas
Ferryville
Tunis
Bizerte
North Africa
Palermo
Catania
Messina
Sicily
St. Thomas Stahl
Paducah
Charles Corte
Washington, D. C
Local Fur Sale Ad Sells 12 Months to Pay Deal
In Lubbock headlines an old fur sale offering 12 months to pay. An experienced furrier is in charge of the promotion and handling. The ad emphasizes easy terms and reliable expertise for customers.
Signs Of Instability In Japan Are Seen
A Chinese army spokesman says the Japanese people are jittery and point to signs of political instability. He cites a recent three pronged east China drive as an army show of strength and notes counterattacks by Chinese forces with substantial losses to the invaders. The arrival of Mountbatten in India and U S attacks on Marcus and Wake Islands heighten fear of a possible future strike on Japan.
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Chungking
Japan
East China
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Marcus
Wake Islands
Allies face hard task rebuilding postwar Naples
The piece notes mass loyalty in Naples and the Allies role in restoring order and necessities. It stresses that the responsibility lies with both sides to end the war and revive water, food, and light in the peacetime city, recognizing the effort will be hard.
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Naples
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