Twenty Ninth Division Now Fighting In Germany
The Twenty ninth Division, famed for its actions in France, has been in combat inside the Reich since late September. It holds the northern end of the Siegfried Line break through near Aachen, harassing German forces with raids to keep troops occupied. Casualties are light as they capture several small towns and push through German defenses, continuing a distinguished record from D Day to Brest and Saint Lo.
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France
Germany
Reich
Siegfried Line
Eilenkerchen
Aachen
Wisile
Twenty-Ninth
Schierwaldenrath
Brest
Blue and Gray
Blue
D-Day
Saint Lo
Vire
Negro Held On Charge Of Larceny In Fire Loss Case
Osborn Pork Chops Nickens, colored, is jailed on a larceny charge related to 65 dollars in burned bills found after an early morning fire at 48 South Market Street. Lieut. Allen Bartgis filed the complaint. Nickens posted a 500 dollar bond aided by his parents. Goodman, the fire victim, suffered burns but is recovering. The dropped money and watch were recovered at the scene.
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Osborn
Nickens
Allen Bartgis
Fred Goodman
South Market Street
Bartgis
Goodman
Widespread U S Air Raids Reported in Pacific Theater
A U S communique details air raids against Kuriles and Yap with raids on Paramushiro Matsuan Shumushu Omekotan and Jaluit. Liberators and Corsairs supported by Navy aircraft struck Iwo Jima and Northern Palau. Governor Stainback predicts two years to conquer Japan after Europe victory.
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U. S
Pacific
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kuriles
Japan
Yap
Carolines
Marianas
Marshalls
Philippines
Army Air Force
Paramushiro
Matsuan
Shumushu
Omekotan Islands
Paramushiri
Marine Corsairs
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Palau Islands
Dauntless
Jaluit
San Francisco
Washington
Honolulu
Ingram Stainback
Hawaii
Europe
Russia
Appeals Dismissed in Walter Andrews Case
Walter Andrews of this city had his criminal appeal dismissed by Circuit Court on motion of Andrews. Magistrate Edward J. Smith imposed a 70 dollar fine for disturbing the peace and a 30 dollar fine for intoxication with alternate jail terms totaling 100 days. In a separate dispatch, Chungking reported a three-wave Japanese raid on Chengtu suburbs near Chungking with five hours of alert.
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Walter Andrews
Edward J. Smith
Andrews
Defeat Of Germany Worse Than Last War Says Nazi Leaders
Paris dispatch reports German defense in the West dwindling with Von Rundstedt in charge west and Blaskowitz in the south. It notes under 100 depleted divisions remain to cover a frontier from the North Sea to Switzerland and claims 36 German divisions were destroyed in France by Eisenhower’s forces.
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Germany
Paris
Sierfried
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Walther von Model
Johannes Blaskowitz
Br Tance
Stk
Geass
Hitler
von Rundstedt
The
Acais
Eurrope
North Sea
Switzerland
Dwight D Eisenhower
France
Aly
Soldier on Western Front and Legion speech noted
The report notes 194,000 German prisoners taken since September and about 18,000 defenders still in Lorient and St Nazaire. It also mentions a Legion talk by Commander Thomas E Williams on local post activities titled The Legion and Peace and a radio hookup by Ed Ninety-five percent of the Turkish population is illiterate.
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Pew Geta People's Army
AT Ees Secu le Gees
Creid Aanheim
Frances
Lorient
St Nazaire
The
American Legion
Legion and Peace
Thomas E. Williams
Williama
Rpeak
Oaeward
Scheiberling
Albany
Iple
Turkey
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Chengtu
Chungking
Typewriter & Supply Co
East Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Marala
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sears
Toyland
U. S. Army
Signal Corps
Chubby Baby
Chaian Panion
Carl Rochachey de
Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
Gusouse
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
Hamiltons
Phillip
Seattle
Florida
Bermuda
U.S
Jersey
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