North Africa Crisis Deepens as Axis Reads Defiance in Paper
Intermittent reports from Bern and Madrid indicate Rommel may be ordered to hold at all costs to defend Italy and North Africa while delaying Allied invasion. observers note Hitler’s shift to a potential final stand, using Italian ships and French vessels to hinder Allied forces, with Spain possibly losing German civilians and army personnel as borders shift.
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Medical Men Take 90 Italians on Northern Tunisian Front
On the northern Tunisian front during an Allied push from Ojedel Abeid to Sedingnane, two British medical orderlies carried wounded Goums and Haléan troops to their lines and returned with over 90 Italian prisoners. A white flag appeared at the Italian column and they surrendered, including a major and several officers.
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Sedingnane
Folker
Surplus Meat War Prisonsers Aid Appeal Looms
Dallas reports of surplus meat due to low demand clash with Chicago market actions as war prisoners in Tokyo send requests for vitamins and candy. Messages relay pleas from James Worth and Willam Stevens via San Antonio and Dayton, highlighting wartime aid needs.
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Dan Quill Priday
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Japan
Alis
Worth
James Worth
Willam A. Stevens
Harvard
Invasion of France Necessary, But Italy Axis Soft Underbelly
Dewitt Mackenzie argues that Italy is the Axis’s soft underbelly, explaining how Mussolini’s regime weakens the axis and the strategic value of an invasion of Italy. He notes Italy’s role in blocking the Mediterranean, aiding German operations in the Balkans, and the potential for Allied forces to strike from the south after winning in France. He also cites Italian troops and resources that could be redirected if Italy were invaded.
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Weller
Peter Churchill
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France
Hitler
Alli
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Uebzer
Anllkes
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Britain
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Public to See Attack Maneuvers Sunday at Hilfcrest Country Club
Public observers can view an assault maneuver demonstration by 130 Texas Defense Guard units at Hilfcrest Country Club on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The drill includes a covered approach, infiltration, assault, and a simulated bombing by 11 planes from the local Civil Air Patrol. Parking available at Babcock Road, Callaghan Trend, or Bandera Road. Combat units include Maj. Donald Peacock’s training battalion and Maj. George Thomas staff, with Capt. C. S. Daughterty commanding Company B. Lieutenant Hatiosk, a Stinson Field employee and former Harlandale High School graduate, will be among air corps personnel.
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Bandera Road
le Under Wey
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Daughterty
George Thomas
Adjtutant General's Department
Austin
Pesseck
Henry C. Hancock
West Pyron Road
Hancock
Stinson Field Air Arpat Group
Daly
Hatiosk
Ifarlantiale
Air Corps
England
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Azsica
Nine Nations Invited to Postwar Food Conference
Secretary Hull announced that nine nations including Russia have accepted an invitation to a 10 day conference on postwar food and agricultural problems. Australia China the Dominican Republic New Zealand Panama Paraguay Uruguay and the United Kingdom also confirmed. The Soviet Union acceptance marks a first step toward broader United Nations decisions on postwar issues. A total of 38 other nations are limited to attend, with the conference set for April 27 somewhere in the United States. Musk rats are noted in a separate feature with recipes for muskrat meat and furs featured in The American Weekly.
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Washington
Hull
Russia
Australia
China
Dominican Republic
New Zealand
Panama
Paraguay
Uruguay
United Kingdom
United Nations
United States
100 Year Old Woman Dies in Los Angeles
Mrs. Ann Eliza Brewer aged 100 died Thursday night in her home at 1007 West Pine Place Los Angeles. A Missouri native, she lived in San Antonio 37 years. Funeral services Saturday at 6 p.m. at Porter Loring chapel officiated by Rev. Floyd Allan Bush. Interment in Mission Burial Park. Survivors include son W. W. Nicholson daughter-in-law and grandchildren Annie Aylett Frank Aylett Willis James H. Nicholson and Lee Nicholson all of San Antonio.
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Ann Eliza Brewer
Missour
San Antonio
Porter Loring
Floyd Allan Bush
Mission Aurial Park
Willis
James H
Lee Mr. Nicholson
Eyewitness account of Benghazi raid by Allied commandos
Captain Douglas M. Smith describes a 900 mile commando raid behind Axis lines from El Alamein toward Benghazi in September. The force of about 250 men, including Fighting French and American volunteers, faced heavy German fire, inflicted damage on supply routes, and endured a tenacious night withdrawal. The mission, though costly, underscored the strategic value of behind the lines raids.
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Douglas M. Sait
Ae Fala Tad
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Tan
Eighth Army
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Egypt
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Tihs
Unes
el Alamein
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Mank
Wisian
Rand
Hengazi
Axa
Tunisia
Alam
Solons See U S Weapons Superior in Demonstrations
Washington reports Senator Chen Gurney and others observed Aberdeen proving ground displays. They praised American arms including anti tank guns and bombing roles, asserting U S weapons surpass German and captured Axis equipment in tanks and small arms.
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Senter
Aberdeen
Leost
Germany
Chen Gurney
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