Axis Chiefs Dig In For Africa Tragedy Finale
Allied reports from North Africa on April 14 describe Axis remnants under Rommel and von Arnim entrenched along a Mareth line and Wadi El Akerit. Despite air superiority and bloodied transports, Axis forces withdraw and hold to fighting as 100 000 prisoners and 20 000 captured victims of Allied thrusts linger behind their front. The latest prognostications suggest a lengthy delay before operations against Europe, with the Sicilian channel ringed and supply lines strained.
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North Africa
Tunis
Bizerte
Marshal Rommel
von Archim
Africa
Cape Serrat Ir
Hammamet
Stalingrad
Sicilian
Amer
Ican Fiters
Rommel
Europe
I _ Bis
Tunisia
Mareth Line
Wadi el Akerit
Eighth Army
Hommel
Fondouk
America
Nazis Try to Turn Arabs Against U S With British Forces at Sfax
Axis propaganda in North Africa depicts death head currency to Arabs while Eighth Army reports over 100000 prisoners since El Alamein and American Second Corps under Patton credits unity and divine aid for the army’s progress as Allied forces advance from Gabes gap and Kajrouan toward Tunis.
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Gabes Gap
Eighth Army
EL Alamein
Algiers
Kajrouan
Maslem
Turi
Omaha Airport Abandoned to Flood Waters
Army engineers declare no chance to save Omaha’s 4 million dollar airport and Carter Lake as Missouri River floodwaters spill through two broken dikes. About 1000 families in a 10 square mile area on Omaha’s northeastern fringe evacuate. Crests near 22.6 to 25 feet flood stage with rising water prompting mass relocations and extensive rescue work.
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Omaha
Army Engineers
Carter Lake
Iowa
Hamburg
McPaul
Fercival
McPail
Lewis Pick
U. S. Army
Red Cross
Orne
Howard M. Burnett
Three San Antonio Air Medal recipients honored
Announcement by the war department lists Captain Cecil E. Combbs Captain Joe K. Hinton and Lieutenant Harold K. Stuart along with Sergeant John B. Moore for meritorious actions in aerial combat across the Philippines China Burma Dutch East Indies India and Indo China. Combbs led bombardment missions totaling over 10 hours from Philippine and Dutch East Indies bases. Hinton flew 25 million offensive reconnaissance patrols from 1942 to 1943 and destroyed an I-45 at Lashio. Stuart logged 25+ missions over China and Indo China, shooting down a Zerg fighter at Menp tse in one engagement. Moore participated in combat missions totaling over 100 hours in India and the Middle East, contributing to mission success.
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San Antoniios
Philippines
China
Burma
Dutch East Indies
India
Indo- China
Cecil EH. Combbs
Tuttle Road
Joe K. Hinton
Tuxedo Drive
Harold K. Stuart
East Dewey, Place
John B
Combs
Hinton
Buna
Lashio
Stuart
Menptse
Zerg
Senel
Moore
Middle East
Flashes of Life and Local News Snippets Across Cities
A collage of brief, quirky items from WEST PALM BEACH YUMA SALT LAKE CITY TWIN FALLS ONTARIO CORPUS CHRISTI LUKE FIELD CHICAGO and CHICAGO again. It covers a movie patron’s misperceived death, a driver aiding a hit pedestrian, a drafted reporter, cowboys rounding up calves, a girl hit on a running board, a dog missing its owner, a bank of war bond drives, an Ontario child’s accident, a military dog’s graduation, and adoptive family news plus a Chicago salvage chief remarks on women dyeing hair.
Pimples Disappear Overnight with Kleerex Claim
An advertisement claims Kleerex clears pimples overnight and guarantees results with a money back offer. Readers are urged to try the medicated liquid, citing testimonials of clear complexions after following directions, and a Spanish version notes availability at local drug stores.
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Bammers Drug Stores
200000 Japs Massed For Attack
Allied forces report heavy Japanese concentrations for an assault as air power targets enemy bases. Massed units near Moresby and Rabaul are described, with Fortresses striking at Rabaul and coastal ships set ablaze along the Bismarck Sea. Additional hits occur at Hansa Bay, Madang, and St George's Channel.
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Rabaul
Moresby
New Britain
St. George's Channel
Bismarck Sea
New Guinea
Hansa Hay
Sebom
Madang
Man given seven year term after jury balks at two year plea
In Grimnat District Court Raul R. Gonzales and Jose Salinas faced theft charges for "rolling" two sleeping soldiers on February 20 near North Laredo and Travis streets. Salinas rejected a two year sentence and insisted on trial. jury sentenced him to seven years after county officials sought three years. District Attorney L. J. Gittinger opposed the shorter term.
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Manus
Salinas
Burbank
Tyeeday
Grimnat District Court
John R. Shook
Joseph A
Port Moresby
Houston
Owenhim Aster
Stenley
London
Barlin
Koenigsberg
Northe
Germany
Russia
Und
W. W. McCrory
Assiat and District Attornees
L. J. Gittinger
Russell Wine
Raul R. Gonzales
Menchach Street
North Laredo
Travis Streets
Freed People of Stax Celebrate with Flowers and Kisses
At Sfax on April 10, the liberated city welcomed the British Eighth Army with joyous scenes as tanks and troops rolled in. Crowds showered the soldiers with flowers, and residents from French, Greek, Maltese and Jewish communities embraced the Allied force amid celebrations despite ruined buildings from months of air bombardment.
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Stax
Don Whitehead
Eighth Army
Sfax
Africa
Rommel
Africa Corps
Gunfire Reported on French Coast Bordering Kent
From Folkestone England on April 13 heavy gunfire rolled across the channel from the French coast. The thunder of naval guns rattled windows in Kent as convoys were reported under attack.
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Folkestone
Eng
Kent
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