Russians Invade Reich Soil In Eastern Prussia Front
Berlin reports a Russian breakthrough on the East Prussian border near Virbaus, with heavy fighting in the Sudauen Schaken area. The advance runs along multiple points across a 9 mile front as Warsaw and Krakow faces intensified pressure from Red Army forces.
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Berlin
Russia
Esat Prussien
Aot Virbaus
Kaunas-Konigsberg
Germsigh Command
Sudauen-Sshaken
Sudauen
East Prussia
Insley
Angeranp
Masurian
Iigh
Su- Anuen-Schaken
Transaceny Ly
Vicbalis
Crnssig
Haweth
Warsaw
Red Amy
Krakoy
Gersmans Barting
Silesia
Kaunas
Lithuania
Koninsborg
German Defense Myth Reflects Frayed Atlantic Front
LONDON Aug 5 Allied observers say the Normandy beachhead has opened the western front, but there is no solid evidence of a fixed German fortification system beyond the Maginot or Siegfried lines. Some reports call Rommel or von Rundstedt’s lines a paper construct, yet a real Maginot-like barrier across the Seine Loire triangle may still exist in strongholds and mine fields.
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London
Normandy
Neutralr
France
Hitler
Marshal Rommel
Marshall von Runsted
Schemferd
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
San Antonio and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Gusty thundershowers near the upper coast Saturday afternoon and night. extreme north portions may see stronger activity Saturday night. Sunday turns partly cloudy with scattered showers along the upper coast in the afternoon. More weather on page.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Japs Form New War Council Amid Allied Advances
Allied reports say Japan created a supreme war council to direct policy and coordinate fighting and civil services. U S Air forces claimed raids on Manchuria and the Kazan area, with enemy task forces assembled at sea near Chichi Jima. General MacArthur said Dutch New Guinea fortifications are retreating as Japs pull back toward the south and west.
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Japan
India
Burma
Merianas
New Guinea
Supreme ‘War Council
U. & Pa8
Manchuria
Hosun
Kazan
Crtifadts
Chichi Jima
Botiin
Mudken
Jinin
Marianas
Tokyo
Jays
Sis Matson Counel
Unkwich Imperial
Tod
Imperial
Supreme Council
Dutch New Guinea
MacArthur
Weston New Guinea
Mt. Barrigade
U. S
Maquis Aid Yank Fighters In Joint Operations
In IRMN Spain Aug 5 Allied and Maquis forces carried out joint operations against German units in southwestern France. A German munitions train between Dax and Morcenx was destroyed, 300 yards of track damaged, and German engineers killed. The attack disrupted railway lines as German forces attempted to move west while Allied air power hit targets across Brittany and southern France.
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IRMN
Spain
aWiff
Breton
France
Herch
Interior
Dax
Morceny
Bordeaux
Spanish
Moreen
13th Burning Day in Store in Texas Heat Wave
Partial cooling showers may reach East Texas while most areas face hot, dry conditions. The heat spell claimed two more lives in Houston and nearby areas, with deaths of Fells I Nem and Haskell A New burn amid record temperatures. Texas cities Apache, Abilene, Laredo, El Paso and Dallas set 100 degree readings as heat persisted across the state.
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Texas
Houston
Fells I
Haskell A. Newburn
Wiehlin
Pally
Clarendon
Abilene
Laredo
el Paso
Dallas
Fark Worth
Amanillo
Tig Spring
Artet Rho
Weea
Lube Bock
Hi Advised Promises Blamed Marauders Morale Crackdown
A military inquiry reports Marauders faced morale issues during the Burma siege near Myitkyina. Several hundred marines returned to duty after temporary duty while convalescent, due to manpower shortages. The findings pin no blame on medical officers amid a handling misunderstanding.
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ASTA
Kandy
Ceylon
Wesley ‘Papart
Pone
Frank Merril
Mylkyma Ih
Porth
Burma
Caphire
Lown
Se ‘Vector General
Myltkying
Une Bateana
46 Die in Ga Train Crash Near Stone Mountain
A west bound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train collided with a freight locomotive in a siding near Stone Mountain Georgia early today killing at least 46 laborers and injuring many more. Officials, including H Le Toninson, reported about 40 bodies found and indicated most victims were African American workers en route to Atlanta. An official inquiry was launched as details emerged.
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Btockton
Ang Se
Hore
Atlan
H. le Toninson
Rellvoid
Doctor Town
Raia Mote bKlkes
Xollom
Merrill
Solomons
South Seas
Burnia
Malaga
Brooks and Greers All Stars Roll to Big Win at Tech
Lennis Greer led the all stars to a 20-4 victory Friday night at tech, overpowering Brooks field Negro team with strong hitting and solid defense.
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Greers
Bvat Brooks
Lennis Greer
at _tech
Brooks Field
Germans retreat toward Seine as Allied forces push near Paris
Allied reports describe German withdrawals from the Caen area as far back as the Orne and Eure valleys, with front-line lines collapsing in places. British, Canadian and American units press from the Breton peninsula toward Nantes and St Nazaire, while Maquis resistance and French forces gain footholds in Brittany as Berlin contends with a widening gap to Paris.
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Peningula
Nantes
Normandy
Gere
Villers-Bocaga
de Tresey
Orne
Villeré-Bocage
Oden
Ome
Evrecy
Caen
Bradley
Breton
Loudene
Interior
Morbihan
Bay of Biscay
Brittany
Java
Germany
Vire
Grne
Avranches Rea
France
Paris
Seine River
Loire River
Enis
Ree Tien & Block
Seine
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Coutances
Normanily
Philo
Reich
Tarnow
Krakow
Maquis
Jane
Pastols
Vail
Movinee
Wey
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