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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
2
Allied forces landed in southern France as preparations and air and sea support surged. German defenses around Marseille held, while parachute and glider troops moved inland before dawn, with broadcasts urging French resistance and reports of large Allied convoys passing through the Mediterranean.
Mrs. Addie Alston Holman, born August 10, 1862 in Weltar, a novelist and former Texas treasurer of the Texas Woman's Press association, died Tuesday at her home in San Antonio after moving there in 1938. Funeral set for 1B p.m. Wednesday at Porter Loring chapel with services Thursday in Weimar. Survived by daughters Mrs. Pinker and Mrs. Dillon Adamson and several grandchildren.
Eugene Sampin a year old and angry was arraigned before U S Commissioner A V Knight for accepting two automobile tires without certificates of authority He allegedly received the tires from Freeman Ellison on January 1 of this year.
In a crowded Seventy third District courtroom county employees and observers filled the morning session as the election contest over the July 22 Democratic primary proceeded. Plaintiff Donnell accuses voting machines of fraud and seeks to challenge totals amid testimony from Tob Gtor, county Democratic chair, and witnesses including J.H. Launsberry of Automatic Voting Machine Corp.
Orville I Smith resigns from the Eight War Promotion District production post to pursue private business. He will become manager of the Culver Altport on Bandera Road. Smith helped organize the local WP Bene Sit and the Smaller War Plats Corporation after.
An Air Observer recounts a coast watch over a quiet French shoreline with no gunfire or clear resistance. Nocturnal pilots and gliders appeared, markings and parachute fields dot the inland, while observers note mistimed signals and uncertain landing zones amid muted activity along the coast.
Allied forces launched a large scale assault on the French Mediterranean coast with a fleet of American British French Canadian Dutch Polish Belgian and other warships supporting landing craft carrying veterans from Italy and North Africa. A German response focused on a 16 mile front between St Raphael and Camara with air and partisan involvement anticipated to aid the landings.
San Antonio appears unusually free of polio amid a nationwide outbreak. Dr. L C Rouillus, head of the health department, cites community immunity supported by city measures and local exposure, while Robbins notes many polio cases lack paralysis. Since January seven San Antonio cases were reported, with one on May 20, 1944.
A historical note describes a route contending with the former French Maginot Line, possibly converted, and tracing a river valley toward the Bay of Biscay. It mentions the Garonne valley running about 50 miles from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic near Bordeaux.
Massive sea walls shield Galveston Texas from renewed hurricane threats recalling past storms. Engineering programs reinforce coastline defense with drainage improvements and storm surge barriers designed to withstand extreme tides and high winds. Local authorities emphasize long term protection measures for residents and infrastructure.
Fragmented report describes a Duke of Windsor visit at Newport dedicating a federal recreation building. Includes mentions of the USO run facility for servicemen and curry reference, with unclear surrounding events and names due to garbled OCR.
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