French Troops Join Drive To Wipe Out German Forces
London reports Allied air power and ground action on the Western Front as American and British units push toward the German frontier. Ninth U S air force bombers destroy hundreds of enemy vehicles and rail cars. Mosquito aircraft target transport from the Seine to the border in a round-the-clock assault.
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Grocery Price Campaign Slated in San Bontonto District
Plans for a price information campaign among grocers and housewives across 60 counties in the San Bontonto district are nearly complete according to Clifton George, district OPA price executive. Advisory committees from the grocery trade will meet district price division members to relay price and inflation data to grocers, mirroring a recent district effort for restaurant owners.
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Allied air raids and Italian raids across Europe amid spotty weather
Report describes Allied preparations for Paris defense after a raid on Sunday night and German Essen bombardment, with British and American air forces targeting rail yards and military sites in France and neighboring regions. Mosquitos, Mitchells, and Bastons participated, striking rail yards and vehicles in Strassbourg Metz and surrounding areas, while weather remained uneven across fronts.
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Butler Force Knocks Out 15,000 Nazis
Allied columns in Southern France push from Nimes toward the Spanish border while others advance northwest of Avignon. General Butler’s unit inflicts heavy losses near Montelimar, driving German forces to retreat and scatter wrecked transport as Marseille and Toulon surrender, securing key ports for Allied operations.
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Funeral Rites Arranged for Anna Daer Lasteree
Anna Daer Lasteree 10 of 7 Avenue B died Tuesday in San Antonio. Rites set for Wednesday at 4 pm at the Goring chapel with A. L. Walté officiating. Burial in St. Dabn’s Lutheran cemetery. Native of Louisville she lived in San Antonio years. Survived by daughter Mrs Herman D Holmetean brother Henry Diet and granddaughter Belly Jane Holmeren, all of San Antonio.
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Herman D. Holmetean
Henry Diet
Belly Jane Holmeren
San Antonin
Postwar Egg Goal Urges Higher Per Person Intake
The Texas Baby Chick association held a four day session at the Plaza hotel to outline plans urging citizens to eat 14 percent more eggs postwar. Officials warned that higher consumption is needed as lend-lease shipments decline and production must be maintained. W T Jones Jr of Coleman spoke on the topic, noting broader agency cooperation.
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Ipdoral
Youth Held In Theft Case
Detective Capt. Buck Haodox arrested Jimmy Holman 22 for burglary and safe cracking in the lobby of an office building on Wes Houston Street. Holman, awaiting trial on a Dyer Act charge, was among six youths linked to a spree involving a pharmacy burglary at 1250 Highland Boulevard and a gas coupon theft from Bronaway Auto Supply at 320 Broadway.
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Stimson Denies Italy POW Citizenship Rumor
Secretary of War Stimson said there is no ban on giving citizenship to Italian prisoners of war in exchange for loyalty. He wrote Rep. Harless after Arizona Disabled American War Veterans raised a resolution about Italian POWs near Phoenix abusing privileges and insulting local residents.
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Yank Takes 946 Nazis in Grenoble Surrender
American lieutenant Clarice F. Coggins of Oklahoma led 345 German troops to surrender near Grenoble after fear of reprisals. The captives, part of a division accused of brutal atrocities in the Drome and Isere areas, were marched through a hostile crowd restrained by U.S. MPs. Eyewitness accounts describe burned farms and looted villages as evidence of the division's campaign.
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Peace Meet at Dumbarton Oaks Sparks Debate on World Power
Karl Von Wiegand surveys a Dumbarton Oaks conference, arguing it risks turning peace efforts into political theater as Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin hold unprecedented global influence. He warns that postwar order could be dominated by force, with a three‑power trio shaping destiny, challenging Wilsonian ideals and Versailles precedents.
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West Coast Road Blocked By Landslide
A landslide near Santa Monica blocks 200 feet of the Roosevelt highway half a mile north of the city. Police report no autos flooded, though an unidentified driver says his car was struck. The earth slide covered the road from 40 to 26 feet, scattering debris from nearby homes.
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Los Angeles
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Charles Lattachton
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New Rubber Processing Method From General Tire
General Tire and Rubber Co announced a new process to add carbon black to rubber while it is still liquid, creating a wearing surface that speeds production of military tires and allows truck tires to replace passenger car tires. President William O'Neil said earlier methods wore out rubber before it could be used.
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Second Lee Quad Dies
The second of the Lee quadruplets died today at County Memorial hospital Gainesville. The other three babies remain in oxygen tents and are reported in as healthy a condition as possible. The parents Pvt and Mrs Charles Lee reside. the father is stationed at Camp Blanding.
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Sergeant Praises Russians in War Spirit
Master Sgt. Paul F. Mooney of San Antonio, now chief at Ladd Field Alaska, tells Yank that Russians are even more anxious than Americans for the war to end. He notes Russians work hard and welcome the war’s completion, recalling a winter wheel assembly task performed in 25 degrees below zero with five Russians stabilizing the plane.
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20 Arrested Near Market
Twenty persons were rounded up in the Market House district under orders from Police Commissioner P. L. Anderson. Police and detectives, aided by the vice squad, detained vagrants drunks and marijuana addicts as part of a clean up of the area.
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Italy Not Full Ally Say Churchill Farewell Note
Prime Minister Churchill indicated Italy cannot be a full ally of the United Nations at war’s end. He recalled Mussolini’s attack on France and Britain, saying a nation that has fallen to tyranny must find its own path, while noting Italy’s duty to purge its soul of the foul German influence.
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OPA Cites Misuse Of Gas Coupons
OPA Regional Administrator Charles Ti Avavn announced an eight day check at the international fridge in Laredo uncovered flagrant misuse of gasoline coupons. Ninety violators, mostly from northern states, face criminal prosecution or have their ration rights revoked by war price boards.
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Cassino Housing Plans Announced
In Cassino the Allied control commission for Italy announced plans to reconstruct the town with 126 one family houses to be built across the damaged area. The plan originally proposed modern plumbing and lighting but those upgrades were discarded, with officials noting many former homes lacked infrastructure.
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Walter Tynan Jr Naval Appointee to U S Naval Academy
Walter Tynan Jr is named a United States Naval Academy appointee effective July 1 1945 in Annapolis. The appointment was announced by Congressman Fair Kilda in a Tuesday letter to Police Commissioner PL Anderson. Tynan is the son of the former Bexar County district Britain who served under Maj Walter Tynm in the South Pacific during the prior year.
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Grand Jury Commissioners Named For September Term
Walter V. W. Menillater May Lee man and Lewis D. Batterstein were sworn in as grand jury commissioners by Judge W. W. McCrory of Criminal District Court. They will select the grand jury for the September October term, with one hundred and three new cases tiled during August ready for action.
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Walter VW. Menillater
May Leeman
Lewis D. Batterstein
W. W. McCrory
Criminal District Court
Tiled Duriag
Wounded S.A. Vet Flown to McCloskey Hospital
Private Kay Kendall among wounded European war veterans from Texas flown to McCloskey General Hospital in Tempe. Pvt Ray Rond RK Waykencan and spouse listed at 2211 North Calaveras shed. Old Trail Drive association to sponsor an all-time dance at Bloncor Memorial Hall at 8 p m with Al Brite's orchestra.
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Man Sentenced in Colorado Springs Larceny Case
A. M. Tank Innes Ravers, 28, of San Antonio, aligned with larceny, was sentenced yesterday in Colorado Springs to two to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing an automobile.
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Robot lull and air raid brief flurry over London zones
London reports a second night without lying bombs though daybreak alarms mirrored yesterday s mid afternoon wake. General Eisenhower praised U S crews for downing about 35 per cent of German bombs in flight while a Shoreditch church and West ham ground suffered bomb damage. In Washington, Swiss cheese retail price drops by about three cents effective September 4 per the Office of Price Administration.
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