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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1945

Page

2

Yank Heavies Hit At German Oil Supplies

London report details a 24 hour assault by American bombers and escorts on German oil plants and railways. Main strike targeted the synthetic oil plant at Lutekendart northeast of Leipzig, with additional attacks on Weimar armament and motor transport works and Magdeburg rail yards. Daylight raids blasted communications and damaged trains as 800 plus US bombers and fighters conducted widespread operations across central Germany.

London Hoathers Lutekendart Leipzig Orns Flying Fortresses Iheralgre Weimar Sentral Germany Ab Magdeting Mediterranean Allad Air “Force Bane Verona Kesselring Patel Rome Wiennt Gras

Funeral rites arranged for Mrs. Julia Boffin in San Antonio

Funeral services will be held Monday in San Antonio for Mrs. Julia Boffin, 86, a native of England who died in Lavede Thursday after a stroke. Arrangements await the arrival of out of town relatives. Survived by son E. Ed Cole of Son and a daughter, Mrs. C. R. Tared.D

San Antonio Julia Boffin England Lavede Boffin Ow On E. Ed Cole Son and & Daughter C. R . Taredd

Funeral Parlor Hides Nazi Plant Exposed in Moscow

A Moscow radio report says a funeral parlor was used as the entrance to an underground aircraft parts factory. The facility allegedly employed foreign workers and served as a cover for Nazi operations linked to a clandestine weapons program.

London Moscow Radio Gere

State Tries to Link Berry With Turf Trial T

A court in session discusses linking a Berry with turf concerns as jurors report for a night break. The day features jury selection of 32 qualified veniremen and multiple sidebars over admissibility and testimony, with extended exchanges among attorneys and a focus on procedural questions.

Fage O G.B. Decker Advertisinng Solicitoy Espress Publishing Company Rosemary Avenue Robert A. Dixon Public Service Board West Woodlawn Avenue Navies Wy Saunders Sommers Drug Store Frost Street Troy Spivey Goat Motor Company O, W. Zinigraff Isabel Street Gonzalo Besar Teather Fintén L. I. Belnger Tel Company Hers Mine KR. MM Turten Houston Street Max Kuehn West Mistretos Avenue T. J. Niemann Corvus Christi R.A. Treflen Stonewall Street Mundhawsky Aveni Wemen

Allies Open New Power Offensive Across Roer Front

Allied assault along the Roer near Kleve drives deep into German lines as Canadian First Army, backed by British troops, break through on the Nijmegen Kleve route. Heavy bombardment and a 1500-strong aerial strike precede the push, with German rail and supply networks disrupted along the Rhine front.

U. S First Army Sehmide Welch Arnihem

Reds Press Ahead On Breslau Front In Pomerania

Red forces push into 13500 square miles of German Pomerania near Breslau and trap Nazi units to the east while claiming to have captured a bridgehead across the Oder at Fuerstenberg. Berlin and Moscow reports conflict over siege outcomes as battles widen across East Prussia and Hungary.

German Pomerania Tr Oder Fuerstenberg Oder Frankfurt Asaulthng Puerstenberg Herlin Koenlesbere East Prussie Moscow Strafighold Kreuzberg Koenigsberg Budapest Moscow Radio ii Oder River Berlin Bate

General Royce to Marry Agnes Berges in New York City

Major General Ralph Royce and Miss Agnes Berges of New York were married this evening in New York. They met in Cairo, Egypt where Royce led air forces and Berges ran the Grand Hotel during relief efforts. Berges is 36 and formerly worked at the Savoy Plaza in New York.

Mop Up Manila Continues Under Damp Conditions

Demolition squads press on south of the Pass, as rains dampen fires. U S 14th Air Force planes destroy locomotives and bridges in widespread strikes on Japanese lines of communication around Changsha with two American flights downing two enemy aircraft. Saigon material damage acknowledged after Wednesday raids. Superfortress raids report casualties and wounded. British army patrols penetrate deeper into central Burma near Chawk, 110 miles southwest of Mandalay.

Neve U. S. 14Th Air Force Arecing Changsha Saigon Iidin Ral Burma Chawk Mandalay

Letters From Internees On Way

American Red Cross announced today 600 letters from internees at Santo Tomas and other camps will soon reach families in the United States. Messages were collected by Red Cross chapters after the invasion and will be delivered through army civil affairs.

Washington Frd American Red Cross Billbid Santiago Red Cross United States

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