Two Warehouses Condemned in Sanitation Drive
Two more warehouses on Medina street were condemned and $5000 worth of food impounded as Cecil Tips, head of the city health department sanitation division, pushed a cleanup campaign. He ordered immediate action or the premises would be closed after finding rats nesting in open sacks of flour sugar and feed. The Medina street sites mirror conditions found at the South Flores street warehouse condemned earlier.
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Cecil Tips
City Health Department Sanitation Division
North
Medini Street
Tips
Medina Street
South Flores Street
Freeze Weather Grips South Texas and Midwest Area
A major cold wave drives temperatures below freezing across San Antonio and South Texas Thursday night, with forecasts of 5 to 10 degrees above zero in Amarillo and 28 in San Antonio. Severe winds and livestock warnings accompany the front across the Great Lakes and Midwest. Blizzard conditions and heavy snow hit northern states from Nebraska to Minnesota, with Chicago predicting subzero readings into Minnesota. Schools close and travel slows as the cold front advances from the northern Rockies.
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Great Lakes
Mid- West
San Antonio
Texas
J. H. Jarboe
South Texas
Associated Press
Panhandle
Dulharl
Northwest Panhandie
Amarillo
Wera
Midwest
Missouria
Nebraska
Town
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Chicago
Rocky
Miguntains
International Falls
Minn
Lincoln
Neb
Tay
Omahs
Wnes
Bombers Hit Brunswick and Dutch Bases in Allied Raid
U S heavy bombers attacked Brunswick central Germany targeting army headquarters and an aircraft factory complex while Marauders bombed northern France and Dutch bases. The raid damaged fighter plants, with Luftwaffe losses reported alongside American bomber losses.
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Hy W. W.operches
London
U. S
Brunswick
Germany
Army
Douweeds
Berlin
Gilzo-Rijen
Holland
Northorn
France
Cniveijen Minek
Brinswick
Brimnswick
Oschersleben
Halbertadt
Tiinswick
Brahawick-Wageimy
Seven Red Armies Crush Nazi Front on Ukraine Drive
Moscow reports a major Soviet push on the Eastern Front with seven Russian armies driving German forces back in Ukraine. The operation encircled and trapped 10 to 15 German divisions, captured Radushnaya and Godordische, and threatened rail lines near Krivoi Rog while tightening the Dnieper circle and advancing toward the Baltic railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Germany
Ukraine
Cherkasy
Nikopol
Radushnaya
Krivoi
Red Army
Gove- Pov
Meretskoy
Leningrad-Vitebsk
Allied defense holds Rome beachhead as heavy German assaults pause
Allied forces report the Rome front remains firm with raids repelled and progress limited near Cassino. Patterson warns of stronger German attacks as air support dwindles and German artillery concentrates from inland hills toward the beachhead. British units push near Monte Ornito while snow locks the Adriatic Eighth Army in position.
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Rome
Patterson
Khan
Gassina Front
Hom Rome
Anvin Harbor
Ess Grim
Garraceto
Cleterna
Cassino
Giri
Carroceto
Cisterna
Gersman
Corsica
Nica
Garigliani
Monte Ornito
Castelforte
Eighth Army
Adriatle
Youth Reveals Pin Ball Racket
A 16 year old youth with a new marble machine racket was picked up Wednesday by police. The Spy told Juvenile authorities the youths ganged around marble tables playing them. One used a dime store drill and wire to up the pay git. He was arrested prowling around a cafe near the courthouse. Juvenile court compiled there firls and one boy in institutions at its session Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alent
Erates
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for Thursday afternoon rain with a sold wave Thursday night and a low of 28 degrees Friday with partly cloudy skies and much colder winds, livestock protection advised. East Texas regions expect cloudy conditions with light rain northeast Thursday afternoon, much colder Thursday night, and varying lows from 11 to 30 degrees across districts, with freezing conditions toward the Rio Grande valley and livestock protection urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Goudy
East Texas
Pacific War Briefing From New Guinea To Kwajalein
Allied air raids over Madang and Rabaul reported withering Japs and looming American advances. US pilots observed reduced enemy shipping and base activity as raids continued on New Britain fronts. The Burns destroyer, credited with sinking four Japanese ships on January 31 near Kwajalein, boosted morale in the Marshalls campaign.
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Japan
Marlang
New Guinea
Brite Marston
Pasadena
Associated Press
Olen Clements
Alexishaten
Kiska
Alputians
Moyied von Madang
Rabaul
New Britain
Simpson Harbor
Marshalls
U. S
Burns
Kwajalein Island
Kwajaleln
Donald T. ‘Eller
Petersburg
Pacific
Solomons
MacArthur
Mibo River
Choiseul Bay
Bougainville
Vance
Cane Gloscester
Navy Official Hints Bigger Offensives
Undersecretary of the Navy James Forrestal hinted at even larger offensives than Kwajalein, praising General MacArthur for shifting the Southwest Pacific to offense. He spoke at MacArthur’s headquarters after landing at the Marshalls, said future moves are uncertain, and noted talks with MacArthur and Admiral Kinkaid during his Australia visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Kwajalein Atoll
James Forrestal
MacArthus
Bataan
Southwest Pacific
Forrestal
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Poyrestad
Australia
Thomas Kinkaid
Aled
Student Nurses Sitdown Protest Shuts Columbus Hospital
In Columbus Georgia February 1 4 retired graduates and nurse aids joined 102 student nurses in a sit down protest at Columbus City Hospital over working conditions and a new rule limiting students to three nights out per week. Superintendent Harris Smith expects a prompt settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Nurals
Columbus City Hospital
Harris Smith
Finland Moves to End War Amid Peace Pressure
Kinland seeks exit after American warning to act now. Helsinki cabinet deliberations hint at possible de cisions as Finland faces pressure from the United States to step out of the conflict. Helsingin Sanomat notes a strong peace sentiment among Finns as many children are sent to Sweden to escape air attacks, with about 90 000 Finnish children expected to be cared for in Sweden.
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Finland
Helsinki
Helsingin Sanomat
Secretary of State
Hall
Tls
Pitland
Sweden
Winse
Stockholm
Three blocks in Japan’s Pacific wall threaten war progress
War reports note three vital blocks in Japan’s defense wall in the Pacific thinning under Allied pressure. Bougainville to Magellan Strait corridors, the New Britain coast to Madang and Wewak, and the Truk line hinder Japan’s supply. American destroyers patrol the Solomons while air and sea blockades tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Streater
War Wester
Japan
Pacific
Bougainville-Fuka
Britain
Madang
Wewak
New Guinea
Truk
Marshall Islands
Dougainvile
Paramushiro Bombardment Demonstrates Japanese Loss Of Home Sea Control
A U S destroyer reports the first American naval bombardment of Paramushiro island showing Japan cannot control its home waters. No enemy ships or aircraft were sighted. The mission supported Marshall Islands landings and allied pressure in the South and Southwest Pacific. Rear Adm. Baker led, with Maj. Davenport Johnson aboard, as shells lit the target area with multiple fires and flareups.
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Quhman Bell
Py Stel
U. S
North Pacific
Denyed
Japan
Deen
al Forre
Pacific
Paramushiro Island
Jay Navy
Neel
Marshall Islands
Southwest Pacific
Lier
Hokkaido
Paramasura
Fleet Air Wing 4
Alaska North Pacific
Davenport Johnson
Eleventh Air Force
Adm
Wile
der DB
Baker
Paramuahtrof
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Yanks
Italy
Beachhead
Safe
U. S. Marine Corps
International Loundphoto
Elmer K. Burkhalter
Buhi
Idaho
Namur
Kivujulein Atoll
S.A
George Washington
Dallas Weather Bureau
Emanuel
Randolph Field
B'nel B'rith Lodge
Mont City
New Orleans
U.S. Forts
VU. S. Air Force
R.A. F
Tergnier
Eastern Front
Navy
Kinland
Jay
Alexishafen
Paramushiro
Mane
Iiclidad Almfield
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