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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1944
Page
2
A heavy German raid on London last night unleashed a sustained barrage with anti-aircraft fire, shrapnel, and fire bombs striking across the city. Reports say at least 10 people were killed as the assault marked the eleventh raid this month, with new explosive devices reportedly involved and a main cargo of incendiaries among the munitions.
Land and Live In the Arctic an army air force motion picture showing a pilot crash landing in the Far North will be shown with a 10 to 4 program by Brooksfield Air WAC recruiting team on Alamo plate from 7 to 5 p m Thursday. San Antonio premiere will be the public first. The event also features a Sidney Lener band concert and a 15 minute drill by the school’s new Sunior WAC act.
The Daily Express reports Allied briefings and Churchill remarks that Germany remains strong with a sizable army, air force, and coastal defenses. It notes ongoing mobilization, tough western front conditions, and propaganda resilience, while predicting heavy, sustained battles to force German surrender.
Aviation Cadet Davin W Carson, 32, of 805 Kayton Avenue, killed when his Hassy trainer crashed near Antonin Rodriguez in Marana Army Air Base, Colorado. He was an airplane mechanic at Duncan Field and Brackenridge High School football alum. Survived by wife, son, parents, brothers, and sister. funeral plans pending with Alamo Funeral Home.
The girl died after a convulsion following illness and a head injury from rocks thrown by two small boys as she walked home from school. A physician ordered bed rest for a bed cold days earlier, and an inquest was ordered.
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