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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1944

Page

2

Bomber Part Seen in Lake Oswego Area

Lake Oswego N Y February 25 discovery of a bomber part from a Liberator was sighted by air observers yesterday as coast guard and PBS personnel reported a fragment floating in the lake near Westover Field. Efforts to raise the wreckage continue amid a snowstorm and searchlights.

Oswego N.Y Oswego Coast Guard Statios E Yester Bomsbet Gattray Gort Westover Field Bee Boat Maet Deane Mass Waslas Coast PBS Tuse

Nazis Bomb London Again Threaten City Shelter

London endured a fifth night of German air raids with incendiaries and explosives falling over broad areas. Casualties and property damage mounted as Prime Minister Churchill toured the aftermath and vowed Britain's resolve. American MPs aided in crowd control while a hospital, a restaurant block, and a large stadium suffered hits amid anti-aircraft fire and newly publicized rocket defenses.

London Churchill Britain Tnedia

Rabbi Cites Home Duty at Travis Park Banquet

Rabbi David Jacobson told a National Brotherhood Week dinner at Travis Park Methodist Church that friendliness could curb juvenile delinquency. About 200 attendees from all denominations heard Archbishop Robert E. Lucey urge community growth free of hate. Bishop Everett H. Jones spoke on church unity. Dr. Albert P. Shirkey delivered the invocation.

David Jacobson Travis Park Methodist Church National Brotherhood San Antonio Rome Jacobson Robert E. Lucey Everett H. Jones Albert P. Shirkey

Youth Given 20 Years in Robbery

David Estrada, 18, was sentenced to 20 years by a jury in Criminal District Court Thursday for robbery by assault. Private Julian Hubbard testified that Estrada met him at the Farmer's Grill on January 9 and offered to drive him home. Estrada pulled a knife, took Hubbard's watch and 528 dollars.

David Estrada Criminal District Court Pvt Julian Hubbard Kellyfield Hubbard Estrada

Pilot Forces 2 Nazis Down In Collision

Allied dispatch from Naples reports Thunderbolt Pilot Second Lieut. John A. Forrest of Clio Michigan claimed destruction of two Messerschmitt fighters in yesterday's Steyr Austria raid after his engine failed ten miles from target. When eight ME 109s closed in he steered into their formation causing two to collide and crash while the remaining two escaped. Forrest nursed the crippled plane back to base.

Allied Naples Thunderbolt John A. Forrest Clio Mich Steyr Austria Vorrest

Nazis Draft Girls For Labor Service Deferment Ruled Useless

New York February 25 reports Nazi minister of the interior Himmler ordered the registration of a new class of 17 year old German girls for labor service. He ruled that all applications for deferment will be useless. The directive signals intensified mobilization of female labor in support of the regime.

New York Interior Heinrich Himmler

Nuisance Raids on London Echo 1940 Berlin Tactics

Pierre J. Huss draws a parallel between Nazi nuisance raids on London and 1940 RAF raids on Berlin. He notes Berlin’s production disruption and mass sheltering then, while London residents largely ignore shelters and blackout while new German tactics imitate past RAF patterns. He cites limited London nerve-jangling impact and warns of propaganda aims amid ongoing attacks.

Pierre J. Huss Berlin International News Service London R.A. F Huss S. Stef INS Luftwaffe RAF Hitler Goebbels

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