Bombing Record Marks Feb 29 24 From London to Brunswick
U S heavy bombers in their nineteenth operation for February attacked Brunswick a major German engine and components plant and key communications hub. The mission part of a record breaking February with 19 operations. Also reports of daylight strikes on the French rocket coast and a Swedish officer noting German plant recoveries. Lieutenant Colonel Henry J Amie of 324 East Dewey Place received the Legion of Merit from Maj Gen Claire Chennault of the Fourteenth Air Force in China.
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London
U. S
Brunswick
Clermany
Berlin
England
Ruge Escor
Forireks Miers
Stockholm
Germany
Poland
Fuhr
Jan Wilhelm Kugenstierna
Henry J. Amie
East Dewey Place
Legion of Merit
Claire L. Chennault
Fourteenth Air Force
China
Associated Press
Bexar to Check Draft Lists
Bexar county draft board received directives to review all registrants ages 18 to 37 classified in 2-A 2-H 2-C and 3-C. Roosevelt said 200000 men short of quotas should be pulled from the deferred pool of four million for nonmilitary reasons. Local officials said Bexar has met all quotas so far.
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Bexar County
Roosevelt
Bexar
Offtl Ciqis
Ration Points Cut for Beef and Pork Under OPA Plan
Washington announces lower ration points for pork and many beef cuts starting Sunday as part of a March meat allotment. Veal lamb and mutton values unchanged. Butter cheese lard and most dairy values hold. The aim is to reduce meat stocks while preserving key staples for households.
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Washington
OPA
Housewiver
Wet Food Administration
Wits
J. Bowles
British Raid North of Cassino Pushes Back Germans
Allied forces reported continued skirmishing on the Garrocelo beachhead front with British and Allied troops driving back small German attacks. Allied artillery and mortars forced German withdrawals with heavy casualties as RAF and U S air units struck targets around Cassino, Anzio, and surrounding areas including the Yugoslav coast.
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Naples
Garrocelo
Lallied
Lnes
Cassino
Germany
Anzio
Tolfo
Ortons
Eighth Army
Guardingrele
Castel Ai Sangro
Orsogna
Spitfires
Kittyhawse
Ancona
Spill
Yugo
Islav
Kittyhawks
Thunderbolts
Baltimores
Terni
Ohlet
Dubrovnik
Nazis Build Defenses From Anzio To Rome In Depth Fortifications
Italian officers who escaped German custody report extensive fortifications from the Anzio perimeter toward Rome. German forced labor battalions, including Graziani units, are building a deep defense system with fascist puppets receiving extra rations. No units of Mussolini’s ousted regime have been identified in combat yet.
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Hy Michael International News
Italy
Anzio
Rome
Keaselring
Mershel Rodolfo Grajaani
Ethiopia
N Chinigosectat
Milssolini
Mussolini
Contoria
Duce
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Cloudy conditions forecast for Tuesday afternoon and night through Wednesday. Lowest temperature around 45 degrees. Texas outlook notes considerable cloudiness Tuesday afternoon and night with continued cold, slight warming by Wednesday.
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San Antonio
Texas
No Anti Freeze in Tank On Eniwetok
February 28 on Eniwetok Atoll Marshall Islands describes a hot day as a tank moves through a dust cloud past shattered coconut trees. A quartermaster corps soldier stands by the tank while a note mentions anti freeze.
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Eniwetok
Parry Island
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshall Islands
Equator
Quartermaster Corps
Sweden may feed Finland if war ends
Stockholm reports Sweden would try to provide Finland with food if it quits the war, with an informed source saying a possible offer was made. Helsinki dispatches note Finnish leadership weighing reality over hopes as Russian raids threaten, while a Finnish German trade treaty signals cautious stance and possible Anglo American support efforts.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Helsink
Edwin Linkomies
Ali
Liatpolit
Aftonbindet
Heleimkt
Raivs
Social Demokratis
Vinno Tanner
Social Democrat
Oulu
Helsinki
Pinland
Nazis to Pay For Kiev Ruin
London reports that Field Marshal Fritz von Mannstein, German front commander, must answer for the destruction of Kiev and the deaths of about 195,000 Soviet citizens during the Nazi occupation. A Soviet commission cited torture, executions, and mass deportations, naming Erich Koch and other Nazi officers in shared guilt.
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London
Fritg von Mannetein
Russian Ukraine
Kiev
Moscow
Kilev
Germany
Erich Koch
Ukraine
von Mennstein
Kennon Row Holds Up Pay Of Employes
A San Antonio housing authority unpaid payroll of about $5000 was tied to a row between the new housing board and former director and secretary Kennon Row. Banks hesitated to cash checks lacking Row or board countersignature while a board meeting planned authorizing signed checks.
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Kennon Row
Cuynoyes
San
Statin
New Housing Board
King Kennon
George Thomson
Kennon
Victoria Courts
Tom Blue
Blue
Jesse I. Newton
Vietnam Courts
Newton
Fort. Worth
Housing Board
Mar
W. Amis
Lend-Lease Aid to Soviet Union Detailed by U S Red Press
Moscow reports that U S Foreign Economic Administrator Leo T Crowley disclosed the United States has shipped more than 4 billion dollars in lend-lease aid to the Soviet Union since October 1931. The Soviet press presents the figure as clear proof of wartime support from an American ally.
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Moscow
Radio Age
U.S
Leo T. Crowley
United States
Soviet Union
Enormous Jap naval and air losses reported
A three pronged American raid battered Truk and the Carolines during a Marianas attack. Total Japanese losses reached 386 planes and 51 ships as U S forces demonstrated overwhelming air and sea power. The Japanese defense collapsed with many planes destroyed on the ground and minimal opposition.
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J. C. Obs
Japan
America
Caroline and
Mariana Islands
Truk
Carolines
Saipa
Tinian
Marianas
Hirohito
International News Service
Washington
United States
Marc A. Mitscher
Hornet
James H. Doo~ Little
Tokyo
Mitscher
Air Ship Command
Saipan air battle victory praised by Rear Admiral Montgomery
On Saipan night action carriers launched hundreds of fighters and bombers while naval guns shelled Japanese positions. Fourteen Japanese Jag torpedo bombers fell in flames after relentless attacks, as Montgomery lauded the gun crews for their decisive effort and the apparent American edge in the high tempo night engagement.
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Saipan
Washington
A. Bi. Montgomery
Jag
Tourists in Valley May Not Get Gas
Snow birds seeking to enter the Rio Grande Valley without a valid purpose were told at a McAllen meeting that they could not obtain gas. CG C Straughan of the San Antonio OPA district was to explain appeals processes, including options to seek relief in Dallas regional or Washington national offices. Only those with medical orders or engaged in crop marketing activities would be eligible to leave the valley.
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Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
CG. C. Straughan
San Antonio
OPA
Ed Hall
Minneapolis
Mey
Bkom
Dallas
Nationals
Washington
Gas Coupons In New Form Begin In San Antonio
New style gas coupons issued for supplemental ration books B C E and R will start in San Antonio and across 60 county district. Rationing officer J Kenneth Black says coupons have arrived and redemption will begin locally with OPA guidance. Old coupons may be exchanged, new card style sets distributed, and housing shortages noted as drivers and tourists encounter the change.
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San Antonio
J. Kenneth Black
Dis
CFA
Black
Isnance
Nips Lose 189 Vessels In February
Washington February 29 Navy Secretary Knox announced that American submarines sank 14 Japanese vessels in February, bringing total sinkings to 611. The tally includes 22 combatant and 157 merchant ships. He noted Japan faces shortages of tankers and transport vessels while U S subs gain efficiency amid improved enemy anti-submarine tactics.
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Washington
VPI
Navy
Knox
Bob- Tunry
Kons
Paps
Guam
Turret Plant Strikers Return In Detroit
Detroit February 2 production of ball turrets for bombers resumed at Briggs Manufacturing outer drive plant after a one day strike stoppage. The walkout followed the discharge of three women and one union steward over a wage dispute.
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Detroit
UNS
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Pallbearers for McNary Chosen in Salem Funeral
In Salem Oregon former U S senators congressmen and governors named as honorary pallbearers for the funeral of former Senate minority leader Charles L McNary. The list was announced today reflecting McNary’s long service and ties to Oregon politics.
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Salem
Ore
Fen
United States
Oregon
Charles L. McNery R.ored
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Tismel Opa
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Florida
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