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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1944

Page

6

Nazis Fear Invasion Date Near

London reports a wave of invasion talk as American troops tighten presence in southern England and Berlin credits political motives for possible early invasion. Reinforcements, shipping buildup, and transport plans signal heightened wartime activity, with pilots and troops arriving in varied units. Budapest dispatch notes Allied aims and the Dalmatian Adriatic situation, citing partisan unity under Marshal Tito in the region.

London Sisceus Loney Berlin England Moscow Mallar Stigny Stockholm Budapest Idningen Ruzhort Belgrace Dandings Adriatic Fusosiagia Greece Marshal Tito

Nine Killed in Bomber Crash Near Sioux City

Sioux City Iowa January 3 Nine members of a US Army bomber crew were killed when their training aircraft crashed one mile east of Holly Springs town The bomber exploded and burned among the corn fields Witnesses reported the plane appeared to be in trouble as it flew low over town The victims included Second Lieutenant Gordon Groos and Flight Officer Thomas F Lefold.

Sioux City Iowa City Holly Springs Town Gordon Groos John J. Groce Austin Texas Thomas F Lefold Charles W Smith St. Louis

Penetro salve promotion claims three-way cold relief

An advertisement urges readers to stock Penetro salve as the yearly cold season approaches. It promises two functions: soothing nasal congestion with vapors and stimulating circulation, plus a dual supply option. The copy stresses a grandmother origin and old fashioned base ingredients, mentioning mutton and grand ma wed. The tone imitates a period sale pitch.

Newscast Tops in Tunes Daily War Joon Breakfast Club

A jumble of show titles and host names outlines a busy broadcast day with morning and afternoon varieties. Notable items include Wake Up news segments, musical showcases, and varied entertainment features appearing across the schedule.

KABC Masedali W. Seiri Morten Dawrary

Plane Crash Kills Three in Los Angeles Fog

An early day crash in southern Los Angeles after a night fog killed three aboard a two motor cargo plane and injured a fourth. Capt C H Smoat from Dallas, Louis E Westphalen 23 from Dallas a second lieutenant and war worker named Francis A Bluff 33 from Dallas died or was injured as the plane overshot Mines airfield. The crash damaged utility poles tree tops and three houses before striking a War worker's car.

Los Angeles INS C. H. Smoat Dallas Alo Louis E. Westphalen Westphalen Francis A. Bluff

Cameraman Saves Fortress Crew

A flying fortress crew narrowly escaped when a fragmentation bomb stuck in the plane’s bomb bay was freed seconds before detonation. Radio operator signals prompted George A Streetman II of Harlem Ga to descend into the bomb bay and wrench the live device free, then return to report the perilous maneuver during the November 18 raid on Eleusis air drome near Athens Greece.

Washington Jan War Department Relard Eleusis Athens Greece Star George A. Streetman Harlem

Aid for Vets Predicted by Utah Senator

Senator Thomas, chairman of a Senate subcommittee, predicted early in January that Congress would approve a two billion dollar yearly education aid for veterans of the current war. He said a bill would be ready for Senate action this month and would provide 839 monthly payments to veterans seeking further education, with approval expected in both houses to extend benefits to about 75,000 men being discharged from the armed forces.

Washington Thomas Blak Senate Utah

Yanks Bomb French Bases

American daylight raid targets Paris suburbs and southern France bases. The Hispano Suiza engine plant and Cam allowed bearings plants suffered heavy damage with 24 planes destroyed on the ground. No. 2 workshop and No. 1 workshop suffered direct hits. Berliet and Delage repair buildings damaged. Cognac Chateau... field hit. three fields damaged and three planes destroyed.

London Paris Hispann-Suiza Ote Cam Plant Berliet and Delage Cognar-Chateau Bovnard Landin Grout

Chicago live stock market report summary

The Chicago salable boxe market shows 86 000 total, slow and uneven demand across weights 200 to 300 pounds, with top loads around 207 pounds. Prices vary, buyers cautious, few buyers for heifers and sows, overall supply patterns indicate a subdued market with some high bids and many unsold lots. Weather rain affected early demand, with limited activity in sheep and cattle sections.

Chicago Kao Sla Sherply Tower Ses Down Carly Taube Path

Cotton futures open lower in New York trading

Cotton futures in New York opened 10 to 30 cents a bale lower with March at 62s 4d, May at 19. Re set for October and December contracts. New Orleans market opened steady around 43 cents above prior levels. Traders watched May and October positions as the session began.

New York New Orleans

Poultry and Produce Market Report From Chicago and Kansas City

Poultry and produce trade notes show live poultry firm in Chicago and Kansas City. The report lists turkey and hen prices, chicken and duck categories, and seasonal offerings with varied quotes and unsettled items among producers.

Kansas City Chicago Teghern Keree

Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Cattle and Sheep Prices

The Selma area livestock sale features steady to weak cattle values with demand mixed. Canners and cutter cows range around 9 to 11 dollars, yearlings and steers, with sheep and hogs showing activity. prices vary by lot and quality across consignments from multiple farms, including moderate gains for some slaughter classes and lighter bids on others.

Tully Steads Meritus Amd UOG Nealitio Theen Varumon

Argentina Recognizes Bolivia's Villarroel Regime

Buenos Aires reports formal recognition by Argentina of Maj Gualberto Villarroel's Bolivian government, which took power December 20 after a coup detat, making Argentina the latest American republic to acknowledge the regime. Freight shipments in Mexico rose 17 percent year over year per National Railways remarks.

Buenos Aires Gualberto Villarroel Argentina Mexico City National Railways of Mexico

Allies Down Jap Planes in Burma Air Battle

Allied aircraft shot down twelve Japanese planes and damaged several others in a battle over southern Burma on December 31. The raid targeted Japanese defenses near Ramree Island as Allied coastal forces returned to base. One Allied plane was reported missing amid ongoing Burma operations.

AEW Burma Lord Louis Mountbatten Ramaree Sland Cnmnmunique Atakan Mayu Range

Tax Charge Filed on Martha Raye

Internal Revenue Collector Harry Westover filed a tax charge against actress Martha Raye claiming she owes the government $18,315 from her 1842 earnings.

Martha Raye Los Angeles Harry Cy Westover Martha Ray

Irving Berlin Honors U.S. Fliers

Irving Berlin paused his show in This Is the Army to honor wartime flyer Capt. Henry W. Dick of Mineola New York who lost a leg last September. Berlin hosted Dick and Pick’s Fortress crew at a hospital near Bristol and joined them for a luncheon before attending the evening performance in Bristol with the touring party.

Bristol Ing Irving Berlin Henry W. Dick Mineola N.Y Pick Berlin

Nazi Soldier Turns Against Nazism Diary Shows Change of Heart

Allied headquarters in Algiers released extracts from a diary kept by a former Sturm Kampf leader in the Hitler Youth whose entries from January 1943 to December 1943 trace a swift shift from loyalty to disillusionment and a longing to oppose Nazi tyranny. The diary notes imply growing condemnation of brutality and oppression as the writer contemplates joining those who oppose the regime if he survives the war.

Allied Algiers Allied Headquarters Today Strom Koop Italy Naz

Mexico Chief Ill With Cold

Mexico City January 3 President Avila Camacho’s annual reception for the diplomatic corps was postponed indefinitely due to the president’s chest cold. The delay affects the formal greeting to envoys and may shift scheduled diplomatic engagements at the capital.

Mexico City Avila Camacho

Mexico Plan Fights Inflation Sealed by Finance Secretary

Mexico announces anti inflation program including government bond sales with attractive interest rates to retire money from circulation. The plan was announced last night by Secretary of Finance Eduardo Bueroes.

Seve Ave Mexico Mexico Ols Pinaice Eduardo Buores

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