Double tragedy unfolds in San Angelo hangar and lethal gas case
In San Angelo two fatal incidents mark a grim week. Sylvester Davis, 25, executed at Randolph field air hangar after confessing to killing a 20 year old girl, faced the noose at 12 38 am with a prayer asked by a chaplain. Earlier Tom Green County Colonel and witnesses described a separate lethal gas chamber execution for Tabert Folkes, 40, linked to the Virginistgenes murder, while court records note a bride slashed in a train attack.
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Avnok
San Angelo
Sylvester Davis
Necro
San Angelo Army Air Field
Randolph Field
Davis
Randolp
Maude Arnold
Exly Ledbeker
Clarence Lowe
J. P. “Buck
Salem
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Tabert E. Folkes
Navy
Richard F. James
Southern Pacific
Askee
Dean-Pan
Elipinsy
Phe Rolonel
Jow Jones
Meeantless
Weather forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas
Cloudy with occasional light rains Friday afternoon through Saturday. Warmer high around 52 degrees. Texas area shows cloudy conditions with light rains in the south and northeast portions, warmer on the upper coast and east.
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San Antonio
Texas
Forces Seize Akyab in Burma and Pacific Raids Reported
Allied sources claim British and Indian forces captured Akyab port in Burma as operations shift toward Mindoro and Luzon. Philippine-based US aircraft and PT boats reportedly crippled 69 Japanese ships in three days, with additional carrier raids on Formosa and Cebu Negros. Tokyo claims ships sunk west of the Philippines while Mindanao Mindoro actions continue.
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Negros Islands
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Thailand
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Central
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Hanko Wailway
Allied Air Power Pounds Wide German Front in Pincer
Large air operations blasted a 150 mile stretch from Cologne to Karlsruhe and beyond. U S Eighth Air Force heavy bombers with escort fighters targeted rail and road hubs while RAF Lancasters attacked France and German lines near Bay of Biscay. Night raids hit Berlin again as daylight strikes focused on Brenner Pass rail routes and enemy supply dumps in the region.
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Montgomery
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Naal
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Bordeaux
la Rochelle
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R. A. F Moscanles
Brenner Pass
Italy
Germany
Romani People Targeted by Officials in San Antonio
Local authorities, Commissioner Anderson and Sheriff Kilday, warned Romani travelers from Ports Jang and Ove they would be expelled from the city and county. Portland reports note hostility toward the group, while a Portland resident urged kindness to Romani people. Officials claimed a law against vagrants would be used to drive them out.
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Ove
San Antonio
P. L. Anderson
Owen W. Kilday
Portland
Gan Antara
Joseph Danolik
Anderson
San Antonia
Belgian Blizzard Hardens the Battle Near Grandmenil
In Belgium near Grandmenil American units endure a heavy snowstorm while fighting resumes. Capt. Mickey Miller notes snow complicates armor. U.S. troops press forward despite shelling and Nazi counterattacks. Morale among Germans described as flagging but resilient, with intense fighting pockets across the snowy hills.
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U. S. First Army
Grandmenil
Belgium
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INS
Mickey Miller
Meriduny
Miss
Miller
Piesagny
Severe Cold Grips Northern Minnesota and Nearby Regions
The U S weather observer reports Bel Bemidji Minnesota at 38 degrees below zero with other frigid readings including Virginia at 82 below and Ely at 22 below. The extreme cold storm stretches across the Upper Midwest with multiple towns posting record low temps.
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U. S
Weather Observer
Virginia
Dullith
Duels death ruled self-inflicted by Major Hammad
Major Hammad, 45, once exonerated after a fatal gun duel that killed Maj. Willian Wenstrom and Mrs Wenstrom, died by his own action in his Montreal home. Coroner’s report released by Coroner G B Dodge to Sheriff Jim Ross revealed today.
Canadians Gain in Italy Advance Near Ravenna
Canadian troops in the Italian Adriatic sector pushed forward on Friday despite strong Nazi tank and infantry counterattacks to within 142 miles of San Alberto, about 10 miles north of Ravenna. Reports also noted progress north of Faenza along the Bologna Rimini highway.
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Ravenna
Faenza
Artillery Barrage Near Bastogne Repels German Counterattack
U S forces in the Bastogne area unleashed a six hour artillery onslaught, firing 12 000 shells to thwart German counterattacks along the Bastogne perimeter. After the barrage, US troops entered the forest edge and found exhausted German defenders among the dead and dazed. A German captain and other prisoners described the assault as overwhelming. Meanwhile the 144th infantry regiment from Texas was installed at Camp Swift as part of a reorganization.
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Third Army
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America
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Patton
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Bastogne
Sach
California
Belgium
Austin
Jan
144Th Infantry
Gastoh
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Longview
Camp Swit
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Swift, Baron
Hodges Troops Narrow German Escape Gap
Paris dispatch reports Allied forces under General Hodges advancing on the Belgian bulge as US troops press the German escape gap between St Nazaire and Grandment. British and American units push toward the northern flank while Montgomery reshapes command in the widening front.
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Supreme Headquarters’ Today
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Lime Magazine
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SoMoment
England
Eisenhower
Montgomery Tashee
Montgomery
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Beleitin
Kolko
San Antonio cleansed of obscene books and nude calendars
Commissioner P. J. Ander says San Antonio has removed obscene books and calendars after Catholic Legion of Decency protests. He notes no protests last month and cites efforts to enforce decency in movies shown locally. Father Daly reports continued protests to theater chains and action to remove certain materials.
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Aguanes de
P. J. Ander
Catholic Legion of Decency
A. Wt. Gorts
Algo
West Side
Anderson
Mexico
Hin F. Daly
bin Antone
Father Daly
Nazi Troop Ship Sunk Off Sweden Reported
A German steamship believed carrying troops or many passengers was sunk off the coast of Sweden near Kaltegab. CBS Stockholm reported life rafts from the Ingaborg of Hamburg washed ashore, suggesting a second vessel may have been sunk. survivors were found.
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Kaltegab
Sweden
CBS Corres
Stockholm
Ingaborg
Hamburg
Bie
Nastt
London Daily Exriers Reports Pvt Ramon Rodriguez Snoring
The London Daily Exiders say arrangements were made for Pvt Ramon Rodriguez of Neptune New Jersey in the United States Air Transport command a sses alone than 38 bed but the reason snoring. Gen Kurt Mohring, commander of a People's Grenadier division, was killed in action per German high command communique with limited identification.
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London
Kurt Mohring
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