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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1944

Page

7

Trap Curls Around Foe In Smela Gap

Moscow reports indicate a major Ukrainian advance under General Vatutin pushing toward the Bug river and toward Kovel while German forces struggle to hold the Smela region. Russian progress threatens key rail lines toward the Dnieper bend as Berlin and Stockholm note deteriorating war conditions.

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Texas Thaws Out After Panhandle Snowstorm

Texas eased from a weekend blizzard as Panhandle and North Texas thawed. Officials warned cattle losses may follow, with cattle still in good shape overall and sheep losses possible later if feed is scarce. Rail and air transport neared normal in Amarillo as tempera tures rose and snow receded. Local crop damage noted in beets and carrots with no frost reported Monday.

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Jarboe Sees Warmer Weather For San Antucky

Weather forecast by F. H. Jarboe says warmer conditions loom for Monday and Tuesday after a chilly start. Sunday's low near 20 degrees gave way to a 36 degree high by early afternoon. Winds eased, sunshine persisted, and clouding later in the day signaled the warmer stretch ahead.

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Japs Rally in Pacific War as Marines Advance on New Britain

Allied reports say Japanese forces rallied to defend Southwest Pacific positions while American Marines push inland from Bergen Bay near Cape Gloucester New Britain. Air battles intensify as Allied missions strike forward areas. Bougainville bombers and fighters engage Nip air cover.

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Weather summary for East Texas forecast update

Increasing cloudiness Monday afternoon and night. Warmer Tuesday with mostly cloudy skies. High near 34 degrees Tuesday as east and south portions warm. East Texas along the 100th meridian, with northwest portions cooler. Weather bureau data on Page 2-A.

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Jap broadcast warns food import dependence may end

Tokyo broadcast recorded by U S government monitors asserts Japan cannot rely on imports for food and urges total self sufficiency to withstand Allied blockades. Nippon Totalitarian party official calls for greater production while warning of fierce enemy counter offensives and the need to reduce urban populations.

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Forts Boma Sofia Again Forts Boma Sofia Again

Allied dispatch from Algiers reports a heavy bomber raid on Sofia the Bulgarian capital as part of a ten month campaign against German targets. Follow up raids hit Pola, a key Austro-Hungarian base in the northern Adriatic, with Sofia serving as a rail hub for German supply lines to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.

Allied Algiers Sofia Bulgaria Itr Abel Anch Yesterdas Pola Adtade Rumania

Ration Token Restrictions Explained in Dallas

The January report notes new restrictions on ration tokens for American households. Regional OPA officials prohibit the creation or use of tokens for nonfederal purposes and ban possession of distinctive bars used for tokenmaking except under federal permit. Images illustrating tokens were shown to the public, with the hope of broader public education.

Dallas OPA W. A. Orth Gillxens Uie Daviers Pune

Nazis Retreat on Propaganda Front

Lisbon dispatch notes German propaganda shifting to a defensive line as Allied strength grows. Reports say Nazi broadcasts pledge final actions while France and western Europe face possible retreat from occupied territory. British and Arab forces mass along the coast for decisive battles as censorship and Allied media dominance rise.

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Tito Fights Bosnia Battle

LONDON Jan 10 Partisan headquarters announced Marshal Tito’s forces are fighting German units in western and central Bosnia to halt a five-pronged drive. The bulletin says battles around Banjatuka with a Brigade defeated in Serbia and material captured. Bulgarians defeated in Macedonia with prisoners. Heavy clashes also in Slovenia and routine attacks in Sanjak Bosnia.

Londan Yyuboslav Vito Boslla Banjatuka Chetnivk Serbia Macedonia Slovenia Sanjak Bos Win Montenegro Hercegovina

Allied Gains Come At Heavy Cost In Italian Front

Allied infantry push along the Cassino San Vittore line in Italy as tanks break through defenses amid fierce resistance. US and British forces advance toward Cervaro while air raids target German positions. Heavy losses mount for both sides as fighters clash in mountanous terrain. Hopkins hospitalized with influ enza symptoms in Washington.

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Roosevelt orders bar on congress members in active military service

President Roosevelt instructed the secretaries of war and the navy that members of Congress may not serve in active components of the armed services. He noted the constitutional prohibition and discussed issues of service amid wartime, praising lawmakers who chose to stay as legislators.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Armed Services Bille Dee Stephen Berry Stimson

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