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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1944
Page
6
The Army Air Forces report it has reached peak unit strength and is moving to a replacement training basis. Fifty bases are closed nationwide with 69 bases shuttered as part of the consolidation, according to officials, as the service shifts focus to replacements and training.
The Stinson field near San Antonio, part of 68 air bases slated to close, will be put on caretaker status starting April 1 as the Air Forces shrink training sites. Senator McNary and Congressman Kibiszki noted the move amid broader cuts and a shift to replacement or standby units as training contracts with private schools and hotel leases wind down.
Hollywood reports Judy Garland plans to file for divorce from David Rose, the stateside composer and musical director. The couple have been separated since January, and Garland’s attorney Harry Redwin indicated the suit could be filed within the week.
Allied air forces renewed daylight offensives against Europe with heavy bombers, fighters, and medium bombers crossing the channel. Mosquitos attacked Berlin and western Germany at night, claiming no losses, while British fighters engaged over the continent. Vichy broadcasts noted evacuation talks along the northern French coast as Mosquito raids intensified, triggering sirens in numerous German cities.
Allied dispatch from Al-Fliers reports the RAF and American air forces bombing Sofia last night after a daylight strike, destroying parts of the capital. Additional raids hit Skopje in Yugoslavia and Salamis in Greece, with RAF heavy bombers targeting German fortifications near Athens and the Beaufort air field. Spitfires and Kittyhawks engaged German ships and ferries in the region.
S. A. P-38 pilot Lieut. Ray Liles of 4491 South Presa Street credited with a victory over a German fighter in air battles over Solid Bulgaria Monday. Fortresses faced heavy anti aircraft and fighters over Sofia while Liberators met no opposition over Yugoslavia. Crews describe Sofia raid as a tough mission with bombs dispersing across targets in Greece and Salamis or Eleusis untouched.
The annual San Antonio police report notes zero dog bites last year, praising canine restraint amid many strangers. A humorous essay imagines a dog resisting provocation and jokes about fashion and behavior while noting dogs bite people more for expressions than clothes.
Washington Jan 11 A treasury decision cuts red tape for refunds under the pay as you go act. Taxpayers entitled to refunds may receive them by a simple check mark on March 15 returns with no extra forms or affidavits if auditors agree with the arithmetic. Several million people may get refunds or apply overpayments to 1944 estimated taxes. Faye Emerson stars in Destination Tokyo with no scenes with Cary Grant or other male leads.
A Stockholm newspaper Svetisk Dagbladet said today that between 350 and 400 more Norwegian university students had been deported to Germany, presumably for labor service.
The Houston area may get a large naval hospital first, delaying a proposed veterans hospital for San Antonio. Herman Navi of the American Legion said Washington officials will give careful consideration to a veterans hospital in San Antonio, but Senator Connally's insistence on a Marlin naval hospital has prompted the delay. General Hines noted needs for more hospital beds and tuberculosis facilities, but beds in military hospitals are not currently available.
A humorous essay suggests police could compare humane acts by San Antonians to canine behavior over the past year. It humorously notes humans bite with cutting remarks and scornful glances while dogs show better conduct, reflecting on manners and civility with playful analogies.
London dispatch reports Allied bombings virtually wiped out the nerve district of central Berlin’s war administration. An air ministry list shows destruction ofHitler's chancellery Goebbels Goering Gestapo Himmler Ribbentrop offices and many government buildings in Berlin and more than 60 percent of central government offices damaged with over 628 reports of damage in the government center.
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