Pool of Single Men Exhausted in Bexar County Draft
Draft boards in Bexar County admit they have relied on fathers since October as single men were exhausted. Officials say eligible single men are scarce and many fathers are being drafted, with 18 year olds and deferments from war jobs the remaining sources. Some fathers’ inductions are postponed if family needs are dire. Beginning February 1 a full physical will precede acceptance to reduce long waiting.
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Bexar County
Studter
Fiers
Badly Injured Feel No Pain Tregaskis
International News Service correspondent Richard Tregaskis recounts his wounding on the Fifth Army front last November 22. He describes shock dulling pain as he lay on Mount Gorno and the challenge of evacuating him remains, with the account drawing on his front line experiences and recovery.
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Halian Front
International News Service
Richard Tregaskis
Guadalcanal
Fifth Army
Tregaskis
New York
Richard
Bere
Gan
INS
Iuly
Pacific
Yarborough
William Pp. Yarborough
Staunton
Val
Stank Tomasik
New Bedford Mass
Weather Cleanup Rain Ends With Cool, Clear Skies
AWeathers man noted a soaking rain in the past 24 hours totaling 0.61 inch, boosting water for farmers. Moderate winds will shift the pattern to cooler weather by Wednesday with a low near 50, after a Tuesday low of 67. Nearby towns reported varying totals up to 1.77 inches.
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Fan Antonio
M. Jarboe
San Antonio
New Braun
Hfels
Military education cutback eyed to free 125000 students
Washington reports House military leaders plan steep cuts to the army’s specialized training program to free about 125,000 students for active service and spare 100,000 potential fathers from postwar burden. Committee members hint abolishing all but medical and dental training, leaving around 18,000 cadets at colleges and universities.
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Washington
Diast
House
Military Affairs Committee
Sayor
Anmy
Navi Committee
Bilston
J. Ohtor
Crument
AMGOT
Office of Strategic Services
Elston
Allies Hammer French Coast in Third Consecutive Day
Allied air forces pounded the French coast from Dunkerque to Boulogne for the third straight day as weather hindered operations. Aerial battles yesterday claimed 21 German planes, with 19 shot down by Thunderbolts, Lightnings, and Mustangs, while two heavy bombers, a fighter-bomber, and 10 fighters were reported missing.
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London
English Channel
French
Dunkerque
Boulogne
Germany
Robbery at Midway Service Station Prompts Drug Belief
A robbers' hold up at Midway Service Station No. 22 on North New Braunfels avenue left a clerk shocked as the thief fled in a tan sedan with around $40 and a face concealed. Federal drug experts cited claims linking drug use promotion to the incident and wider policy gaps.
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Midway
San Fedro
Washington
INS
Guillermo Zavala
Aften
Nazis Fight To Escape Big Red Trap
Moscow dispatch reports Leningrad front advances push Germans from Pushkin to the Stalin landmark sector. Red Star says Russians threaten to cut off 250,000 troops between Leningrad and Volkhov as Germans struggle with outflanking moves and few rail lines usable. Stormovik bombers pound retreating columns while evidence of German disarray grows and Pushkin Catherine Palace and Alexander Palace are reported damaged or abandoned.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Pushkin Tsarkoye Seled
Stuinkh
Take Timor
Red Star
Volkhov
Vitebsk
Leninkrag
Pskov
Kin
Red Army
Miutddy
Stormoviks
Ingh
Investa
Pushkin
Catherine's Palace
Rastrelli
Germany
Alexander Palace
Frontanka Street
Alexandrisky Monument Square
Mystery of Missing Decorated Gunner Thomas Kincaid
Salt Lake army air base officials puzzled by the disappearance of highly decorated bomber crew member Start Sgt. Thomas Kincaid after his true age was revealed. Enlisting at Richmond Virginia January 19 1942 under the alias Thomas Fletcher he was only 14 then and is believed to be trying to enlist again under another name. He earned multiple decorations for raids across Ploesti and Mediterranean theaters prior to his concealment.
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Saul Uane
Salt Lake Army Air Base
Thomas Kineald
Combal Nevo
Columbus
Ohio
Arto Mhather
Wil Bry
Kitcenid
Thomas Fletcher
Menal
Ploesti
Rumwuln
Ceramony
Greece
Italy
Sicily
North Africa
Young Fisiher
Richmond
Thomas Kincaid
Case Against Soldier's Wife Dismissed
A judge dismissed a swindling charge against a young mother of two after Assistant District Attorney Ed Mabrito recommended dismissal upon learning her husband was missing overseas and later found wounded. The case stemmed from a $5 worthless check passed to buy food when government checks failed. In other swindling cases, Judge Matthews showed less leniency.
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CG. J. Matthews
Ed Mabrito
Mabrito
Matthews
Mabrita
Jap Relocation Rumor Spiked at Heart Mountain
Mrs Adah E Bier relocation officer said reports of a big resettlement from Heart Mountain to central Nebraska are greatly exaggerated The Heart Mountain Sentinel carried the rumor Bridgeton New Jersey reports Native American Japs arrived from Colorado relocation camps to work at Deerfield Packing plants and take over jobs in Deerfield Location details include Heart Mountain Wyoming and central Nebraska Tri county district and Deerfield Packing plant summaries indicate migration rumors and labor shifts.
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Mara
Adah E. Bier
War Relocation Authority
Heart Mountain
Wyo
WRA
Nebraska
Tri-county
Public Power and Irrigation District
Heart Mountain Sentinel
Bridgeton, N. J
Colorado
Deerfield Packing Corporation
U S S Taussig Launched as 2200-Ton Super Destroyer
York dispatch reports the 2200 ton USS Taussig, named for Rear Admiral Edward D Taussig, launched at Staten Island shipyard. The vessel, twice as heavy as WWI destroyers and matching cruiser striking power, commemorates a naval figure from the Civil War era. New Orleans weather bulletin notes approaching gales with forecasts from Brownsville to St Marks Florida.
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York
Taussig
Eatsichem: Steel
Staten Island
Edward David Tanssig
Wake Island
United States
Allies Shoot Down Jap Planes In Pacific Offensives
Allied planes blasted numerous Japanese aircraft along invasion routes in the Pacific as ground troops pushed into enemy territory on two fronts. Increases in Nip losses were reported for January, with strikes expanding across the Southwest and Central Pacific including Madang, Cape Gloucester, and New Britain.
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Ure
Pacific
al- Hed
Central
Asault
Madang
New Guinea
Shaggy Ridge
Dumpu
Vanes
New Iatau
Bergen Bay
Cape Gloucester
Atawe
Nips
Wewak
Rabaul
New Britain
Marshall Islands
U S Casualties Update Totals 142 289 in War
Washington reports latest American war casualties total 142 289 with navy 35 572 and army 106 717. Navy deaths 16 920 wounded 7 206 missing 8 562 and captured 4 284. Army deaths 17 142 wounded 99 917 missing 24 137 prisoners 25 521. Also a theft scene notes coins stolen from Taylor Tabernacle.
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Washington
The
OWL
Navy
Marine Corps and
Coast Guard
Ooe
Blast fails to halt bond rally at steel plant
A deadly explosion at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel plant in South Chicago yesterday injured 11 and killed five. Despite the tragedy, workers resumed a scheduled war bond rally today at the plant, underscoring wartime morale and production pressures.
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Blast
Bond
Chicago
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Argentina Break With Axis Seen
Washington dispatch reports authoritative confirmation that Argentina plans to sever diplomatic relations with the Axis powers, signaling a major Allied victory. Buenos Aires assurances to American and British ambassadors indicate Argentina would cut ties with Germany and Japan, enhancing pressure on Axis diplomats amid Allied offensives across the region.
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Washington
Argentina
United States
Britain
Germany
Japan
America
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Balind
Hays
Allied forces push toward Rome amid heavy fighting in Italy
American troops advanced within about 22 miles of Rome along the Appian Way as battles raged across central Italy. Reports described destruction around Velletri, Cassino, and nearby towns while German attacks waned and Allied reinforcements poured in to brace for a potential counteroffensive.
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Berlin
Rome
Cith
Appian Way
Reiway
Yellown
Nettie
Mitie
Velletrias
Appian
Wiv
Via Cassina
Hitler
Arsperatcely
Italy
Puth
Raptto
Onasino
Andrawae
Cassino
Mount Grace
Garignano
Mediterranean
Fighting in Rome for Nazis to Decide
London dispatch reports the fate of Rome’s fighting rests with the German command. Rail lines from the south pass through Rome, making it likely Germany will delay any assault and use the rail network as long as possible.
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Rome
London
UNS
Parky cloudy and cooler forecast for East Texas
Parkly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night and Wednesday with cooler conditions. East Texas shows partly cloudy periods through Tuesday night and Wednesday with strong winds in the northwest and extreme west, cooler by Wednesday. lows around 50 degrees.
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Sen Ajuon
Ana Victory
East Texas
North End
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Flores Island
Kavieng
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Naree
Burma
Ney
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Kar ‘Ak
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Joseph W. Silwell
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Taihpa Ga
Allied Southeast
Asia
Merom
Ve ‘Taylor
Hampshire Avenue
Axis
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Canal Anzio
Cape
Neitwan
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Moroes ‘Coridin
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Littoria
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Skoplje
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