West Bank is Cleared by Allied Forces in Roer River Fight
Paris dispatch reports American Ninth and British Second armies cleared the entire west bank of the Roer river from Holland to below Duren, seizing Brachelen and Siegfried line positions. German withdrawals concentrated east of the river as Allied gains press toward Strasbourg and the Ruhr while Ardennes fighting continues and German traffic is disrupted.
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Paris
Ninth
Roer River
Holland
Duren
Ruhr
Kniveland
Ninth Army
Brachelen
Dusseldorf
Strasbourg
Mader
Haguenan
Ardennes Bulge
Back From Death Returns as Guerilla Leader in Luzon
Captain Ray Hunt Jr of Missouri recounts escape from the Bataan death march and three years in guerrilla service on Luzon. He describes hiding in fields and a Filipino house, evading patrols, and resuming service after rescue. A fellow survivor, Corporal Gerald Wade, also escaped to freedom.
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Luzon
Bataan
Ray, Hunt Jr
of &J. Louis
Gerald G. Wade
Lewiston
Idaho
Army Air Corps
Hunt
Army
2St
Clark Field
Bathon
Gay
12000 GIs Go AWOL In Europe
In Europe more than 12000 American soldiers are absent without leave, many thought to be brief absences while others engage in black market trading of cigarettes, gasoline, and other goods near Paris. Brig Gen P A Rogers said some AWOLs are railway battalion members with easy access to supplies. He noted the crackdown aims to curb wartime black market activities and protect pay and home incomes.
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Europe
Paris
Dai
P. A. Rogers
Seine
Rogers
America
Suffocation Blamed in Deaths in Elm Street Rooming House
City detectives say a soldier and a guest died of suffocation from a gas heater in Brown’s Elm Street rooming house. Gordon R. Brown, 30, and James A. Dillon, 26, were found about 4 p m Thursday in Brown’s bedroom with the heater blasting and vents blocked. Carbon monoxide is suspected. investigation began after neighbors reported they hadn’t been seen since Tuesday night.
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Elm Street
Gordon R. Brown
Pfe
James A. Dillon
Brooksfield
Brown
Justler
Vaughn
City
Charles Carreta
G. A. Sparks
Roening House
Ube
Yanks Seize Clark Field Airdrome
American forces captured Clark Field in the Philippines and moved toward a Manila highway junction, as Tokyo broadcasts reported massing Japanese forces and plans for a new Luzon invasion. Allied air and ground actions continued across the region with bombings from Clark to Formosa and Okinawa.
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Associaton Press
Philippines
Airedrome
Clark Field
Manila
Bataan
Tokyo
Comel
Luzon
Leyte
Manila Bay
Formosa
Okinawaslande
Artillery Shells Still Rationed in Ninth Army Talks
Germany January 26. The Ninth Army reports severe artillery ammunition rationing on the western front. Despite a large store built for an attack that overran Brachelen and cleared the west bank of the Tv river, German withdrawals allowed the army to conserve shells for Sta Imext netion.
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Ninth Army
Germany
Ninth
Brachelen Ofay
Mum on direct contact with Stalin prompts war front coordination
At IXth Army times, an Allied spokes man declined to confirm a New York radio report that the Allied high command has established direct contact with Marshal Stalin. If confirmed, coordination could align Soviet drives with Western efforts. Germany moved most air power east, with 7,600 planes now in the eastern theater, while supply lines are believed to be less than half of those in April.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Eisenhower
New York
Stalin
Gerdiy
Germany
Whatl St Wan
Berlin
Moscow
Breslau
Silesia
Lower
Dmorknernstlisla
Oder River
Red ‘Star
Pole
Forman
Murowana-Gosling
Zhukov
Pornan
British Reveal Loss of Two Ships in War At Sea
London reports the loss of two of Britain’s largest refrigerated motor ships, the 12,999-ton Walotiva and the 10,200-ton Walwern, both torpedoed. The announcement cites Ida and 1943 as the ships involved.
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London
Slush fund claim over $50,000 for gambling machines
In Austin on January 26 a charge that at least $50,000 had been raised in San Antonio and Texas for a slush fund supporting gambling interests was raised by Col. Ramner Garrison director of the Department of Public Safety. He noted private information suggesting the money could be more or less than this amount and discussed difficulties in proving embezzlement. He cited a pattern where promoters collect funds to take heat from authorities, then solicit more from others. He added prosecutions are rare as proof is hard and noted tax data placing slot machine taxation at low levels.
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Avatin Bureen
Austin
San Atonio
Texas
Hall Developments
Tonuilbg
Duck Love
Cain
Ramner Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Gantalera
Garrlamm
Yue Dpe
Phals
Kare Garrison
Houseton Rambler
Jegislature
Anh
George Sheppard
H. A.elth
Smith
Public Safety Department
Brandenburg Core Of Imperialism
Brandenburg, birthplace of German power, faces a Soviet advance as Stalin’s offensive tightens around Berlin. Reports say the front nears the Oder, with Frankfurt an der Oder as a key fortress. German leadership calls for youthful officer candidates amid dire military prospects.
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OFS International
Brandenburg
Pressan
Fmperialiami
Stalin
East Prussia
Berlin
Posen
Poland
Vis
Frankfurt
Oder
Germany
Weather forecast notes for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast describes past Friday afternoon and night conditions in San Antonio with partly cloudy skies and warmer Saturday. East Texas notes cooler conditions in the south Friday afternoon, followed by partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer Saturday. Additional details referenced on Page A.
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San Antonio
Ylebity
East Texas
South Porti
Spearheads Push Near Border of Brandenburg
London report says Slatin announced four East Prussian towns Allenburg Nordenburg Lotven Tapiau captured on approaches to Konigsberg, described as strongpoints. Berlin, Breslau evacuated, Moscow says Soviet tanks near Brandenburg frontier threaten Konigsberg and Elbing. fighting reported around Breslau and Poznan as German lines falter under Red Army pressure.
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London
Marshal Slatin
Konigsberg
Allenburg
Nordenburg
Lotven
Tapiau
Insterburg
Prusnia
Ensbt
Prussia
Moscow
Germain
Brandenbykrg
Prussian
Posnau
Brenau
Lessions
Brandenburg
Berlin
Ag Tuwing
Vadin
Red Army
Red Stay
Bratelenburg Porder
United Army
Berit
Smiles OF
Poznan
Pognan
Thay
Lichyih
Red Star
Ouer River
Voolkreeher Renbachter
Reinstatement Bid for UT President Rainey Denied
The University of Texas board of regents voted 18 to 1 to refuse reinstatement of Homer P. Rainey as UT president. The decision ends the bid and marks the university’s leadership status.
Two British Fliers Freed By Reds
Two British sergeant pilots freed from Kreugburg captivity by the Red army described their capture as the first Allied airmen shot down in France last January. They reported being taken to Kreuzburg after the invasion of Silesia and said no Americans had been reported liberated yet.
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Moscow
Ayo
France
Kreugburg
Silesia
Kirtuzberg
Aid Stuy
Breslau
Donald Mayas
Panl Vermullen
London
Red Army
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Raines Island
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