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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1945

Page

2

Weather record snows sweep wide area

Cold winds bring snow across a broad region with record or near record overnight lows. Temperatures ranged from 17 below zero in northeast Montana to 3 below in Denver, with lows 0 in Seattle and 83 in Miami. Pittsburgh reports 45.6 inches since December 11, while Los Angeles faces a dry January threat.

Preys Tuardey Great Fegakes Ohio Sivér Valley Ohne Culeaga Weather Bureau Montana North Wisconsin Denver Pacific Coast Pigins States Atlas Seaboard Seattle Wash San Diego Calif Boston Mis Miami North Dakota Missouri Michigan Indiana Ohio Kentucky Penmsylvania New York West Virginia Vermont Maine New Hampshire California Florida Los Angeles County Pittsburgh U. S Army Albany Surnover Greenville

Owes Life To Eggnog and Penicillin

Howard Cowan reports from a hospital in England how a Chicago soldier, Pfc. B I Ferry, owes life to eggnog and penicillin. He survived shrapnel wounds from Hurtgen and the long recovery, with ward master Mal Har ton Hughes explaining the dangers of bleeding as his blood pressure fell.

Howard Cowan Tation Hospital England Tan Laken Boadness Pfc BI Ferry Chicago God Kids Radio Pyenuc Perry Hurtgen Mal. Harton Hughes Bhawnee Okla Ferry

Wounded Soldier Recovers Amid Wartime Care

A 21 year old soldier suffers severe chest armpit and head injuries. Penicillin and blood transfusions aid recovery after evacuation to England. Wary fellow soldiers and nurses note pre dinner eggnog and odd behavior, while one ally laments hunger as ward mates refuse meals.

Officer Denies Taking Money For Cigarettes

PARIS January 30 First Lieut John W Springer of the railway battalion was convicted by a court martial on charges including black market dealing in cigarets and dishonorable discharge with a 45 year prison sentence. He testified he received 26 to 30 cartons from enlisted men who paid him for looted stock but claimed he never sold them, saying he used them to bribe French men and for minor favors while working long shifts under heavy duties.

Paris Jan. Su John W. Springer Tallay Battilinn United States Army Springar Loire Section 1 Spunger

Local Railroader Recalled In Fragmented War Memoir

A clipped wartime reminiscence mentions a man claiming to be a railroader for a MO year and sharing a serial number 0337087. The text flags misattributions linking the number to Lieut John W. Springer of Sparks Nevada and briefly notes wire movements and a stray reference to Aristotle about a parent with five children, all in unclear context.

War Department Washington John W. Springer Sparks Nev

Big Three Meeting Rumors Stir London Ahead of Talks

London observers speculate on a Big Three meeting among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin prior to a wider conference. Eratic reports say Eden may answer questions tomorrow while Attlee stands in for Churchill in parliament. Possible sites include Russia or Italy with Cairo dispatches noting rumors of hotels prepared for a future summit.

London Roosevel Churchill Stalin Cairo Prié Richard Attlee Attlee Teave Stalle Eden Zast Russia Italy

Swiss Y Forced to Move Headquarters in Poland

Swiss Y forced to relocate its headquarters from Meissen near Breslau to Melseen near Dresden as advancing forces push Allied pilots and prisoners of war. Secretary Hugo Dre dergren said plans to move to Rotenburg if necessary and to continue operations, aided by German orders to transfer goods from Sweden to Germany for Allied prisoners by motorboat.

Sweden Germany

San Marcos Field Gets New Head

San Marcos Field appoints John and Kenny as new commander succeeding Lieut. Col. Roger M. Crow who led since the depar­ture of Cal J. M. Hutchison. Crow moves to Bali Migfield Washington with D. G. Bee for a new station duties.

Vor John & Kenny Ejtington Field San Marcos Army Air Field Roger M. Crow Cal J. M. Hutchison Bali- Migfield Washington, D. G Bee

Red Troops Nearer London Than Home

Moscow dispatch reports Zhukov’s forces closing in toward London, with fronts near Bentschen and Moscow distances cited. The note claims Russian units are about 800 miles from Mascawi and 18 months from London, reflecting front line changes and the strategic movement toward the British capital.

London Moscow Mars Shal Zhukov Ley Bentschen Mascawi

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