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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
1
Mayor Maver suggests using horses and mules for garbage collection, aiming to haul waste to centers where trucks would take over. Park Commissioner Henry Healy doubts speed and traffic impact, while Mauermann notes horse-drawn wagons could move trash to centers for later truck pickup.
Storms in northern Texas cause damage to buildings and downed power lines. A Waxahachie death noted with one killed, Sheriff Carther confirming the casualty. Others injured include Mark Smith and two Dallas residents amid street flooding and vehicle crashes. Rain slows wheat harvest in West Texas. Panhandle totals reach up to four inches locally.
General MacArthur reports about 45,000 Japanese troops isolated in the Wewak area of New Guinea since April. Hunger and disease have reduced their strength, with some 18,000 believed dead or incapacitated. Japan still hopes a breakout via Altape to the American lines, but Allied advances have cut off reinforcements and bases.
A lobby prank at the Alina National Bank featured a painted turtle about five inches long with a white back and the inscription Vote for Owen Hilday. The incident followed bystanders and local chatter about political stunts during the Kenyon campaign period.
The U S Navy and British Admiralty report losses from the Normandy landings including six destroyers and several support vessels. The Grace liner Santa Clara renamed Sean B Anthony was sunk along with Tide, Rich, Part Hdec, and others. Total naval losses cited were 15 vessels, with several thousand ships involved in the operation.
Forecast shows continued partly cloudy and warm conditions across San Antonio and nearby areas. Thursday through Friday expect high temperatures around 98 degrees, with partly cloudy skies persisting into the afternoon and night across East Texas and the east one hundredth meridian.
Allied forces in Normandy press the breakthrough around St Lo with tank and infantry advances on La Boufiaye La Barre de Berniily and the St Lo Bayeux road. British Second Army retakes Mallot as Americans push toward Le Desert. heavy bombardment and new western commander notes.
American artillery described as efficient in destroying German forces near La Haye du Puits Normandy. The correspondent notes continuous bombardment and massed firepower, with graves and casualty counts growing as ground combat intensifies. Reports mention artillery batteries firing in suppressive volleys and infantry sweeping the hedgerows, suggesting heavy German losses alongside ongoing Allied advances.
Russian troops advanced to within about 30 miles of the Suwalki triangle in East Prussia as they pushed 60 miles across the region, threatening Kaunas and the Baltic approaches. Front dispatches report dozens of miles of progress, with possible German army entrapment near the Baltic and Bialystok. A separate Nazi setback unfolds as Yermolenko’s offensive strikes Latvia, gobbling villages and pushing a 1000-strong loss tally, while German morale shifts with escalating withdrawals along the eastern front.
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