Warships and air strikes near Tokyo Bay in World War II report
Reported naval operations near Tokyo Bay sketch a fierce preinvasion push with British and American forces led by Admiral Halsey. B 29s hit Osaka Nagoya and nearby towns while Iwo Jima dispatches note heavy carrier activity and fuel concerns amid Allied offensives in Burma and the Solomons. Japanese leadership losses are tallied as Okinawa officials and others fall under allied pressure.
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Wax Bay
Francisco
Burma
Halsey
Dapan
Osaka
Nagoya
Kuwane
Tsu
Iwo
Toyo
Okinawa
Pippet Indo-China
Toy
Tokyo
Pegu Cece
Rangoon
Hety
Angso
Kweili
Kvweilin
U. S
China
United States
City Promises Digging Machine for Water Works
Toe van Aubinio water board plans to acquire a ditch digging machine to ease a serious manpower shortage. W. D. Masterson, manager, says the city has never owned such a machine and could lease it to cover the water main project. Laborers have laid 10,000 feet of water mains in June and expect to match that in July.
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Toe van Aubinio Water Board
W. D. Masterson
Masterson
Housewives Dispute Ends In Knife Attack
A quarrel between two women over children led to stabbings and multiple injuries. Mrs Juanita Mentioza, 31, was stabbed in the breast and shoulder at Robert B. Greer hospital after her neighbor Myre Lawes, 34, fled the scene. Lawes was jailed, with a soldier and a youth wounded in separate incidents. Police detained two soldiers and two women, with nine admitting involvement. Juan Martinez, 17, was stabbed at a carnival on Guadalupe street. the case tied to a broader spree of violence reported Tuesday night.
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Juanita Mentioza
Angola Street
Way
Robeert B. Greer
Ais Antonin Lawes
Mendova
Myre
Lawes
Bfute House
Sout Bravos Street
Duke Lewis
Brooke General Hospital
Up Hospital
Osworth's Place
East Commerce Street
City
Juan Martinez
North
Colorado
Alred
Guadalupe
Death by own action sinks not, Brow Victory survives maiden voyage
Washington reports the merchant ship Brow Victory survived a Japanese attack on Te Shima during its maiden voyage. The bomber crashed on the freighter’s deck, killing two navy gunners and injuring fifteen others. A navy tug assisted the damaged vessel as it reached Saipan for port repairs.
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Washington
Brow Victory
Nas
War Shipping Administration
Saipan
Brooke Awards Road Contract For Hospice Center Site
Brooke awards a contract for road and parking facilities at Brooke Hospice center to Dean Ward of San Antonio per the San Antonio district engineer office notice. The $79,938.85 award is listed alongside an additional $5,553 contract to Wright Brothers Electric Company of San Antonio for an overhead electrical distribution system serving wings.
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Brooke Hospice Center
Dean Ward
San Antonio
Sim
Air power reshapes allied command in Pacific war
Reports indicate changes in Pacific air command with Maj. Gen Curtis LeMay moving to chief of staff to Gen. Hap Arnold and Lt Gen Nathan Twining replacing him. The Tenth Air Force may bolster China theater under Maj. Gen. Howard Davison as B-29s are redeployed. Doolittle’s air force is slated for Okinawa redeployment as March aims loom.
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Pacific
Europe
Eisenhower
Whier
Majk Arthur
Saa
Admiral Nintts
Baker
Curtis B. Lenfay
20Th Air Force
Cav
A. Spaate
Strategic Air Force
Partin
Lemay
Liewt
Nathan A .Twining
Ith Air Force
TENTH
Japan
Tenth Air Force
China
Idth Air Force
Howard O. Davideor
Bukorneo
Enker
Okinawa
Liew
James Hy Doolittle
Red Cross Guides Veterans on Insurance Options
Red Cross home service chairwoman Mrs Stanley Frank said active servicemen and veterans no longer need to convert government insurance within five years to 26 year pay or ordinary insurance. The Loneless act extended the five year term. Veterans seeking guidance on insurance or civilian readjustment may contact Mrs Frank at the Red Cross office on the sixth floor of the Houston Building at Houston Street and Main Avenue.
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Stanley Frank
Home Service
Chaiirman
Red Cross
Loneless
Houston
Houston Street
Main Avenue
Newman Sure He Will Be Healed Soldier Resting
Fort Worth July 23. Corporal James Newman, wounded in action, rests with his mother by his side as prayers are said for his recovery. Doctors report the frame looks better, color returns and he shows less distress after a morning meal and quiet interludes. The family remains hopeful.
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Fort Worth
James Newman
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