U S Tanks Break Four Mile Breach Near St Lo In France
Allied forces report U S tanks broke four miles into German defenses west of St Lo advancing with infantry through Marigny and Chapelle en Juget. Heavy combat followed as Sherman tanks pressed the line amid artillery barrages and German counterattacks in a climactic push toward Caen.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
France
St. Lo
Marigny
St. Lo-Periers
Mariany
St. la 0 Coutances
Pasurlties
Gerinda
Caen
Sever
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City weighs 346 acre site for garbage dump deal
City commissioners considered buying 346 acres along Galacto creek from the Gergen Brackenridge estate for a garbage dump at about 69,206 dollars. Estate administrators Moses Judson and others urged swift action, while some officials criticized the land as worthless, noting two existing dumps could suffice. The land lies southeast of the city, between New Sulpmir Springs and the Gollnd Yond, with boundaries ranging Estrada to Bei-Mont streets.
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Gergen W. Brackenridge
Moses Judson
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Harry Wein
Tudsow Natedt
Leroy Denman
Frank G. Huntress
T. J. Anderson
Hein
Harlatdale
Wittain
Missimt San Jore
Estrada
Elgin
Athanda
Bei- Mont
Jap Losses in India Severe
Southeast Asia command says Allied forces inflicted heavy losses on the main Japanese defense along the Palel Tamil road in the northeastern India frontier. Allied troops advanced to 8.32 miles from Tmyhal on the Tiddim road. Small Allied detachments pressed the siege of the Burmese stronghold of Myithyinn.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
India Frontier
Tiddim Road
Tmyhal
Portedrn Burnia
Myithyinn
Local woman dies after fire incident in Corpus Christi
Fragmentary report notes the death of Mrs. Sada Ganem, 58, in Corpus Christi after a fire. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate the fire department responded and the fatal outcome occurred shortly after extinguishing the blaze. Police and fire officials may investigate the incident.
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Corpus Christi
Sada
Ganem
Aled
Superforts Built With Two Bomb Bays Revealed
War department details disclose the B-29 Superfortress has two bomb bays, forward and aft of the wings, with an alternating mechanism to prevent center of gravity issues. Prior notices only cited the B-29s’ greater load and range. Exact capacity remains restricted.
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Outy Cays
War Department
Japan
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. Wednesday may see the highest temperatures around 102 degrees. An eastward weather pattern suggests scattered showers near the Upper Coast Wednesday afternoon, with generally fair conditions Wednesday night. More weather on Page 2-A.
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Yielnity
Texas
Upper Coast
Housecleaning forecast in Soviet trooops storming C of C
A Western text about a predicted housecleaning in the chamber of commerce offices is cited by Jack White and Charles Carroll. They describe tensions with the Greater San Antonio committee, claim the senior chamber obstructs new business, and note Dallas’ model of action.
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Charles Carroll
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White Plaza Hotel
San Antonio
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Xerilar Chamber
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Carroll
Thestre
Alem
Heat records and Caribbean storm watch hit Texas
San Antonio endures 102 degree heat with forecasts of the hottest day since 1943. Crystal City and Laredo report upper 90s to 100s as drought and lack of rain stress pastures and crops. The Weather Bureau notes a tropical system moving in the Caribbean with no immediate alarm.
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J. Henry Jartne
Texas
San Antonians
Crystal City
Mercury
Tel Ria
Weather Bureau
Bexar County
N. A. Fitzhugh
Fitznigh
Houston
United States Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Guam Invasion Crews Push Japanese Back on Peninsula
Allied reports say Japanese defenders on Guam are split as U S forces pour ashore and converge from north and south beachheads toward Sumay and the airfield peninsula. A smoke laden scene hung over the island as bombers and naval guns enfiladed the southern end while Marines pressed toward the harbor and the jetty area. The Associated Press correspondent described the action from the beachhead and hinted at a looming Yank drive on the peninsula.
Terrified by Allied Air Assault Terror in Normandy Line
In Normandy July 76 a mass air assault shattered German paratroopers who fled in fear shouting that the war is criminal. Allied troops, including Sgt. Ernest Gunzburg of Miami and Cpl. John Brer from Forest Hills, encountered exhausted prisoners who described water and food scarcity and claimed lingering hunger. A German-born interpreter noted the bombardment and the prisoners cited Warsaw Rotterdam and London as examples of Allied aggression.
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Miami
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Forest Hills
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