Rome Bomb Damage Report Claims Limited Cultural Losses
Med Allied air forces say only two cultural monuments in Rome were damaged by bombing the San Lorenzo church and protestant cemetery while rail yards near Ostiense housed German guns and fuel trains. Capt John Hall notes Italian accounts of trains and tanks moving through Rome before and after the attacks.
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Mediterranean
Allied
San Lorenzo
Rome
John Hall
Yonkers
N. Y
MAAP
Ostiense
Scheda
Anzio
MAAF
Hall
Mrs Sherrer Dies in Georgia
Jessie Voge Sherrer, a native of San Antonio, died Monday in Macon Georgia after months of illness. Active in church and amateur theater, she is survived by her son P L I Sherrer in the U S Marines a daughter Jessie Louise Sherrer of Mason a brother Lewis F Vogel and a sister Olga H Vogel both of San Antonio.
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Jessie Voge
Sherrer
San Amonte
Macon
PLC
L. I
Marine Corps
Jessie Louise Sherrer
Mason
Lews F. Vogel
Olga H. Vogel
San Antonio
Solemn Hour for Texans declared by Governor Stevenson
In Austin Governor Coke R Stevenson called the moment a solemn hour for Texans, urging renewed responsibility to back the war effort for final victory. The report notes Soviet Russia training armed parachutists amid bomb damage, and mentions Allied invasion of France.
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Austin
France
Coke R. Stevenson
America
10000 Men Brave Mine Sweep On D-Day Invasion
London reports a massive minesweeping operation for D Day as 10000 British and American vessels cleared paths through defended shores. The fleet included converted trawlers and coal burners, with 70 miles of sweep wires and markers guiding invasion craft under gunfire and tides.
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London
Dune
Fifth Chasing Nazis North of Rome
Allied forces drove beyond the Tiber toward the sea as General Clark’s troops crossed from Rome. More than 275 Allied vehicles were destroyed, rail lines bombed in the Po valley, and German rearguards offered brief resistance. Allied air and naval units aided the push with coordinated ground assaults and beach landings prepared by trained American and British crews.
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Maples
Tiber
Clark
Rome
Tibet
Joan Rome
Fifth
Lover
Vatican City
Shab
Alliedeirforces
Coluims
Italy
Alles
France
Rlalfl
St. Arthur ‘T. Harris
Ninth Air Force
Efeat
Lewis H. Brereton
R. A. F. Tactical Air Force
Westwall
Mediterranean
Invasion Preparations for D Day Unveiled Across England
The article details Allied preparations for the June invasion of Normandy. It covers collective Allied strength including American British and Canadian forces, assembly and marshaling areas in England, strict security and briefing of troops, aerial bombardment campaigns, extensive supply stockpiles, and the intricate planning rooms where maps charted the coast and coordinating land and sea operations. The tone reflects a period voice emphasizing vast mobilization, secrecy, and meticulous logistical planning.
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France
England
Oxvault
eliHans
Tve
Tactical Air Fores
Belgium
Europe
Avorage
First Post Office in United States Established in Boston
In 1638 the first post office was established in the United States at Richard Fairbanks’s home in Boston marking an early colonial milestone in mail service.
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Firstirst
Richard Fairbanks
Boston
Rome Welcomes Allies in Historic Return for Doughboys
Rome erupts in euphoria as nearly two million Italians flood the streets to greet American troops. In the Piazza di Spagna, Platoon Sgt Adolph Petra of Shiner Texas is mobbed by admirers, while Lt Jawls Smith Amarillo Texas films the joyous scene. Tank commanders rest nearby as Ennis of Raleigh North Carolina exclaims relief and Crosby and Hope film golf interludes at Paramount studios nearby.
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Georg Rome
vPr
Rome
Simy
Rue Deliverers
Piazza di Spigna
Adolph Petra
Shiner
Texas
James 1. Ennis
Raleigh
N. GC
O Tucker
Lieut
Jawls C. Smith
Amarillo
Jim
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Avezzano Highway
British Broadcasting Company
N. B.C
Antu San Fin
Alamo
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Paramount
Dorothy Lamour
Usre
Naith
Wecoyas
Teith
Exystat Ceiarcacige
Wos x Fonte Radio Corporation
H.C. Reel Optical CO
Houston
Burlington
Fort Worth
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Wichita Valley Railway
Robt. L. Hoyt
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