Allies Expand Biak Holdings and Pacific Blasts Continue
Allied reports show expanding Biak island hold as bombers strike Palau and Truk and a major carrier task force pounds Marianas. MacArthur’s airmen hit Palau, Truk, and Rabaul while Nimitz and MacArthur converge on Japanese positions from Bougainville to the Philippines. Casualties rise with recent weeks’ totals.
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Nimitz-MacArthur Aimen
Iplands
Palay
Philippines
Admiral Ninita
Marianas Islands
Carier
Palau
Truk
MacArthur
New Guinea
Bik
Bougainville
Dutch New Gulera
New Guiner
Rabaul
New Britain
Kohima
India
Burma
Tor Kohinn
Sefure
Mylikyina
Sylween
Changsha
Hanken-Canton
China
Onhe Enat Aned
U.S
Quick Kayo in Finland Foreseen Continued From Page
The article discusses Finnish resistance to a Soviet offensive, noting two months since Helsinki rejected Moscow's armistice terms. It portrays Finnish resistance as stubborn but hampered by strong Russian artillery, with nationalistic resolve intact yet fatigue over German influence. It questions German support and cites British dispatches hinting at a possible Finnish government transition toward peacemakers.
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Helsinki
Moscow
Herve
Leningrad
Finland
Sweden
Rites for Carl F Thorman in San Antonio
Jari Thorman, 92, former resident of San Antonio, died Monday in Fort Worth. Services at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Porter Loring chapel with Rev. A Boand officiating. Interment Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by widow Marjorie W Thorman of Fort Worth, two sons Merman C Thorman U S Navy and Blacque W Thorman of Fort Worth, four brothers H C ALL Walter W and W L Thorman of San Antonio, sisters Mrs M Ballaway and Mrs Adam Kibler of San Antonio.
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Jari Thorman
San Antonio
Fort, Worth
Porter Loring Chapel
A. ¥. Boand
Sunset Memorial Park
Marjorie W. Thorman
Fort Worth
Merman C, Thorman
U. S. Navy
Blacque W.thorman
Chiropractors Attend Texas Chiropractic Homecoming in San Antonio
About 300 chiropractors and alumni gathered at the Gunter hotel in San Antonio for the nineteenth Texas Chiropractic College homecoming. The event featured lectures on technical subjects led by Dr. George J. Bennett and Dr. Robert Baler, with Dalits and the Houston alumni presidents presiding.
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San Antonio
Texas Chiropractic College
Gunter Hotel
Rathering
George J. Bennett
Ve Robert Baler
Houston
Forts Again Pound Nazi Air Bases
Allied air forces bombed rail centers from Arras to Normandy and struck targets near Caen and Poitiers to disrupt German transport. RAF and USAAF losses included several bombers and fighters, with heavy bombers returning to strategic targets after the invasion buildup. Reconnaissance showed damage to 16 German air bases in France and several rail facilities, while Berlin claimed 16 Allied aircraft shot down.
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R.A. F
Arras
Amiens
Cambrai
Flanders
Normandy
Poitiers
France
de Grimbusg
Caen
Meziden
Seirie
Cauidebec
Dunkerque
Gelsenkirchen
Coulogne
Une
SHAEF
Gelwenkirchen
Pontaubault
Cherbourg
Breton
Bretigny sur-Orge
Marntes-Gassicourt
Generals Weaver and Rogers on General Lee staff
General W G Weaver of San Antonio serves as field deputy commander of the Services of Supply in the European theater under General Lee working with General John O C H Lee to keep Allied invasion forces in France well supplied. Brigadier General Pleas B Rogers of Alice, Texas, serves as a base section commander on General Lee's staff.
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W. G. Weaver
San Antonio
Trey
John OC. H. Lee
Fort Sam Houston
France
Plees B. Rogers
Alice
Lee
Five Landing Strips Built in France as Invasion Safe Haven
Allied air forces announced construction and use of five landing strips in France. German claims say Americans near St Lo and Cerisy forest. Berlin reports heavy fighting around Caen and Tilly Sur Seily. Second and First divisions push inland toward St Lo amid widening battlefront. Allied bombers hit Nez airfields while rain limits visibility on supply lines.
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Talon Abbiene
Amarillo
Austin
J.hoston Brownie
Ghesenne
Chicago
Corpus Cl Crystal
del Rio
Denver
el Paso
Fort Worth
Fredericksbur
Houston
Axekaanvil
Kansan City
Saime
Angele
Memphis
New York
Chivaiyy
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Fuehia
Coto
Antoniy Wren
Cherbourg
Cape
France
Allertenn
Halleroy
Cerisy
Bayeuz
St. 10
U.S
Supreme Headquarters
ST. Lo
Berlin
Normandy
Dile
St Lo
Dispatch
U. S
Cerlay Forest
St. Ia
Sipretie
Tilly-Sur-Seylies
Caen
Orne River
Cerlsy Forest
Woodlands
Gaen
Funeral Rites Set For Mrs McCulloch In Texas City
Funeral services for Mrs. Lora Gaylord McCulloch, 7, are set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at her residence on East Woodlawn Avenue. Bishop Everatt Jones will officiate. Burial will follow at Willie In Gily Cemetery No. 1. A Houston native, she lived in San Antonio for four years and belonged to St Mark's Episcopal Church. Survived by grandson Lashby McCulloch Sutherland, Army. nephew William Leigh Morrow of San Antonio. two nieces Mrs. Sam Capers of San Antonio and Mrs. BD Dance of West Spains, N.Y.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Lora
Gaylord McCulloch
Everatt Jones
Willie
Gily
Houston
San Antonio
McCulloch
jMark
Episcopal Church
Lashby McCulloch Sutherland
A. S
William Leigh Morrow
Sam Capers
Dance of
West Spains
N.Y
No Expiration Due On Shoe Stamps
Bernard M. Goldburg, district OPA rationing officer, said at a Dallas conference that shoe stamps will not expire soon. He noted rubber shoe hoarding is tightening production due to manpower shortages, not leather supply.
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Tursiay
Bernard M. Goldburg
OPA
Dallas
Bnee
Cherbourg Peninsula Commander Dies in Fierce Fighting
London reports on June 13 that German General of Artillery Marcka, commander of Cherbourg peninsula, was killed in action leading his troops during fierce fighting. The UP-Berlin radio stated the official announcement.
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London
Berlin
Marcka
Cherbourg
Evidence in Normandy Claims Nazis Killed Yank Captives
New York report from London cites indisputable evidence that Germans tortured and murdered American paratroopers during early Normandy landings. Bodies found near Carentan show executions after capture, with others including a bound corpsman and a major found dead from stab wounds.
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New “York
Stanley Richardson
London
Normandy
Richardson
Carentan
Fined for Hunting Deer With Lights
Emil and Carl Rumpie of Ue Wetmore Road were charged in County Court with hunting deer using artificial lights. Game Warden A. E. Hitsfelder caught them with flashlights on the night of April 2. Earlier this week five others were fined a total of $21 for line fish violations.
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Emil
Carl Rumpie
Wetmore Road
A. E. Hitsfelder
Witzfelder
Lewes
Hanging by Toes Yank Saves Plane Over France
A US Army Air Forces sergeant from Mitton New Jersey saved his troop carrier by hanging from the plane’s underside to free a jammed control as flak rained over France. Two crewmen held his ankles while he cut away a tangled parachute with a hunting knife, preserving the aircraft and lives aboard.
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Ninth Air Force
England
John J. Nick
Mitton
N. J
France
Nick
Regular Mail Now Due From Europe
Officials said mail from Europe will improve as transport and censorship delays ease. War department and post office officials note prior shortages strained families, but faster transit and stricter security will gradually restore regular contact with soldiers overseas.
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Europe
Washington
England
War Department
Post Office
United States
Normandy Front Battles Shift To Strong Allied Drive
Allied forces push along the Cherbourg peninsula driving toward the opposite shore with Carentan and Montebourg in Allied hands. German reinforcements rush west as heavy tank battles rage around Caen and in the Cerisy forest. Berlin radio claims German commanders withdraw from Carentan to escape naval bombardment while Allied ships provide heavy fire.
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Montebourg
Paris
Cherbourg
St. la
Cerlay Forest
Carentan
Supreme Headquarters
Caen
Cerfsy
Normandy Beach
U. S
Texas
Nevada
Berlin
Alek
Montebourg Capture Told by Fourth Division Troops
Fourth division troops entered Montebourg, France after a heavy fight to clear German forces and destroy a church tower used as an observation post. German counterattacks with a few tanks were repelled, and the town was cleared by noon following a night of stubborn street fighting.
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Larry Let
Dist
France
Fourth Division
Normandy
Montebour
Gherbourg
Slermer
Montebourg
Navy
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General Weaver
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Veryice
Germanys’ Normandy
M1 1
Tily-Sur-Seulles
English Channel
Stacey Edwards
The
Antonio Aviation Cadet Cente
Mission Water and Sewage Assort
Pinza Hotel
Ioe Ds
Neightes
Pan-American Coffee
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Colwobie
Comates Onhs
Bepinicon Usmiyee
Marke Vorenvls
Grant
Hiskey
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
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