Overseas WACs and Russians Praised by U S Generals
Generals on page one praise overseas WACs for grit and nerve saying they showed courage under fire, and two WAC officers and 57 enlisted women with the Fifth Army upheld high standards from North Africa to England. They cited calm under bombardment and varied duties from flying planes to acting as messengers. Russians are described as earnest, patriotic, with humor, keen on radios and comforts, yet eager to please.
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Patch
Wacs
Truscote
WAC
Fifth Army
North Af
Rica
Ira Esker
Sic
Med
Fragmented notice on public health and vendors
A garbled OCR item references hearing difficulties and future events with unclear names. It mentions a home method and several unclear persons or groups. The piece seems to suggest recommendations involving Quine, Sarmers, and Drug Stoves Everywhere, but concrete details are unreadable.
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Aimale
Russians Reject 17 Million German Men As Crime Reckoning
General Eaker quoted a Russian officer who proposed killing all German men and taking 17,000,000 German women after recounting a massacre of orphaned children in a captured building. The Russian added that Germans would not be allowed to teach Russians in the future. Baker praised Russian women for newfound stature and responsibility in war. He noted Belkan speakers respected Americans and democracy. He forecast two final attacks on Japan: strategic industrial strikes and ground destruction of Japanese armies.
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Russia
Eaker
Baker
Faker
Ormen
New Nazi Gas Found Continued From Page One
A World War II era gas weapon scare is clarified as unfounded after investigations. German gas claims are dismissed with experts noting testing appears animal in origin. The report mentions the Green Ring name and shell markings color coded for gas types, while noting safe storage and underground dumps.
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Atlantic
Germas Fnd
Churchill
Hitler
Atlef
Council Confirms 6 Appointments For Term
The city council on Thursday confirmed six appointments for a term. Augustus McClaskay as cure parathon court figure, B C Selbreet as city purchasing agent, Waller Talsch as city auditor, Frank Brady as city clerk, Dr Lewis C Robbing as city health physician, and T D Cetbs dy as city attorney.
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Augustus McClaskay
Fuinge
Cure Parathon Court
B.C. Selbreet
Waller Talsch
Frank Brady
Lewis C. Robbing
T. D. Cetbs Dy
Ety
Little Hero Audie Murphy Shies From Celebration in Texas
Freckled Farmersville boy Audie Murphy, First Lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient, avoided show during a Heroes day celebration. He greeted General Baker at Alamo airport, refused posed photos, and kept a low profile amid press and crowds. Despite injury and modesty, he drew cheers as hometown plans and a parade hovered, while Murphy preferred anonymity.
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Farmersville
Texas
Audie Murphy
Alamo
Picure
Baker
Tsure
Murphy
Eker
Leutenant
San Angelo
North
Eden
San Anpelo
France
Germany
Winer
Purple Hearts
Andre Murphy
Palmersville
Home Set For Truman Home Set For Truman
Independence March 14 residents prepare for President Truman’s first return home since becoming president. He plans a two day stay, with a brief speech at Kansas City’s municipal auditorium on the second night and a short talk at Independence's Latter Day Saints hall. The homecoming will be modest with no parade.
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Independence
Movine
Harry
Truman
Washington
United Nations
Kansas City
Latter Day Saints
Thomas King, Texas attorney, dies at 60
Thomas George King age 60 died of a heart attack in his Houston office on Wednesday. He practiced law in San Antonio for 25 years, authored Descent and Distribution and Materialmen's Lien Guide, and was a member of the San Antonio and Texas Bar associations. Survived by a daughter in Brooke General Hospital, and a brother in Mississippi City.
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Thomas George King
Porter Loving Chapel
Rose~ Lawn Burial Park
San Antonio
San Antonio Bar Association
Texas Bar Association
Ing
King
Thomas Cornelius King
Sarah Smith King
New Orleans
Tulane University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
Texas
Pvt
Charlotte King Morrison
WAC
Brooke General Hospital
John W. King
Mississippi City
Miss
Jap Troops Write Off Okinawa Trap
A chaotic wartime dispatch notes continued Japanese casualties and trapped positions as Allied forces seal caves in Okinawa. Radio reports warn of 10 air fields near the area and the arrival of Fortresses and Liberators in the Philippines. Australians push 14 miles through jungle to reclaim rubber plantations in Borneo while facing booby traps and mortar fire. In the southern Philippines, the U S 19th Infantry breaches the Davao river stalemate, scattering Japanese personnel into pockets. Burma sees only minor actions, and Japanese broadcasts claim peace.
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Barrison
Okinawa
Philippines
Europe
Aussies
Borneo
Calin
Protectorate
U. S. 19Th Infantry
Davao River
Mindenag
Burma
Restore of order in Tade China after ousting of French forces
In Tade China, authorities say stability has returned following a military action that expelled French forces, with local officials declaring an end to the upheaval and efforts aimed at restoring governance and public safety.
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Tade-China
San Antonians to Judge Stock Show
San Antonians including R Beal Pumphrey and H A Firehugh will travel to Wimberley Friday to judge boys exhibits at the Wimberley Community Stock Show and Rodeo. The event runs Friday through Sunday with Stafford Smith of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce delivering keynote talks on Friday and Saturday.
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Masistany
Union Stockyards
H. A. Firehugh
Hexut
Wimberley
Judes Boys’ &Hibits
FLA
Imstovk
Stafford Smith
Farm and Ranch
San Antonio
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