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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1944
Page
1
Allied forces close to Cherbourg waterfront as Eisenhower reports steady progress against stout German defenses. American infantry lures, counter moves, and bombardments mark a brutal push with key positions near Cherbourg and the Orne estuary.
Federal court in Corpus Christi filed charges Friday against two Houston men and a Houston woman for receiving and concealing narcotics tied to an unlawful heroin importation. The defendants are Catherine L. Martin McAlter 35 Sidney J D Vowell 36 and William C. Frasier 36. All held on bond. Vowell and Frasier recently paroled from penitentiaries for robbery and murder respectively.
The War Department reports over 2,000,000 service members and 20,000,000 tons of army cargo relocated to 60 countries and island possessions since Pearl Harbor.
Allied air forces struck Yap Sorol Ullithi and surrounding targets as General MacArthur reports 2333 enemy casualties on Blakda Island. Fifth Air Force backed by Task Force 58 destroyed enemy planes and caused extensive ground fires. American losses were under one tenth of the enemy toll amid ongoing New Guinea operations.
Amid outages and candlelit wards doctors and nurses pressed on as a violent storm swept through the area. Survivors recount roofs torn from homes and at least six houses lifted from foundations, with Pittsburgh spared the tornado’s full force as aircraft incidents cropped up nearby.
Richard Mylius, 15, son of Mr and Mrs John Mylius, prominent Yoakum family, was fatally injured by a hit and run on Hochheim road eight miles from Yoakum. He died at the hospital after being found beside his twin brother Rolly. The brothers had visited relatives and were en route home when the accident occurred. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Mrs Edith McAulkie 40 and her seven children escaped serious injury when their two story Irene house was torn from its foundation and hurled into the next building during a tornado in Dragos burg. The storm drove them to the second floor and then the basement as it ripped the house apart. All possessions were lost.
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania June 4 1935 surgeons operated by flashlight to relieve victims of a tornado. Amputations were reportedly done at the state armory turned emergency hospital as Greene County Memorial Hospital filled beyond capacity. State police ferried doctors and nurses from Greensburg and Red Cross crews aided Chartiers where 25 to 30 houses were reported destroyed.
A blaze at a Denver dry goods warehouse damaged celluloid and nylon stocks causing 20 firefighters to be overcome by smoke and gas. Fire Chief W. W. Bryan led efforts as 14 were revived and six remained under treatment at area hospitals amid the tense scene. Nearby, at the Kearns depot, barbers served 190 men with rapid haircuts in two hours.
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