3000 Planes Strike Reich In Major Allied Attack
London reports that British Lancasters Halifaxes Fortresses and Liberators joined forces in a massive raid on Nazi targets across western Germany. Fortresses from the Eighth and Fifteenth air forces bombed Regensburg Augsburg Stuttgart and Furth, while Venlo and St Trond airfields faced Marauder assaults. Hundreds of escort aircraft including Thunderbolts Lightnings and Mustangs protected the operation.
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London
United
George McDow
Augsburg
U.S
Germany
Eighth
Fifteenth Air
Regensburg
Eienth
Stuttgart
Furth
Venlo
St. Trond
P L Cites FBI Data For Dallas Crime Records
Dallas Fire and Police Commissioner P L Anderson urged Dallas Chief of Police to read the FBI Bulletin before criticizing San Antonio’s crime record. He cited that the bulletin shows San Antonio with 33 murders last year versus Dallas 64 and Houston 65, 40 burglaries versus Dallas 1763 and Houston 2600, 1894 thefts under 50 dollars versus Dallas 4784 and Houston 5845, and 258 thefts over 50 dollars versus Dallas 294 and Houston 616.
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Anderson
D. ML. Welch
Dallas
San Antonio
Weill
Welch
Houston
RAF Beaufighters Hit Ship Off Spanish Coast
British Beaufighters on sweeps against German shipping in the western Mediterranean attacked two enemy supply ships off the Spanish coast. One was driven ashore and the other damaged. An Allied communique noted further hits on vessels near Yugoslavia and Ancona, with increased action at Anzio. Additional aircraft losses were reported as 14 Allied planes were lost and 36 German planes were downed in other targets.
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Alls
Naples
UPI
Mediterranean
Berlin
International Information Bureau
Blekligins
Agriade
Interetva Chaninel
Ancona
Anzio
Italy
Genoa
Padua
Florence
Prench
Toulon
No Negro Juror Grounds in Motion in Murder Indictment
Dennis Roberts’s attorney argued to quash the indictment on grounds no Negro juror served on the grand jury. Judge W W McCrory set a hearing for 7:00 p.m. on the motion. Roberts, of 214 Potomac Street, was indicted for the knife slaying of Gus Morrison on December 26.
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B.C. Qverall
Dennis Roberts
W. W. MccCrory
Criminal District Court
McCrory
M. Roberts
Lsted
Potomec Street
Gus Morrison
Matheny Receives Purple Heart Posthumously
Second Lieutenant Farl G. Matheny aged 22 is honored posthumously with the Purple Heart after being reported missing following a raid over Naples in January 1944. The War Department notified his parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Earl Matheny of 304 South New Brounfield Avenue that his plane was shot by anti aircraft fire and went down in flames over the Mediterranean.
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Matheny
Farl G. Matheny
Naples
War Department
Samuel Earl Matheny
New Brounfils Avenue
Taxpayers In Final Rush
Hundreds crowd the Federal building as the income tax filing deadline nears mid week. Internal Revenue deputies stay on duty 7 p.m. Monday to midnight Wednesday to assist, though officials caution taxpayers must provide earned income data and prior payments to have returns checked.
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Federal Building
Internal Revenue Department
Colbert H. Glenn
Doenitz Radio Broadcast On War Dead Memorial Day
Neutral Stockholm reports say Adolf Hitler was not broadcasting this year as Doenitz spoke for the German navy. Doenitz warned of a merciless struggle for the nation while noting enemy boasts and the high stakes of the war amid Berlin’s memorial day observances.
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London
Stockholm
Hitler
Timb Alts
Karl Doenitz
Gérard Landsmark
R. A. FP
Berlin
Aince
Germany
Doenitz
Hiller
Zeuplinis
Mussu
Uniter den Binder
Man Injured By Train Dies
B J Pineda, 31, was found on Katy tracks with both legs severed and died Sunday afternoon at M Robert B Green hospital. Funeral services planned for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Angelus chapel with rites at San Fernando Cathedral and burial in San Fernando cemetery No 2. Pineda resided at 907 Lenl Street.
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B. J. Pineda
Katy
Robert B
Forts Bomb Nazi Targets In France
London report says American Flying Fortresses bombed northern France with two losses while Thunderbolt escorts flew top cover. British Mosquito bombers hit western Germany without losses as Liberators attacked Pas-de-Calais targets solo. Hamburg raids followed by RAF Mosquitos underscore Allied air superiority with no fighter opposition. A separate London raid warning caused alerts but little damage. Augsburg’s MAN U Boat engine works reported heavily damaged in February attacks.
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London
France
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Pas-de-Calais
U. S
Hamburg
England
Air Ministry
Augsburg
Hardryx
Thief Steals 7 Lemon Cases From Beith Garedo Street Warehouse
Police report a Sunday morning theft at a warehouse on Beith Garedo Street 1200 block where 7 cases of lemons worth 85 dollars were stolen. Owner Antonda Majardo faces loss while authorities pursue leads. The text also references a historical note about the Norman era and a mention of powerful nations.
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Beith Garedo Street
Antonda Majardo
Dnnnr
Europe
G I Barber Given Own Army Dose
Fort Sam Houston barber Morris L Hedrick, after 18 years giving GI haircuts, was inducted and given a GI haircut at Dodd Field. He recalls the experience as ghastly as barbers at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Barkeley took turns on his scalp.
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Morris L. Hedrick
Fort Sam Houston
G. I
Hedrick
Doddfield
850 Per Dentist There Is One Dentist For Cacti
There is one dentist for 350 American soldiers overseas. The fragment notes a dental care item tied to military deployment and a per dentist figure, implying limited medical staffing for troops abroad.
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P.L
FBI
St. Joseph
Froing
Women's Army Corps
U.S. Army
Adjutant General
Munitions Ridge
Washington
D.C
UB. Employment Service
WAC
Army
RAF
Spain
Bilal
Amarillo
Crystal City
Denear
Dodea
Fort Wortly
oTredericksi
Ancksony
Kansan City
Laredas
Tate
Cole
Antonina
Winu
Texaa
Private
Breger Abroad
Aurea
Perk
G.I. Barber
Rooney
Papai-Cola Company
Long Inland City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bowling Co
Bill Kirby
Gulf South
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Ws Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
United Gas Pipeline Company
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