Inspector Charges Pressure on Court Over Fire Violation Case
District attorney staff are accused of pressing to delay prosecutions of liquor merchants for using lumber in expansions in the downtown area in violation of the city fire ordinance. Judge McGioskey postponed Mosher's case and granted a postponement for Kaiz, while witnesses testified about fireproof materials and the war needs for lumber.
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Sta 1
Carl Wideman
Wideman
Augustus McGioskey
Gorporation Court
Orival Cr Mosher
North St. Mary's Street
Sam Kaiz
Houston Street
Mosher
Katz
Iay Sam Levey
Ang
Mqyor
Court House
Corporation Court
R. ¥&. Collins
Marvin Eckert
Dstrict
McCloskey
Kalu
Witemat
U S Bombers Hit German Targets In Heavy Day Raid
U S heavy bombers struck again as part of a second aerial invasion in as many days. The raid against Stuttgart Munich and other targets involved over 3360 tons of bombs carried by more than 1030 four engined aircraft. German radio reported fierce air battles along the eastern French and western German front with some fighter activity limited by snow and clouds.
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London
Germany
U. S
R.A. F
Stuttgart
Munich
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Barbers
France
RAF Forts Smash Sofia Rail Yards In Night Bombing
Naples dispatch says RAF Wellington bombers hit Sofia rail yards severing key Belgrade line. Weather clear with good visibility aided targeting as bombs struck yards and shops, one large building destroyed. Evacuations followed earlier raids aiding German front in southern Russia.
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Alltrd
Naples
Hitler
Russia
Red Army
Russians Close In On Dniester Front In Ukraine Drive
Soviet advances under Marshal Ivan Konev push toward Nikolaev and Odessa as German lines in southern Russia crumble. Red Army crews move to cut railways from Blobodzeya to Lwow while probing near the Dniester and Vinnitsa, with Romanians observing along the frontier.
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Moscow
Russia
Ivan
Konev
Second Ukraine
Rumanai
Bessarabia
Red Army
Bessarabian
Nikolaev
Odessa
Nikolyev
Black Sea
Bug Lake
Blobodzeya
Odessa-Lwow
Red Star
Stormovsk
Bug River
Dniester
Dnieper
Bug
Khergen Sre
Nikowev
Vinnitsa
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast in San Antonio and surrounding areas calls for cloudy and cooler conditions Thursday afternoon and night with a low around 64 degrees. Friday will be partly cloudy with warmer temperatures in the north portion. east and south portions may see light rain and cooler nights.
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San Antonio
Texas
U S Transports Downed in Error in War Mixup
SAN FRANCISCO March 18 Twenty U S army transport planes were shot down by Allied fire after German raids near Biely Sicily. Stars and Stripes correspondent Jack Fotsle reported the incident and noted the confusion amid Allied operations. He cited remarks noting mistaken Allied fire and the near flawless Sicily campaign with the only blemish the accidental losses.
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San Francisco
U. S. Army
Bieily
Jack Fotsle
Stars and Stripes
Commonwealth Club
Fessie
Eack
Allies Press Into Cassino Ravaged by Air Blitz
Allied Fifth Army infantry and tanks advanced into Cassino amid heavy German resistance and extensive destruction from yesterday’s aerial bombardment. Despite ongoing shelling and mine countermeasures, steady progress was reported in Cassino and the hills to the northwest. Envelopment continued on the Rome path with German defenses falling at coastal points as Air Force losses were disclosed.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Cassino
Rome
Hitler
Eighth Army
Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt Files Divorce
Mrs Ruth Googing Roosevelt files for divorce in 48th District Court seeking custody of three children and half of community property. She cites alleged unkind and tyrannical conduct by Elliott Roosevelt, a colonel in the Army Air Forces, noting separation began around October 1, 1943 after a July 22, 1933 marriage.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Elliott "Roosevelt
Ruth Googing Roosevelt
48Th District Court
Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Burney Pean Theater
R. K. Wanger
Stimson Outlines Italy Campaign Strategy
Secretary of War Stimson defended Allied aims in Italy amid criticism of slow progress. He said broad strategic goals including opening the Mediterranean, depriving Italy of war, seizing air bases in southern Italy, and securing Adriatic control have been achieved, while weather and terrain slowed operations such as the Cassino assault. He cited German reserves along the front and noted that a full military report confirms German defense lines.
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Polsia
Feisle
Washington
Casablanca
Stimson
Italy
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Thas
Gratin
Cassino
Allies Rip 330 Miles of Jap Defenses
Allied air fleets punched 350 miles of Japan’s southwest Pacific defense line, from Wewak in New Guinea to Bougainville, pounding supply depots and installations. Heavy raids on Rabaul and additional targets followed as Admiral Nimitz returned from Washington with plans to strike Oroluk and other eastern targets, while Chinese troops advanced in Burma near the Huking valley.
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Associated Press
Japan
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Oroluk
Carolinas
Wewak
New Guinea
Bougainville
Solomon
Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
Empress Auegusta Bay
Nimitz
Robert Richardson
Washington
Mondiy
Truk
Ponape
Tusale
Caroines
Marshalls
Burma
Hukiing
Walaubum
Mopaune
Rua
Cold Wave to Pass Up North Texas Rain Likely
San Antonio escaped the cold wave that threatened South Texas but will face continued rain and cooler temperatures. Weatherman J H Jarove projected Friday morning readings in the low 50s after a morning freeze in the Panhandle. Intermittent showers are expected through the afternoon and night, adding to March rainfall which is already high, with 2.70 inches for the month through 6 am Thursday.
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San Antonio
South Texas
J. H. Jarove
Jarboe
Panhandle
Han
Harlandale Ordinance Move Heads to Quick City Action
Mayor Mauermann pushes to incorporate Harlandale as a separate municipality amid council debate. Zeller and Callaghan clash on the plan while Police Commissioner Anderson warns of political risk. A special meeting is set to draft and vote the ordinance, with annexation tied to health district concerns.
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Harlandale
San Antonio
Ely
Elty Elly
John Zeller
Mayer Mayermann
Callaghan
Alfred Callaghan
FP. L. Anderson
Tommy Cobb
Gobb
Mauermann
Cifl
Anenex Harlandale
Zeller
Harlandale Lions Club
Alex Thomas
Temporary Chief of ODT Named Acting Director named
President Roosevelt named Brig. Gen. C D Young retired to be acting director of the office of defense transportation until a permanent successor is named. The vacancy follows the death of GODT Director Joseph B Eastman yesterday.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
C.D. Young
Office of Defense Transportation
GODT
Joseph B. Eastman
Factory Buys Site in L A For Large Furniture Plant
City council voted to sell six acres on East Houston Street to a major furniture factory with a 250000 dollar payroll, for 3000 dollars. Mayor Mauermann’s postwar planning committee and the chamber of commerce backed the sale, with half payment accompanying the recommendation. The Texas chain operates in Houston and Dallas. Construction to begin on or before 12 s after the war.
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Houston Street
Mauermann
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Five hundred San Antonio dads enter induction record
Five hundred fathers, the largest induction so far, join the armed forces from San Antonio on Thursday. Ninety five percent are fathers, with ninety eight percent entering draft, mostly Iron Draft. Induction seen as a cross section of young business men. Clerks note tightened deferments for under 26, requiring state appeals for exemptions.
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San Antonio
Arthur M. Scholy
Navy
Dhat
Selective Service
Bony
Vale
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