Foreign Workers Start Fifth Column in Germany
Washington reports reveal that six million foreign workers and war prisoners in Germany have formed a loose fifth column. Sabotage and raids are reported as these laborers slip from their groups to strike at rail lines, electric wires, and towns while civilian home guard units are formed to guard highways and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usy Kingsbery Smith
N. Stat
Washington
Manrch
Germany
Gereas
Flashes of Life By the Associa
A collage of brief wartime and home front items from across the United States. Michigan casualty lists shift momentarily as one man is listed as wounded then corrected. a Norwich undertaker drives a hearse on a defense ration. a curious incident over rocks stamped mode in Japan leads to trouble. a Seattle barber tale ends with a high ranking officer in disguise. a Chicago girl sends a doll to China's first lady. coyotes torment South Pasadena. and Springfield residents discuss old age pension drafts amid wartime costs.
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Associa
Forces press Tunisia front as Rommel splits armor
Allied and Axis forces clash in Tunisia with heavy bombardment from German OTs and 88-millimeter batteries. American patrols report offensive gains in the Gafsa sector while the Mareth line sees fierce fighting. British and Italian broadcasts exchange updates on progress and setbacks as Rommel alters his armor deployment.
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Loncdon
Reuters
Dunfala
London
el Alamein
Eighth Army
Rommel
Maknassy Road
el Guetar
el Hamma
Mareth Line
iThe Algiers Redio
Ing
Eighth Ary
Rome
Berlin
Mareth Village
Britsa
Sennen
Senate Passes Loan Fee Bill
The state senate approved H H Hull's measure to raise filing fees for loan and brokerage firms and extend reporting deadlines by six days in the banking department. President pro tem Fred Mauritz rejected Weaver Moore's loan shark amendment while H L Flewellen's bill to abolish court reporters' fees without evidence passed along with a tax collection venue bill.
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Aubtin
Mayen
UPI
State Senate
H. A. Hull
Banking Department
Weaver Moore
Fred Mauritz
H. Flewellen
Birth Notices Echoes For Joan Lynn
Pall Joan Lynn at F 12391. Birth notice confirms arrival and listing details. Local records note this newborn’s entry amid community announcements.
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Joan Lynn
Giraud appoints French Guiana governor amid Vichy severance
General de Gaulle and General Giraud dispute over appointments in North Africa as Jean Rapenne is named governor of French Guiana, a colony that cut ties with Vichy and aligned with the Allied cause. Other moves include Maurice Derlaué named governor of French Guinea and Couve de Murville to North Africa's civilian affairs office.
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Alqhers
Ay—Sen
Henri Giraud
French North Africa
Jean Rapenne
Ay, J
French Guiana
South America
Vichy
Rapenne
Charles DeGaulle
Maurice Derlaué
Guiapa
Bertaut
Giraud
DeGaulle
Maudea Couve de Murville
Jean Marie Bergeret
North Africa
Bergeret
Coulve A de Murvile
Ministry of Finance
Wergeret
Saramana
Reuter
Madrid
Barcelona
Bilbao
Vateneia
Malags
Novoces
Gomez
Algiers
London
Texans Win in National Photo Contest
Two Texas photographers earned top ten honors in a national AP photo contest from regional winners. Tommy Dillard of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram placed sixth with "Ouch!" showing a boxy going down after a sack. Paul Peters of the Houston Post placed eighth with "Armistice Day Catastrophe" showing injured people being dragged from debris. Peters serves with the US Marines.
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New York
Texas
Tommy Dillard
The
Fort. Worth Star-Telegram
Paul Peters
Houston Post
Dillard
Randolph
Hig
Peters
Marines
Britons Released By Italians Say A. P. Men Popular Prisoners
War correspondents Larry Allen and Godfrey H. P. Anderson among celebrated British prisoners exchanged from Italy. Allen, a Maryland born AP veteran, held in Camp 21 near Ohteti, Italy, described as one of Italy’s toughest camps with heavy walls and barbed wire. The exchange followed the Mersin Turkey swap and included American fliers and civilian internees.
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Paul Kern
Ler Port Said
iDelay
Larry Allen
Godfrey H. P. Anderson
Associated Press
Italy
Prlagneta
Allen
Ohteti
Mersin
Turkey
House Hears Tax Debate Amid Legislative Skirmish
A fragmented House debate centers on the Carlson Bill and the Rum plan. Members clash over tax forgiveness and incentives while polls hint substantial support for the administration bill, with factional splits and ongoing testimony delaying decisive action.
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Page
Wrohbg
Informs
House
Senate
16th Rattler Bite For Snake Handler
Tex Buyilvan, a veteran enogee handler at the Witte museum reptile garden, was bitten again by a rattlesnake while attempting to show a spectator a fang. He had prior bites, with this one occurring during a reptile display as he captured snakes alive.
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Tex Buyilvan
Tex
The
Spectator
Texas
A. B. Stokes
Gullivan
Guadalupe Passes Red Cross War Fund Quota
Seguin report states Guadalupe county surpassed its Red Cross War Fund quota by forty one percent. Chairman E F Schuessler announced a total of eight thousand eight hundred eighty one dollars, exceeding the county goal of seven thousand eight hundred fifty dollars.
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Guadalupe
Red Cross
Seguin
Guadalupe County
Red Cross War Fund
E. F. Schuessler
Rites Held for A. Woman at Local Cemetery
Rites were held at 2 p m Thursday at the residence 435 West King’s Highway for Mrs Hubbeta with interment at Mission Burfa Park. She spent most of her life on the Tas Hermanitas Tinch near Ban Mego.
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Weal King's Highway
Mission Bur Fa Park
Hubbeta
Tas Hermanitas
Ban Mego
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