This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1945
Page
2
Paris reports Pernand Grenier former commissioner of the French delegation to a German prison camp describes conditions at Paris Dachau and Landsterg camps. He says German overseers at Dachau were brutal many inmates went mad and one man strangled his own father.
London May dicts: RAF fought heavy anti aircraft fire as six aircraft returned from raids. Overnight attacks on fleeing ships continued for days until dusk. Air Ministry announced the tally of ships damaged or sunk by RAF efforts off Norway.
In New York on a May date the USS Kearsarge gale drafts as the second vessel to carry the name and the third U.S. Navy ship named Kearsarge. The earlier Civil War ironclad sank the Confederate cruiser Alabama, the notable historic clash cited in the report.
Allied forces push into Czechoslovakia and Austria as Patton's Seventh Army advances toward Pilsen and Linz. Germany signs conditional surrender terms with Eisenhower, ending major combat on the Western front. prisoners flood in and key Nazi figures, including Reichsminister Hans Frank, are captured as Munich falls and the Berchtesgaden villa is found ablaze.
A syndicated statement argues that Nazi brutality targeted Jews Russians and Poles with no exceptions. It calls for swift punishment of German leaders Gestapo SS and all responsible, urging United Nations war crimes action and global accountability.
A chaotic night across Danish towns and coastal areas as celebrations for Allied troops turned deadly. Reports say 20 killed and 7 injured in various incidents with German forces firing on crowds in Esbjerg. Interior clashes between patriots and Wehrmacht troops also noted.
Whinn w Bient Want Ad ean. do ty right now and at tow cost.
A parliamentary debate focuses on international cooperation in political and social rights. Proposals urge study and recommendations to advance human rights and freedoms for all, regardless of race language or sex, and to support development of international law amid ongoing U.S. demands and political commentary.
General Beverley, San Antonio official, commanded a fleet nicknamed Texas Trail Drivers. His passion for trail driving links to his father William Beverley, a cowman who crossed plains in 1871 and 1872. Beverley flew several assigned planes, including B-95 and BRL types in Italy, with No 5 Cerda at Wrigot Field. no notable incidents reported.
wartime dispatch details air strikes on Japan with B 29s targeting airfields on Kyushu and Honshu. American forces claim gains in Mindanao and the Philippines as Navy units bombard installations and coastal targets.
Among the notable Poles detained are Stanislaw Jankowski deputy prime minister of the Polish government in exile and General Oxulicki who parachuted into Warsaw to lead the underground after the Gilmans crushed General Boar’s insurrection.
Rome reports the US Fifth Army freed ten high ranking hostages from Nazi custody. Among those released are former Austrian Chancellor Kurop von Sechuschnigeg and his wife with their four year old son. The Prince of Sn and Marshal Pietro Badoglio officers were freed and valuable jewels seized. The 48th division also captured a prisoner camp at Dobiacco near the Brenner pass, where captives were believed dead.
Brackenridge High School announced the next school year’s junior WAC officers at the regimental prom on Friday night. Ruby Kelley was commissioned 83 colonel, with Mary Louise Lawrence Loyderdahl and Maxine Smith as lieutenant colonels, Jean Fertil Mary Frances Mealer and Betty Staricha as majors. Captains included Mary Elizabeth Wallace Darrene Smith Virginia Crandall Dorothy Simms and Betty Jean Sanders adjutant. First lieutenants were Patricia Form a Good Habit Read Retnar Lois Herrmann Janet Light Want As every day You ll Reagan and Mary Louise Butcher. Second lieutenants listed as Dolores.
San Antonio newspaper item from May 6 1945 reports a short dated note in the 2A section with fragmentary content. The readable text hints at a local event or notice but lacks sufficient detail for full identification or context.
London papers cite latest unofficial reports about Adolf Hitler and top aides possibly heading to Japan by U boat. The list names Hermann Goering Heinrich Himmler Martin Bormann Rudolf Hess Joseph Goebbels and Joachim von Ribbentrop in a prognosticated escape scenario.
A list of individuals including Ban Miguel Jeannine Massey Betty ny Janet Mery Lou Mathis Lillian Fertsch Aurora Ferm Mare jorie Young and Henrietta Delgatio is presented as a grouped roster request or notice. The fragment names several women in a sequence, suggesting a notice or assignment. The text provides no dates or actions beyond the ban context and the names themselves.
The notice promotes the Modern McCormick Method for eye care and warns against reading glasses. It claims farsighted eyes cause nerve strain and loss of focus, with bifocals making conditions worse. It cites Dr. J. J. Osborn at 913 E Quinry as a contact.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.