Italy in Worst Confusion Since Mussolini Fall
Swiss reports say Allied advances into the Gustav Line and bombings have disrupted food deliveries in Italy, triggering the greatest confusion since Mussolini’s ouster. About 400,000 Italians have moved toward Rome, which lacks housing for 100,000 bombed-out residents. Partisans widen offensives as clashes with Fascists intensify from Florence southward and in the Apennines. Sabotage and strikes disable transport and communications as Resistance groups seek amnesty and strike at fascist targets.
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Switzerlland
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Florence
In & Dispatch
Chiasso
Apennines
FASTEETH Announces Quick Fix for False Teeth
An old timey ad fragment promotes FASTEETH as an improved powder to fix false teeth on damp plates, claiming snug fit and no slipping. It touts easy at home use and recommends buying at any drug store.
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Tipperary
Fort Group Command Named For 27 Year Old Officer
1st Lieutenant Colonel Tomas S. Jeffrey Jr of San Antonio was chosen to command the 2 Fortress group in England after aiding in the Schweinfurt raids. He becomes one of the youngest officers to hold such a post, having previously served as deputy commander and planner for over 100 operations. His wife resides in San Antonio. Meanwhile reports from Europe describe ongoing fighting in Lombardy Piedmont and Tuscany with refugees and conscription unrest, and Yugoslav Partisans liberating Korliza Elbasani Berat as Axis forces fight to protect lines of communication. The Tito communique notes heavy battles across Bosnia Croatia and Italy with German forces attempting to clear key routes. A Partisan sabotage disrupted a Nazi supply train near Ljubljana-Trieste, causing a 14-hour halt and resulting in about 990 combat deaths and injuries.
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England
Tomas S. Jeffrey Jr
San Antonio
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Schweinfurt
Virginia Military Institute
Honstock
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London
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Berat
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CPA Exams Set for Three Days at Gunter Hotel
One hundred fifty candidates will take three day examinations for certified public accountant certificates at the Gunter hotel starting Wednesday ninth. O H Maschek of Beaumont has announced.
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Gunter Hotel
O. H. Maschek
Beaumont
Allies Push Through Liri Valley In Major Italian Front Action
Allied forces press the southern end of the Liri valley with heavy naval gunfire and air support as troops advance toward Pignataro and Cassino. British Indian troops probe defenses along the Rapido, while German positions along the Liri valley endure persistent tank and infantry assaults despite advancing Allied lines and river bridge improvements.
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Fifth Army
Ares
Rapido
Pignataro
Liri
Cassino
Ite
Hewhts
Bombers Hit Italy Ports Bridges As Allied Forces Stride
In Naples area on May 18 heavy bombers backed Fifth and Eighth armies while Marauders Mitchells and others attacked Italian harbors bridges and industrial sites. They hit Elba Portoferraio docks ships and captured areas, with heavy action around Livorno Spezia and Rome. Eight Allied planes failed to return and several enemy aircraft were shot down during 24 missions.
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Thunderbolts
Mutchella
Piombing
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Orviela
Pontedera
Pisayin~ Guet
Livornia
Liguriaa Sea
Acong
Adriatic
Spezia
Rome
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Fellows
Calif
Euperia
Fell
Ald A.m
Admirals Aid Seaman With Car in Ditch
In Los Angeles on May 16 a single apprentice sea car skidded into a ditch amid heavy rain. Fourteen men arrived to pull the car free. The sailor did not realize his benefactors included two rear admirals, four navy captains, three commanders, and six civilian scientists. One scientist said raincoats hid the officers' insignia.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Reds Bomb Nazi Convoy in Norway and Rail Hubs
Russian high command reports air strikes sinking three transports totaling 19 000 tons at Kirkenes Norway with a self propelled barge and other vessels damaged. Nazi transports set ablaze and a German bridgehead on the Dnieper area liquefied in a counter attack. about a battalion of Nazis killed or drowned.
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Miya
Sole
Doremant
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Leon
Old Poland
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Stryj
Dvinsk Ukhno
Dobrozin
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Ex Marine Leaps to Stop Robbers in Bayou Scene
Ex marine Lb Brown of DeKalb, 30, leaped 30 feet from a rail bridge into the bayou at midnight to save 100 dollars from three robbers. Brown, a shipfitter, said he served seven months in the South Pacific and was wounded in two major battles. Rushing to the scene, he escaped unharmed and provided police with details.
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F-L
Lb Brown
de Kalb
Brown
South Pacific
Rane
Berlin Ruin Described From Air
An aerial description details Berlin after bombardment with shattered walls and craters along Unter den Linden near the Lustgarten. A 30 foot wide hole opposite the Prussian state library wrecks the subway line. Extensive damage hits the university district and Kaiser Wilhelm I's palace area.
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Serres
Berlin
Unter den Linsden
Lustgarten
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Crown Prince's Town
LeBlanc Funeral Services Set for A J LeBlanc
Funeral services are arranged for A J LeBlanc at 9 45 a m on Wednesday at the Zizik Kearsis chapel with a 10 a m requiem mass at St Marys church Interment will follow at San Fernando cemetery Rosary services are planned by the Knights of Columbus at 8 am on Tuesday and by the Catholic Daughters of America at 815 p m
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Peach Street
Zizik-Kearsis
St. Mary's Church
San Fernando Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Thesday
Catholic Daughters of America
Strike delays threaten Mustang fighter motors from Packard plant
Washington May 10 The shutdown of the Packard Motor Car plant in Detroit due to a 3300 foremen strike endangers long-range Mustang fighter output for the European theater. About 30,000 employees were sent home as production of Flying Fortresses and B 25s could also be affected if the strike persists. A possible settlement emerged in Washington as Walter M Nelson and William K Davis conferred, but no decision was reached at the eight hour WL B executive board meeting regarding the back to work order.
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Washington
Patterson
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit
Packard
Walter M. Nelson
Foremen’s Association
Wiliam K. Davis
War Labor Board
WLBE
OPA Alters Rules For Boarding Houses Washington May 18
OPA announced that large boarding houses residence hotels and big camps serving many residents must remove 10 red ration points from each resident over a 10 day period. The new rule targets institutions feeding large groups and adjusts ration allocations accordingly.
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OPA
Washington
INS
Ration Point Changes Scrutinized in City Notices
San Antonio readers learn of a test day on May 16 1944 and a planned biweekly removal of 39 red meat points from residents ration books to remove unneeded stamps. The adjustment aims to align meat points with current consumer allowances reducing surplus vouchers.
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San Antonio
Approved by OPA WEA and IPB Paid for by Industry
A brief notice states approval by OPA WEA and IPB for an industry funded initiative. It notes funding support and official endorsement, detailing the agencies involved and the broad scope of industry backing. The wording emphasizes collaborative approval and financial backing without specifying program details.
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OPA
WEA
IPB
Industry
Plane attack wounds two ambulance drivers in Burma front
Two American field service ambulance drivers were wounded and killed in an attack by barre Zero aboard an unarmed plane carrying them to front-line duty in the Assam Burma area. The plane, piloted by an American, escaped and reached its destination after radio contact.
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Fatatly
Barre Zero
Iiarmerd
Escnrted
Assat-Burma
AFS
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