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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1945
Page
3
Advancing with renewed pace under Sent. Gen. Sir William Slim, British 14th Army fighters push to block the Japanese escape route from Southern Burma toward Siam. Strong resistance reported in the Burma theater as operations continue in May.
E. B. Arnaud principal of Edgewood Elementary was reelected president of the Bexar County Teachers' Association at the Antival banquet in the Aurora hotel. M. R. B. Henniger was chosen first vice president, Miss Jeanette Stanfield second vice president, Mrs. Florence Stafford secretary, and Mrs. Neihan Hine treasurer.
A World War II era underground complex near Bad Neuenheim in Goat Mountain was revealed as a bombproof headquarters for the German high command. Labyrinth tunnels, villas for Hitler and entourage, and modern facilities show how the site could direct operations if fronts failed. Visited by the reporter, it is described as a vast, camouflaged emergency battle center used by von Rundstedt, Kesselring, and others.
Pvt. Chester A. Patterson, 34, of Adamsville, died April 20 in Okinawa from wounds in action. He reported for service July 24, 1944, and was sent overseas in December. He is survived by his wife, daughter Dora Jean, his parents, a brother in the Marines, and a sister.
A Austin youth confessed to burglaries in the Victoria street area after breaking into J Floods home on Nolan street. He admitted four recent thefts and implicated three local youths who were arrested nearby. The youth was in possession of a loaded pistol and had been driving a stolen car when seized by City Detectives Sandoval and Fivel.
Accidents remain a leading cause of mortality in the United States and incur an average annual cost of 141 dollars per household. The figure highlights the economic burden alongside the still rising fatality toll from accidents.
Paratrooper Sergeant Marshall H Holybee arrives in Georgetown from Moore General Hospital Swannanoa North Carolina for two weeks with his mother wife and daughter He is a veteran of battles in North Africa Sicily France and Holland and wears the Silver Star Purple Heart with oak leaf clusters Airborne wings Presidential Citation Good Conduct Medal and seven battle stars He has been treated for malaria at the Moore hospital and is now home for a brief furlough
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