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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1944
Page
7
A Polish American prisoner known by a pseudonym describes Ravensbruck concentration camp horrors endured for over a year. She details starvation, disease, medical experiments, beatings, forced marches, and the crematorium as witness to Nazi atrocities.
American citizen Private Breger recounts captivity under Gestapo in enemy territory. He endures polite interrogation, severe beatings with a whip, and long delays while authorities question suspected anti Nazi relatives. He asserts American citizenship and awaits papers before possible return to the United States.
Rupert W W Burns, of 1441 Hicks Avenue, now commands the East Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force at an English air base. A 28-year-old veteran, he previously served as air executive officer and deputy commander of the First Bombardment Division, earning the Silver Star for a low-altitude mission at Nantes, France, on Sept 13, 1944, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for a bombing raid on an engine factory near Berlin on Aug 4.
Negotiated under wartime rules, Blitz cans and Jerricans now face price ceilings. Maximum retail price for a standard can is 2.10 dollars, with 1.50 dollars for a can needing reseating or ironing. The 5-gallon containers serve the armed forces for gasoline and water transport. Treasury has resold surplus stocks to civilians.
A list of soldiers awaiting reassignment arrives at the Miami Beach Army ground and service forces redistribution station. The names include Lieut Thumain Hood and Chief Warrant Officer Clifford E Brown, with details of European and Pacific theater service, months overseas, and spouses listed. The notice records multiple sergeants and staff sergeants with varied European, Mediterranean, and Southwest Pacific deployments and lengths of service.
Sailor Daiies Haley age 112 Carter street and two female companions escaped serious injury when his auto ran off Nogalitas street. It jumped a curb and struck a telephone pole, stopping 65 feet away. Haley, a 4-year-old, claimed no idea why he lost control. charged with negligent driving.
Tylertown Mississippi November 2 The Walker family says twins born last night in different states across the Louisiana Mississippi line. Jerome Walker of Warnerton and his wife claimed one baby remained with the family in Mississippi while the other was delivered across the state line, with both infants reportedly in the care of the hospital.
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