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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1944

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Finland seeks peace as Nazi withdrawal agreed

Premier Hackzell announced Finland would end wartime ties with Germany and seek armistice terms with the Soviet Union. Russia would receive a Finnish peace delegation as German troops withdraw, with Stockholm reports citing broken relations with Germany and Finnish ships ordered to port in Sweden.

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Senator Norris Dies at 83 in Nebraska Home

Former Nebraska senator George W. Norris, long a liberal leader in Congress, died at his McCook home at 4:05 p.m. Saturday. He was 83. His bedside was his second wife Ellis Leonard of Gandose, Cat, and three daughters from his first marriage. The former senator suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Tuesday and had been in a coma since.

San Antonio Forecast With Cloudy Sunday Weather

A partial weather summary notes a cloudy Sunday in San Antonio with moderate temperatures and a high near 90. Additional data and details appear on page Al.

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Collapse of Germany Seen in 90 Days Warned Across Washington

INS dispatch reports high German officials in Washington forecast Germany’s collapse within ten days as Soviet advances accelerate. Military leaders anticipate decisive defeats on eastern fronts, with leadership likely to surrender only under pressure to save cities and manpower, potentially forcing Allied armies to win through Germany proper.

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Reds Smash Deeper in Balkan Fronts

Soviet forces drive deeper into the Balkans and threaten Hungary and Yugoslavia after clearing Danube sections and making gains along the Romanian frontier. Official communique notes heavy German losses across front in 12 days, with thousands killed or captured, while Soviet troops push toward junctions with Czechoslovakia and Yugoslav forces.

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Fifth Drives to Join Yanks in France

Allied forces pressed a broad front in Italy and southern France as Fifth and Eighth Armies broke through German lines. American troops pierced to the Como valley and advanced toward Lyon while pushing toward the Mediterranean coast near Genoa. Contes and Nice fell as French and American units cleared paths north of the Rhone, with large German withdrawals and thousands captured.

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Margie Says Mubby Wit Million Dollar Gams

New York Sept 2 Amid a strange domestic suit Marjorie Whittington former Piepicll Follies beauty whose fees were insured for a million dollars filed in New York court charging her husband Stephen Tomblewits with mistreatment of her famous legs He allegedly forced entry blocked her sight knocked out a tooth and kicked her legs during a dispute over a saloon bill Police are seeking Tomblewits.

New York Marjorie «Whittington Forkyill Stephen Tomblewits Fonmer

Belgrade under assault as Partisans advance amid Balkan turmoil

Reports from radio say Tito’s Partisans smashed toward Belgrade as German and Hungarian forces clash along the Transylvanian frontier. Soviet and Allied positions shift in regional power moves with Bulgaria forming a cabinet during peace terms talks.

Americans in Belgium Race Toward Brussels

Allied fronts surged into Belgium as U S First Army advanced from Hilton toward Maubeuge Tournai and Namur while Patton s Third Army pushed along the Moselle toward Metz and Thionville German forces retreated along the Rhine frontiers British and Canadian units reported gains near Lens Cabral and Vimy Ridge as the Allied invasion expanded into Belgium Luxembourg and western Germany with warnings to border civilians and increasing Nazi resistance muted by heavy air and ground offensives.

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General Dismissed as Slovak Grays Commander

London news from the Nat Transocean agency reports that commander Senevil Ferdinand Gatlos of the Slovak gray force was dismissed by order of puppet president Dr. Jason Tio. The disposal follows internal tensions within the administration and signals shifts in control.

London JINS Senevil Ferdinand Gatlos Hng Jason Tio Naat Transocean

Verdun bomb raid revives WWI memories in city’s ruins

Verdun, rebuilt after World War I, faced a fresh raid described as German vengeance. Heavy bombers and strafing planes attacked parts of the town, setting fires as smoke rose above the shattered streets. An American war correspondent was reportedly among the wounded or missing. the assault echoed the fortress city’s storied past and drew reactions from Allied observers.

Prene International Verdun Tole Verdun Doudmont Patton France Marshal Foch Tiger” Clemenceau Lloyd. George Pershing Anklon

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