RAF Bombardment of Berlin and Paris Raids Reported
Allied air forces launched a major Lancaster raid on Berlin described as among the largest, dropping heavy fire bombs in 20 minutes as British losses ran to 58 and 47 in earlier raids. Fortresses bombed the Caudrot Renault plant near Paris and American units hit five Nazi air fields in France. Stockholm reports many foreign warplanes heading south, with one plane believed to have crashed near the Danish strait residence.
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Stockholm
Berlin
London
U.S
British
Air Ministry
Rhineland
France
Reichgtratshal Goering
Sir Ministry
Rouge
Paris
Caudrot-Renault
Rom- Fily-Sur-Seine
Vichy
Associated Press
Re. 4. F
Sweden
Denmark
Death toll from Pacific fighting slows wartime loans
London dispatch reports Tokyo radio stating Count Hitohide Pushkini, son of Prince Hiroyasu Pasumi, died from wounds in South Pacific action. The broadcast notes his rank as the fourth son and cites battlefield losses as part of the third war loan coverage.
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London
Bei- Jin
Tokyo
Hi- Tohide Pushkini
Hiroyasu Pasumi
Reds Take 400 Towns in Push
Russian armies gain momentum in a summer offensive as a Soviet communique reports 400 villages recaptured and 150 more in the Donets basin. Troops close on Stalino Konotop and Smolensk while heavy German losses mount and Bryansk’s advance slows amid stiff resistance 195 miles from Kiev.
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Reds
London
Dnieper
Red Army
Stalino
Donets
Konotop
Bryansk-Skey
Smolensk
Bryansk
Kharkov
Ted
Sevek
Ukraine
Kanotop
Bryansk-Kiev
Kiev
Navy Air Workers Pledge Extra Hour
In Corpus Christi and London reports, air ministry officials say thousands of air workers volunteered for extra hours of service to level Axis labor. About 4000 civil service employees at naval air stations agreed to work additional hours without pay, using light yet powerful cutting devices, and will labor in shifts to perform tasks for bomber defense and maintenance. The devices are compact and weigh a few pounds each, about the size of a brick.
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Navy
Corpus Christi
London
Corpus
War Loan Drive Opens With Bond From Churchill
The War Loan Drive opened with a formal ceremony in the White House diplomatic reception room. Prime Minister Churchill received a $100 bond from Secretary Morgenthau and planned to donate it for Mrs. Churchill to aid the Russian relief fund. The treasury aims to sell 50 million bonds nationwide for a $15 billion goal. Five volunteer salesmen will participate in the drive.
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Washington
Rephanew
Treasury
White House
Churchill
Morgenthau
Burns Fatal To Young Girl In Gasoline Fire
Joyce Ann Ashley, age unknown, died at 2 30 am Saturday after attempting to burn out an ant hill with gasoline. The incident occurred near her home on Route 7 Box 230. A boy accompanying her suffered hand burns while trying to extinguish the flames on her clothing. Funeral services are planned for Saturday afternoon. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs E G Ashley and brothers Marvin Lloyd and Ray Ashley.
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Joyce Ann Ashley
E.G. Ashley
Route 7
Joyce
Ainhill
Marvin
Lloyd
Ray Ashley
German evacuation of Vienna reported by Swedish dispatches
Swedish reports from Budapest indicate the Germans are evacuating most women and children from Vienna as Allied forces advance in Italy. The move is tied to fears of intensified bombing, following recent fortress raids near Wiener Neustadt and the Allied push into the Italian front.
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Stogknlm
Budapest
Vienna
Italy
Weiner Neustadt
Iienen
War Loan two injured in auto collision
Two people were injured in a vehicle crash on Friday night at the intersection of Tait boulevard and Frio City road. B D Kinney and Pitree H Fletcher were involved. Kinney had no injuries while Fletcher suffered a dislocated right shoulder and Joyce Ann Fletcher received serious head lacerations. All were treated at Kelly Field Hospital.
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B.D. Kinney
Crosby -Street
Pitree H. Fletcher
Eleanor Avenue
Tait Boulevard
Frio City Road
Joyce Ann Fletcher
Bruns- Avick Avenue
Fieteher
Klanlere
Kelly Field Hospital
Kinney
Allied planes sink three Japanese ships in New Guinea area
Allied headquarters report heavy air strikes near Wewak New Guinea sinking three freight transports of about 7000 tons each and damaging multiple ships in surrounding harbors. Mitchell bombers also attacked a destroyer and cargo ships while other patrols damaged vessels near Waingapo Massau and Cape St George.
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Gas
Southwest Pacific
Sept. m
Ay Ont Wewak
New Guinea
Navy
Knox
Washington
MacArthur
Wewak
Thursiay
Ol Kns
Darwin
Australia
Waingapoe
Soentba Island
Cape St. George
Massau Island
New Ireland
Timika
Dutch New Guinea
Dapl
Hans
Japs Abandon Rekata Base in South Pacific
U S headquarters report Rekata Bay seaplane base on Santa Isabel abandoned by Japanese forces. MacArthur notes heavy bomber strikes on Rekata with no opposition shown. Unconfirmed reports say entire island evacuated, with possible movements toward Choiseul and Bougainville. Santa Isabel had served as advance base for attacks on Guadalcanal.
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U. S
South Pacifico
Rekata Bay
Santa Tsabel
Guaddicanal
South Pacific
MacArthur
Rekuta Bay
Santa Tsabaltas
Choiseul
Solomon Group
Bougainville
New Georgia
Vella Lavella
Santa Isabel
Guadalcanal
Nazis See More Invasion Blows
Wartime column notes Nazi radio predicts invasion of Western Europe and points to possible Mediterranean and channel landings. Reports from Berlin and Nineteen Forties broadcasts discuss Allied strength, transport, and a potential two to three blow strategy. Continued on page 2.
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MacKenzie
Noel
Berka
Balf
Berkast
Ludwig Sertorins
Churchill
Mediterranean
Sian
Washington Seeks Second Italy Drive As Allies Prepare
Washington today weighed the second phase of the Italy campaign. Allies expect additional thrusts to back the Eighth Army, with British and American forces in North Africa poised for action. A drive on Corsica could precede a French invasion, while halting the north south rail line near Rome would strain Axis reserves and accelerate the campaign. French operations remain a tentative component of Allied plans.
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Washington
Bent
Italy
Seventh Army
Fifth Army
North Africa
Rome
France
Corsica
Ornde
Napoleon
Hitler
Haly
Axis
Germany
Europe
Bexar County Prepares for Citywide Blackout Test
San Antonio plans a practice blackout Wednesday between 8 p m and 9 p m Chief Air Raid Warden Walter Wolff announced. The two minute blue signal will require lights out and shelter readiness. Red signal will trigger blackout in cars and streets with called shelter procedures. exemptions apply to rail lines interstate war plants. Maj. J A Barris will lead the 36th Texas State Guard battalion guarding installations and aiding traffic control during the blackout.
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San Antonio
Walter Wolff
J. A. Barris
Texas State Guard
State Highway Patrol
Invaders Meet Weak Opposition On Calabrian Coast
Allied forces push a 10 mile bridgehead from Hepe to Cape Spartivento in southern Italy. British and Canadian troops meet light resistance with many Italian captives, as reinforcements cross the Messina Strait and air power strikes deepen the advance along the toe of Italy.
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North Africa
Hepe
Melite
Melita
Cape Spartivento
Messina Strait
Reggio Calabria
Eighth Army
Sicily
Sarmadas
Allie
Naples
U. S
Middle East
Sulmona
Rome
Catanzaro
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sardinia
Capur
Capo Dichinn
Gapba
Cosenzi
Yylaly
Hook
United Nations
Algiers
Sala
Valiant
Warspits
Park Dy
London
Daily Express
Unis
The
Gol
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Jas
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Canadia
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Munro
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