Yanks Enter Road Prato Front. British Make Gains In Adriatic
Allied reports say American Fifth Army moved into the center of Prato northern Italy and gained positions north of the Prato highway after capturing Lreea near the Gothic line. British forces pressed in the Adriatic sector, entering Rico clone Marina near Rimini, and capturing Resanigg while Monter San Giovanni was taken inland. British and Indian troops crossed the Venosta river near San Marino, advancing toward the eastern border, with heavy naval gunfire reported against Rimini. The Eighth Army pressed toward the Gothic line as Monti San Giovanni rose to dominate the Ventena-Conca valley and attacks stretched south of Monsummano toward Lucca. Night air service between Mexico City and Townsville began with Pan American.
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Cermans
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Frata
Pistala
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Cast
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Briitish Coople
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Bistein
Mexico to Get Dalkowits Widow Appeal
The appeal of Concepcion Covert de Dalkowits, widow of San Antonio born Lionel E K Dalkowits, killed in his Mexico City home in December 1942, will be heard before the Mexico Federal district Supreme court next Tuesday. Her bid seeks a four year prison term reduction. Dalkowits, a noted international businessman, is described as a figure of San Antonio, reputed to have made millions in deals.
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Concepcion Covert de Daikowitz
San Antonio
Dalkoviky
Indictment in Brownsville Traffic Death Case
Brownsville waiter and nightclub operator Ray R. Mickle was indicted by the Cameron county grand jury on charges he failed to stop and aid after a collision on the Boca Chica highway last June. Mrs Walcoff died days later at Mercy hospital after the car she rode in left the road and overturned. Walcoff was pinned in the wreckage for hours.
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Ray R. Mickle
Cameron County
Grand Jury
Walter Walcoff
Boca Chiva
Watrol
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Valley Ranchers Protest New Road Plan
EDINBURG Sept 7 Opposition grew to the government plan for rights of way to build a tree lined road between the Monova field airbase near Mission and a military field in Starr County Judge Looney says ranchers believe the road will not be maintained after the war and will enable intruders to enter and steal livestock and cattle from their lands
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Edinburg
Monova Fiel
Misesion
Starroom County
Looney
Pirrie Heads S. A. Milk Division
W. D. Pirrie has been named head of the city milk division by Warren E H Booker. Pirrie, with two years in the division, succeeds the late Tate G. CD. Carvajal, who died six months ago, as announced by the sanitary division.
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W. D. Pirrie
City Health Department
Warren E H. Booker
Phursday
Pirrie
Tate G. CD. Carvajal
River Pecan Crop Bids to Be Asked at City Council
River city officials seek bids to harvest pecan crops along the river. Commissioner Henry Hein and City Clerk Frank Brady announced bids to be opened at 9:00 a.m. September 14. Parks Brackenridge Koehler and Valley are among venues listed in the notice.
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Henry Hein
iGity
Frank Brady
Lrackenridge Park
Koehler Park
Vaio
Dual Assault On Siegfried Line Set
Allied forces push toward the Siegfried Line as Meuse river crossings expand and Aachen lies within shouting distance. British Canadian and Polish units isolate Calais while fighting rages along the Moselle as Patton’s Third Army presses toward Germany and the Reich's defense tightens.
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Stifeens
Moselle Valley
Wes Qalligher
Patton
Thiel
APY
Seine Affteera
Yatton
Third Army
Germany
Itching First Application Atonlaing
Fragmentary note describes an itching first application and related actions. The text references a product name Blun Star and a date in a nonstandard format. No clear individuals or organizations can be identified from the readable content.
Three Men Fined $100 On Liquor Charges
Fines of $100 were assessed against three men Thursday for liquor violations. Otis Wilson of 12 Patomac Street, W. C. Steffey of 124 Armistead Street, and Dan Swinford of 147 Wellington Street were cited for possessing liquor without a permit. Seven other liquor violation cases were postponed to future dates.
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County
Cour Ab
Otis Wilson
Patomac Street
W. C. Steffey
Armistead Street
Dan Swin
Ford
Wellington
Gus Brown
Texas Liquid Control Bond
Two Injured In Sideswipe On Austin Highway
Two people were injured when their car was sideswiped near the Austin highway at 12 36 p m on Wednesday. They were treated at Santa Rosa hospital for head injuries and released. The injured are Robert Newnan of 12 West Summit Avenue and Assis Florence Stutts of 339 Elmhurst Place.
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Austin
Santa Rosa Hospital
Robert Newnan
West Summit Avenue
Florence Stutts
Elmhurst Place
Funeral set for Herbert S Foster Sr
Funeral services will be held Friday at Akers Funeral Home for Herbert Symes Foster Sr., age 67, of 1718 West Ridgewood Avenue. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Survivors include his widow Myra Foster, sons Harold and Herbert Foster Jr., daughters Mrs. Paul Kane and Mrs. Frederick Reed, and four grandchildren.
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Akers Fune
Herbert Symes Foster Sr
West Ridgewood Aye
Women in Government Discussed at Austin Conference
More than 200 representatives of women's organizations in Texas met in Austin for a conference to boost women’s government activity. Judge Sarah T. Hughes urged candid and practical action, noting the need to fill government roles with qualified workers as vacancies arise.
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Austin
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Iis
Valley Ginnings Near Record Total
Rio Grande Valley cotton ginnings for 1944 total 105,527 bales through September 1, a figure near the 1943 record. Ginning continues despite two weeks of rainfall losses and farmers’ notes of several thousand bales possibly lost.
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Mcallen
Rio Gramice Valley
Trucker Killed in Highline Crash
A truck driver died when his rig struck a highline pole west of the city causing a long blackout. The driver was buried in the wreck and burned severely, delaying identification until dawn.
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Woshagg
Thiss
La Grange Officer Killed in France
Second Lieutenant O. T. Willrich, 21, of La Grange was killed in action in France on August 17. His mother Mrs Annie Willrich was notified by the war department. He received his commission in January at Fort Benning, attended A and M College. He leaves a half brother, Captain Gilbert Addicks of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Graf Services Held At Round Top
Funeral services for Miss Leona Graf, 47, were held at Round Top Wednesday. Burial was in the Florida Chapel cemetery. She leaves her mother two sisters Mrs Marie Pochmann of San Antonio and Mrs Franke Krause of Houston and two brothers Ernest Gal of Round Top and John Guar of Houston.
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Leona. Graf
Hound Top
Bural
Florida Chapel
Marie Pochmann
San Antonio
Franke Krause
Houston
Ernest, Gal
Round Top
John Guar
Laval Reaches German Island Mainau Near Swiss Front
Der Bund reports Pierre Laval, Vichy head of government, landed on Mainau Island in Lake Constance, five miles from the Swiss frontier, according to a Swiss newspaper dispatch dated September 7. The note places Laval on German soil amid WWII turmoil.
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Laval
Aren
der Bund
Pierre Laval
Vichy Cllef
Mainau
Lake Constance
Rabies scare prompts dog control talk at county school
At a Corpus Christi event a school assembly urged parents to keep dogs penned for two weeks amid a county rabies scare. The disruption came as dogs wandered onto the stage and a dog fight broke out before authorities could fetch the animals and continue the talk with children aged six.
Isan Antonio Light Item From September 7 1944
A brief 1944 newspaper item from the Isan Antonio Light dated Thursday September 7 notes a local update. The readable text mentions no decisive outcome or names beyond the publication’s header.
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Isan Antonio Light
Kerrville Youth Fined for Fire
A Kerrville youth pleaded guilty in Fredericksburg district court to throwing lighted smudge pots on lumber scaffolding on a bridge under construction. A fine of 100 dollars was levied. The youth was paroled to the custody of his father. Additional details unclear.
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Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Se Ngar
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