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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1943
Page
1
Stalin proclaims Donets basin cleared of Germans in a special day order as Soviet forces push through key cities. Reports credit skilled maneuvers and a strong six day offensive with heavy Soviet gains across Donets and Ukraine.
Allied air units from Britain intensified a weeklong campaign against Nazi targets in France. American Marauders hit Tille Nord and Lille Vandervlie airfields near Lille while Thunderbolt fighters supported the raid and Mosquitos pounded rails and airfields in France and Belgium.
Morris Borden a 49 year old Brooklyn clerk in the Brooklyn main post office was found dead in his kitchen with five gas jets on the stove after his wife Grace 42 and children Trama 14 and Stephen 7 were identified among wreck victims in Philadelphia. Police classified the death as self inflicted amid funeral arrangements.
Detectives will monitor stores and property for damage after a city blackout on Wednesday night. Captain Hadock said officers will patrol five walk routes for crimes or accidents, ensuring security in commercial districts and neighborhoods.
Public blackout instructions for San Antonio and Bexar County warn residents to stay indoors or seek shelter during an 8 to 10 pm test. Citizens must turn in lights, listen for signals, and follow warden directions as patrols monitor compliance across streets, buses, and highways.
Allied headquarters report paratroops seized the Nadzab airstrip in the Markham valley as Australian forces moved by air to reinforce Lae. Japanese resistance is light at first, with a large enemy force encircled near Lae and three airfields at risk of seizure. American fliers engage Japanese bombers and fighters over the Huon Gulf, claiming several enemy aircraft destroyed.
Texas health department reports 49 new polio cases for the week ending September 4, down from 75 the prior week, with the yearly total now at 964 as polio remains epidemic in parts of the state. Vacation bonds purchased by GM Delco-Remy division workers amount to 49422 dollars. Weather forecasts indicate little change in Texas temperatures with cooler mornings and scattered sunshowers east and along the coast.
In Washington both President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill learned of Italy's capitulation earlier than public comment. Roosevelt and Churchill spoke late at night and again this morning after war news surfaced. officials withheld immediate statements.
News of Italy's capitulation sparked joyous scenes among Italian war prisoners in camps across the British Isles as guards and officials prepared for subsequent steps in the war's final phase.
Allied headquarters in North Africa reports General Eisenhower announced the unconditional surrender of the Italian armed forces. Badoglio’s government requested an armistice for Italy and pledged to resist German interference while complying with Allied terms. The August proclamation confirms hostilities end and Italian actions against Germans will receive UN support.
Thirty prisoners of war from Camp Sulu will labor on the sewer line extension in Taylor. City Manager Richards said plans have been in motion for more than a week to address a severe labor shortage and to accelerate the sewer project.
President Roosevelt opens the 15 billion dollar third war loan drive with a 10 minute radio address and an all star Hollywood and motion picture broadcast. He is due to speak around 8 40 p m as part of an hour long program. Treasury officials say the drive will sell 90 million bonds and mobilize hundreds of editors and advertisers nationwide in a record campaign.
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