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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1945
Page
8
Harry Jacunski who played end for Fordham in 1936 to 1938 and for the Green Bay Packers for six seasons is appointed end coach at Notre Dame under Hugh Devore. He assumed duties at yesterday's practice in South Bend Indiana.
New fan research reports a decline in the number of types used on U S a equipment from fifty to a smaller figure. The study analyzes design variations, production runs, and consumer demand to determine a streamlined set of variants.
Detroit Red Wings reach the finals for the second time since 1942 after a four goal win by Carl Liscombe over Boston. They will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Detroit on Friday in the first battle for the trophy. The Wings beat Boston 5 to 3 before 14,508 fans to advance. The finals matchup includes a team they defeated eight times in ten games this season, with one loss and one tie.
The report notes that about one quarter of Japanese soldiers studied English and roughly 25 percent speak it efficiently. It highlights limited language training within the forces and implications for communications.
Ruth Cowan writes of a spy infested Riviera scene where Americans mingle with German agents and French police. A hotel lobby thrills turn to a tense dragnet as a target is questioned and a pistol is faced, while local placards warn of enemies in the area.
Navy tenders near Kerama Retto report calm early phase before the Ryukyu assault. Marines and sailors note beaches and hillsides as they monitor unopposed island progresses. First day features a large surrender on Zamami Jima as Japanese troops raise white flags and surrender in view of the flagship.
The diary describes sporadic shelling and air activity near Kerama Retto as crews on tenders recover from shoving off. Ships report fires and explosions, daily papers arrive, and efforts to locate a beer hall site and salvage marine engines continue. Entries describe Lt Edgar C Newkirk's Martin mariner night action and the arrival of Ens Roy A Kinnaird after bailing out near Okinawa.
In 50 B C damp straw was fired to produce smoke to reveal enemy positions, a common siege technique of the era. The method aimed to flush defenders from hiding and expose their location during attacks.
Guilford County property records list transfers including W P Barnhart to Ade L Hutchings and Ada L Hutchins on Cole property. J R Snyder to BF Casteen and wife on Meredith property. Victoria C Kennedy and others to Monroe Kennedy on Meredith property. Loftin to Hiatt on Alpert Street. Clinard to city of High Point on Clay Street. D E B Weaver to W R Broadway on Kirlow Street. Pegram to Wachovia Bank on Mayview Avenue.
Pvt. Rayford P. Richardson, wounded in Germany on February 10, has been brought back to the United States for treatment at Beatty General Hospital in Rome Georgia. His wife Mrs Cleo Wall Richardson resides at 317 Coltrane Street and left last Friday to join him.
At the San Antonio aviation cadet center cadets receive pre flight training for aerial instruction as alien members of the army air forces. The present class includes Walter Carnocian Comer Jr. of Montlieu avenue High Point North Carolina.
Pte James Dickerson, wounded on Iwo Jima, spent a weekend in High Point with his parents and wife Edith Yates Dickerson. He has reported back to the navy hospital in Portsmouth Virginia and was among the first to return to the United States after his injury.
A booklet from addresses in New York discusses whether epilepsy is inherited and what causes it. It presents opinions from doctors on neural factors and heredity, framed for readers seeking educational insights.
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