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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1945
Page
2
Washington April 15. Mrs Roosevelt requested a portion of Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural address be read at the funeral. Bishop Angus Dun pronounced the benediction after the prayer, noting the president’s faith and his line that fear is the nameless terror we must overcome.
A Boston summer resident who once disliked dogs saves a man in a boating accident with a stray dog. The heroic canine brings joy to his two children and inspires the family to become major dog supporters, owning seven dogs and funding local dog welfare groups. The piece also discusses why dogs bite and the impact of harsh training on later behavior.
The text stresses regular daily exercise over sporadic heavy sessions and warns against sudden weight loss. It advises reducing food gradually while increasing activity to return an overweight dog to normal, noting older dogs need lighter plans. It mentions a large dog weight example of 210 pounds as background.
The piece notes a Saint Bernard named Yocub as the world’s biggest dog at 247 pounds and nearly eight feet long. It then shifts to humane leash use, advising gentle control, not jerks, and to guide dogs by voice and steady pace.
Mrs. Lillie Hyder Stepp Bruce died at her East Flat Rock home on New Street at 4 10 p m Saturday after a decade of declining health. A Baptist member, she arrived five years ago from Hendersonville and was twice married, leaving two daughters, one son, three foster daughters, a sister and two brothers with five grandchildren. The body will be moved to the old residence Sunday afternoon, funeral plans pending relatives.
Fragment from a church service text detailing prayers for the departed, including hymns, litanies, and the Lord's Prayer. It ends with blessings and a plea for divine guidance, peace, and eternal rest for the faithful.
George W. Anthony will conduct both the memorial service and the grave ceremony. Roosevelt family ancestors lie in the 134 year old St James churchyard, with a modest plot under beeches and elms. The cortege will move from the railroad to the manor house as violets bloom along the woodland path. Weather for tomorrow is forecast clear and mild.
In a stately setting a grave is dug in a rose garden adjacent to a manor house and a new field stone library. The scene blends white wood, stone and stucco as investigators assess the unusual burial site.
The article weighs daring Allied pushes into German lines and the daunting German holdouts in northern ports, flooded Holland, and a snowbound southern retreat. It notes the Nazis may cling to territory through fall while Allied thrusts push toward a final surrender, with victory proclaimed once Germany is defeated.
Von Papen of Bunker Missouri and Gilinti of Chicago are mentioned in a wartime exchange after Von Papen’s capture. A British report calls him “just a prisoner” amid rumors of a peace bid while Sgt Frederick leads him away.
The article details Hodges’s Rhine clearance in the Montgomery Simpson plan and the Remagen bridge capture altering the Allied outlook. It notes German withdrawals, trapped forces in Holland and the Ruhr, and a likelihood of continued organized resistance ending in bush and cave sieges.
News from the San Francisco talks shows Molotov’s role brightening hopes for a Russia led peace-keeping effort. Stalin had named Andrei Gromyko as Russia’s conference representative, disappointing Roosevelt and Stettinius who sought top level foreign officials. Eden’s presence for Roosevelt’s funeral allows renewed informal talks between Eden, Truman, and Stettinius on key issues.
The Junior Order District No. 13 met at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Sheraton hotel's ballroom. T. D. Alley presided. Olin Clodfelter led devotions. Mechanicsville Council No. 13 led in membership gains. Council No. 29 was second. A Roosevelt tribute service followed, with A. C. Edwards delivering the keynote. A banquet at 6:45 featured Miss Sarah Frances Jessup and magician A. Coke Cecil. a Daughters of America bingo session completed the evening.
British RAF heavy bombers attack Kiel while a 750 aircraft raid dumps over 3500 tons of explosives into the Gironde estuary gateway near Bordeaux. Reports say German coastal defenses faced little flak and much of the bombing was visual with good results.
The flag draped casket of Franklin D Roosevelt arrived from Warm Springs, Georgia, at 9 50 a m and was driven along the inaugural route as 300 000 to 400 000 Washington residents stood in silent shock. President Truman joined the family at 4 p m for Episcopal services in the East Room and the casket was moved to the lobby carrier for interment at Hyde Park after a day of national mourning.
Catholic bishops denounce Marxian rule as dictatorial and propaganda driven, urging genuine democracy, a sound world organization, and an inter nation bill of rights. They warn against altering the UN charter and call for fair treatment of enemy nations while seeking liberation for Europe. Signers include Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel of New Gulatan.
Nazi broadcasts admitted Zhukov’s tanks had penetrated deep into German lines while Soviet claims of destroying 47 Russian tanks in hours circulated. Front news described Allied armies nearing Frankfurt and battles shrinking the Ruhr, with German defenses collapsing and multiple cities under attack as Patton and Hodges forces pressed toward Dresden and Leipzig.
Dispatches from Okinawa say 218 Japanese planes were shot down in two days while Nipponese pilots were described as inferior. Tokyo claimed suicide squads sank or damaged ships of the invasion armada. American air losses were a half dozen on a Tokyo raid near the arsenal district.
U S Ninth Army forces a second Elbe crossing within 45 miles of Berlin and expands a bridgehead as German defenses collapse. Soviet and Romanian forces advance toward Prague and Vienna while Red Army units threaten Berlin from the Oder Neisse line with Rokossovsky and Vasilevsky massed for a wide pincer. German forecasts warn of a major Berlin assault as Zhukov and Konyev plan continued pressure on multiple axes.
Cardeal and diplomats, along with military leaders, are expected to attend memorial services for President Roosevelt tomorrow night in the American Catholic church of Saint Susanna in Rome.
Chinese forces repelled Japanese incursions in southwest Henan and northern Hupeh while American air support aided Chinese positions in Hunan and Hupeh. Japanese columns were forced back near Chih kiang and 18 miles west of Paoching as Moscow denounced the Russo Japanese non aggression pact.
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