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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
2
Report from Liguria notes a Free Genoa radio station announcing all resistance by 9 a.m. today as partisan control shifts. Mussolini ally Benito Mussolini is said to have fled from Milan, while industrial hubs like Turin and other cities face changing hands.
In Bern on April 26 Mussolini and ex-secretary Parinacci arrived at Como near the Swiss frontier. Citizens identified Mussolini despite disguise while the pair stay in a bomb-wracked Como monastery. Earlier reports said Milan was taken by partisans.
The enemy hastily evacuated a foothold on the Po River south side, east of Ferrara, abandoning extensive equipment and motor transport as they pulled back.
The article quotes President urging a choice between international chaos and a world organization to enforce peace. He says differences between nations are wholesome when within limits and progress starts with opinion differences solved by reason. Secretary Stettinius warns that no nation can afford failure.
Allied headquarters said the Fifth Army pushed beyond the Po with limited resistance. The press blackout remained on exact sectors reached by American and South African spearheads.
Third amphibious corps reports 21,269 Japanese killed and 399 captured on Okinawa and surrounding islands from D day April 1 to dawn yesterday. American ground losses total 1,146 killed, 5,982 wounded, 296 missing. naval casualties 4,700 with 989 killed. One hundred enemy ships sunk, including the Yamato. Soldiers advance against the Little Siegfried line amid heavy bombardment and air attacks.
The Philippines front reports heavy fighting around Baguio as Maj. Gen. Woodruff's 24th division pushes 16 miles toward Mindanao. U S forces near Davao, within 57 road miles, while Japanese resistance remains stubborn in the ruined town. A civilian describes intense bombing with hours of explosions.
Fragmentary note reflects on pharmacy as art of preparation according to physicians and prescriptions, emphasizing preservation and meticulous compounding in medical practice.
Washington April 26 The total arm and navy combat casualties since the war began stands at 929 373 Secretary of War Stimson lists army losses at 829 001 and navy additions of 100 72 bringing the combined total to 16 895 more than last week The breakdown shows killed wounded missing and prisoners for both services with regional theater figures through March 31 and early April.
Civilians face changes as cull and utilitarian veal and lamb cuts along with cheeses move under new price controls. Argargine substitutes and beef cuts see price shifts from small increases to larger decreases. Chester Bowles calls the meat situation difficult with no definite movement likely in distribution ahead. He estimates civilian purchases around 200 million pounds weekly versus April totals.
AP News explains that pushing a wood block across a table is governed by weight rather than orientation. Whether the block rests on an end or a face, total friction remains the same because increased pressure per square inch on an end is offset by the smaller contact area.
Considerable cloudiness with an occasional shower or thundershower this afternoon and early tonight. The weather will become fair and much cooler late tonight and Friday.
Soviet forces encircle Berlin with urban combat and a planned capture of Adolf Hitler if present. Reports say German defenders and civilians seek safety near Russian lines while Konev and Zhukov push from west and north toward the Elbe and American positions.
A Kalamazoo man Corp Steve Filip recalls a single harmless bomb on Attu on Oct 13 1943. The report notes eight USO show girls and a slang remark about the experience. It adds a statistic that 1944 saw one fatal accident per 372 U S families.
The narrator recalls Joe Gatewood and a rainbow over a convoy signaling safety. Marines ride small versatile horses found across Okinawa, with rope halters and bamboo bridles. many sailors lack riding experience despite enjoying the countryside rides.
The piece recalls the Belgian royal family sheltering in a La Panne farmhouse throughout the war, enduring daily bombings while noting the unreal brutalities of Hitler's campaign. It cites a Moscow dispatch quoting a war correspondent in Berlin and the Red Army's intent to crush the city and exact retribution for German crimes.
British Second Army closes up to the Elbe as American Ninth Army and British forces span 200 miles of the west bank from Hamburg to Dessau. Canadian units reach Kritsum near Emden while Patton’s Third Army breaches the Danube across a wide front toward Passau in a renewed strike on Hitler’s southern Alpine redoubt.
Lt Cmdr John S Thiemeyer Jr of the Navy Medical Corps says the crash belt reduces bone injuries in emergency landings in the organization's bulletin.
St Louis April. Laurrell Fuller, a machine shop worker, is punctual at work even when a bus is missed. He hired a private plane to arrive on time, illustrating his dedication to attendance.
Refugees including American British Belgian and other Allied prisoners crowd a river crossing under Lt Col Eric E Bischoff 102nd division as German troops collapse Sabotaged by Goebbels rumors and SS resistance floodlines report mass prisoner transfers with thousands more on the way amid Berlin refugee shortages and a note on Philadelphia parks.
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