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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1943
Page
8
The article argues Italy judged the honor of a great nation greater than mere profits and framed vital rights, expansion, materials, work and production as world conscience issues. Neutrality based on money would renounce a century old goal, pushing the nation into an ardent battle stance.
Canadian correspondent Ross Munro reports the eighth army advancing since Aderno, with British and American patrols closing in on German rearguards between Bronte and Cesaro. The joint effort aims to trap Axis forces as American coastal units race toward Taormina and Capo Milazzo, while Allied fleets guard sea lanes from Riposto to the coast.
Hollywood gossip notes Joan Crawford plans film production role after leaving MGM for Warner Bros. Marine star buzz includes Alan Carney imitating stars, war bond caravans, Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth on screen, Mae West book, and Lucille Ball kissing record. Anecdotes on Abbott Costello bet with Admiral Rosendahl, Ingrid Bergman singing in Gas Light, Mary Martin Broadway goal, and general wartime entertainment chatter.
Wes ley Sturges, a Yale law professor, is set to become the U S State Department's economic program director in Sicily, contingent on the island's surrender. The appointment signals a major post in postwar administration with emphasis on economic governance and reconstruction.
A man who sells his own mechanical refrigerator or washing machine above the ceiling price may be sued for $50 or treble the overcharge plus reasonable attorney fees and costs. The era’s wartime Q&A covers penalties for price gouging.
New York observers can view the midsummer Perseids from tonight through Thursday with peak activity Wednesday night after midnight when the moon has set. Meteors are tiny grains of sand traveling faster than 40 miles per second about 60 miles up, part of a long orbit billions of miles from the sun. Estimates place the shower's width from a few million to 15 million miles with 10 to 60 meteors visible per hour, best in the late hours as the observer faces the oncoming stream.
Washington reports the Office of War Information domestic division trims staff from 1,269 to align with a 2.25 million budget, cutting 46 field operations and nearly abolishing the motion picture bureau. Major curtailments save 4.45 million of a five and a half million cut, with poster and pamphlet distribution ended to save two million.
German officials signaled limited concessions in a southern and central Italy occupation, warning that surrender could topple the House of Savoy. Von Ribbentrop outlined a German backed future for Italy, noting reinforcements in Sicily and vowing talks with German military authorities rather than Nazis, as part of a unified axis defense.
CITY prisoners report the 253rd infantry division losing half its strength while Russians claim German losses exceed 3500. Moscow radio says two Red Army generals were killed at Belgorod and Orel, identified as General Apensenko and Major General Gurtyevy. Also notes the 1901 First Woman's World Fair in Chicago.
North Carolina remains quite warm this afternoon tonight and into Wednesday forenoon with scattered thundershowers in the mountains and northern areas late today or tonight South Carolina also warm through Wednesday forenoon Charlotte notes the period August 10 to 14 includes official Weather Bureau records for 24 hours ending 8 30 a m Eastern War Time
A wartime column condemns Japanese actions including rape and murder, argues for recognizing enemy nature, and urges punishing leaders like Hirohito and Tojo. It appeals to render Japan impotent militarily and notes earlier failures to convict war criminals, while promising postwar accountability.
Charlotte detective captain Frank N. Littlejohn said charges of defrauding several women through newspaper ads seeking a hotel manager were preferred against M. B. Carroll, 54, a railroad worker. Arrested in Salisbury, Carroll posted ads across the Carolinas seeking a settled woman to manage a hotel he claimed to own after his father’s death. At least three Charlotte women and one in Durham were defrauded, with one ad leading to a marriage to a western North Carolina woman who wed in a Spartanburg church. The charges rest on alleged money obtained after contacting the women.
A neighbor reports diapers on Mrs. Wright’s clothes line leading police to arrest the Wrights as material witnesses after a hospital bracelet bearing the name Gur ney identifies baby Judith. The eight ounce heavier infant is returned to Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Gurney amid relief.
A clipping recalls Boy Scout lessons from Minnesota memories. It notes discipline, seamanship, and community service shaping youths, with emphasis on practical skills, teamwork, and personal growth learned in scouting programs.
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