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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1943
Page
8
Local High Point farmers organize a watermelon feast for civic clubs at Blair's Dairy Farm on South Main. The Salvation Army announces a September 14 fund drive. Train No. 47 will deliver the last pouch of mail to the old post office as moving day approaches and activities shift to the new building.
Local report from August 13 1923 notes directors of the H. P. T. D. Railroad have been appointed. The brief item outlines governance changes affecting the line and its operations.
Reports from RERN say a large portion of the Nazi administration shifted from Berlin to Vienna to escape Allied raids. Authorities reportedly consider declaring Berlin an open city as air raids continue. Major offices—Reich Chancellery Foreign Office High Command and ministries of Marine Air and Home Affairs—are said to be relocated to Vienna with 1.25 million Berlin evacuees already out of a total 4.25 million. Rail yards jammed with evacuation trains as civilians wait days for next instructions amid shortages and deteriorating morale.
Veterans recount their wartime service from Africa to Tunis and Casablanca. Larry Lunsford of Caldwell Texas jokes about returning to his farm after marriage and two kids. George H Parsons of Everett Massachusetts shows battle scars from a land mine near Tunis and jokes about five captures.
A frightened father prompted Lawrence J. Malone to seek penicillin for his dying daughter. Schoenstein secured a wired release to FE. R. Squibbs labs in New Brunswick and Dr. Chester Keefer expedited the drug's delivery. Police escorted the supply to the bedside and the child began to rally with temperatures normal by morning.
Kiwanis Club at the Sheraton heard H. Clay Church discuss changes in foods from staple counter sales to supermarkets. He traced canneries, transportation, chain groceries, mail order origins, and the rise of autos enabling modern supermarkets. Bill Fraley presided. attendance prize to H. R. Williamson. visitors Thurman Culler Frank Sizemore and A W Christiansen.
Allied forces push toward Bairoko Harbor on New Georgia amid reported heavy air action. Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining predicts stronger air blows as veterans return, while MacArthur confirms ground gains and a naval blockade to cut Japanese aid.
North Carolina remains warm this afternoon tonight and Saturday forenoon with scattered thundershowers mainly in the west. South Carolina keeps a warm forenoon with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and early tonight.
The article reports Allied advances in Sicily with Randazzo key to the enemy line and notes unprecedented Allied air raids on western Europe and Germany. Bomber blitz aims to cripple war industries and supply chains while targeting civilian morale as invasion readiness builds.
American Seventh Army holds Cape Orlando and Naso after coastal gains at Brolo. British 50th Northumbrian Division advances east of Taormina while U S naval forces target lines east toward Marina Di Patti. Axis retreat lines erode as Rome reports heavy enemy withdrawals and allied air and sea strikes intensify.
The piece outlines a new commander under Eisenhower and Lt Gen Bernard Montgomery in Africa and Sicily. It notes potential split commands in Europe and describes the Asiatic theater as open for appointment, with Stilwell as a leading American candidate alongside British leaders Alexander or Montgomery. Washington expects a Burma invasion after the monsoon.
Air ministry reports detail Italian air attacks and British intruder sorties against France. Allied forces struck Ruhr and Rhineland targets while German retaliation hit East Anglia. Dover Strait fighting sank two enemy vessels and damaged locomotives as rail traffic faced heavy strain along the channel.
A garbled, slangy note references Blondie Egad and a veteran southpaw nicknamed Rube. It hints at a humorous local event and mentions medals and amusing phrases while inviting a gathering and puzzles.
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