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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
2
Considerably warm conditions continue today into tonight and Friday across North Carolina. Expect scattered thunder showers mainly in the afternoon or evening with higher humidity and light winds.
Moscow reported a major counterattack with hundreds of field guns stopping a narrow Nazi wedge into Ossow seven miles northeast of Warsaw. The Red Star noted the Nazis were under pressure after the latest summer offensive began.
Pressure after losing 68 tanks and suffering several thousand casualties in a two day counterattack from the Praga district opposite Warsaw on the Vistula east bank. At least one SS division reported out of action. Elsewhere on the eastern front Soviet forces west of the Vistula and south of Warsaw broke into Sandomierz as they push to expand a bridgehead threatening to outflank Warsaw and jeopardize German Silesia defenses.
Allied forces thrust toward Paris after Dreux and Chartres fell, with Patton’s drive extending nearly 100 miles toward the capital. Northward movement from Le Mans and Lens aims to trap Germans along the Seine while bridges on the Seine and Risle face disruption by Allied bombing and river actions.
Allied commanders report a 200 mile southern flank along the Loire with a 350 mile northwest push from the French Riviera. Canadian infantry and tanks seize ground near the Dives river as the First Army cuts the pocket’s western end. SHAEF notes hard fighting east of Falaise and a new eastward drive that could trap Germans near the Seine.
New York stocks continued to edge higher as investors chased gains. Leaders included American Radiator, Southern Pacific, U S Steel, Chrysler, General Motors, U S Rubber, Eastman Kodak, American Can and Air Reduction. Most other motors remained flat.
Discussion argues for total disarmament and occupation of Germany and Japan to safeguard postwar order. Emphasizes preventing a third world war, deterring revolutionary unrest, and maintaining control during a critical transition. Warns against compromise peace and calls for stern discipline with Allied troops on the ground.
Admiral Nimitz tours Marianas battlefields with Spruance and Lt. Gen. Holcomb Smith near Mt. Santa Rosa Guam. Marines escort him as fire rattles nearby and he commends rapid conquest and a relentless war aim to press the Japanese.
President Roosevelt, traveling east from Seattle, meets Associated Press United Press International News Service and four radio networks reporters. He dismisses politics in his Pacific trip and says no talks with Truman since the Democratic convention. Speculation grows of a possible meeting with Prime Minister Churchill upon return to Washington.
The Chicago Historical Society exhibit showcases a century of bridal fashion from 1840 to 1907, tracing social trends through gowns worn by Eloise Peet Millard, Mrs. William Blair, Virginia Burton, Joan Pinkerton Chalmers, and others. It notes shifts from hoop skirts and bustles to simpler lines, reflecting war, prosperity, and changing tastes. The article highlights how gowns reveal historical context and ends with a quip on modern brides.
The president argues for expanded Pacific defenses spanning the full length of America to deter future aggression and fix postwar unemployment programs. He notes Allied leaders may meet again to plan major moves as fighting in France continues and stresses sealing Japan from peaceful nations until it proves itself.
The report notes Patch is positioned to weather a potential counterattack after landing armor and tanks. In the first two hours there is little evidence of German armored reserves massing for a counterstrike on the invasion front.
The eighth raid in the current series against the Philippines area, not attacked since April 1942, reports 11 grounded enemy planes destroyed or damaged in the Halmahera raid. A small freight and several coastal vessels were sunk and two bombs hit a 3,000-ton freighter near Boeroe island southwest of Halmahera.
Tokyo radio quoted a Japanese army spokesman stating American air power in the Pacific is now triple that of Japan. He added that despite the gap, Japan remains confident victory will be theirs.
The Board of Education in Leonia New Jersey quickly withdrew its proposal to raise the clerk's salary by $200 a year after he threatened to resign if the measure passed.
A 19 year old Columbia University student was charged with homicide after the body of David Kammerer, a former St Louis English and physical education instructor, was found in the Hudson River. Lucien Carr admitted stabbing Kammerer then weighting the body with rocks and throwing it into the river following a quarrel on the river bank near the university. Carr said he informed his mother who retained counsel. Kammerer formerly taught English at Washington University and held an MA with graduate work at Princeton. he had known Carr in St Louis and came to New York a year ago.
The clerk F. M. Fernauld, who also chairs the board's finance committee, reviewed his own pay and concluded a $1,089 salary was adequate for the job.
Acting Secretary of War John McCloy gave figures for American losses in Normandy from June 6 to August 6 totaling 16434 killed, 76535 wounded, and 19704 missing. He described German forces as shredded near Falaise and unlikely to mount a new stand west of the Seine.
Raleigh August 17 three new polio cases bring the epidemic total to 550 since June 1. Dr. Carl V. Reynolds state health officer said Anson Davie and Forsyth counties each reported one case.
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