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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1944
Page
3
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses how people react differently to experiences and stresses, focusing on irritable colon and functional disorders. He advises sympathy, self understanding, and sedation for nervous systems, noting diet and habits often matter less than accepting oneself.
UNC confirms opening the new six week short fall term on September 18 aligning with state policy for polio. Freshman orientation moves to Sept 18 19 with registration Sept 19 and classes start Sept 20. Civilian and Navy V-12 students follow the semester system. total campus population projected at 4500 to 5000 with full scheduling details released.
A World War I APD destroyer off Dutch New Guinea sails with the first wave, shuttling troops ashore at Bougainville Green Islands and Guadalcanal. Crew include many families and veterans. ship logged 62 forays and 17 first-wave landings, carrying about 2,000 troops amid fierce beach fighting.
The Rocky Mount Miniorial Association voted to disband Sunday schools of the local churches to safeguard youngsters from polio until September 24. No action has yet been taken by Negro ministers.
In Philadelphia a triple ceremony will christen three warships the 27000 ton aircraft carrier Antietam and the cruisers Chicago and Los Angeles at the naval yard. Undersecretary Ralph A. Bard will address about 50000 workers and guests. The Antietam is named for the Civil War battle and will be christened by Mrs. Millard E. Tydings, the Chicago by Mrs. Edward Kelly and the Los Angeles by Mrs. Fletcher Ventre. The vessel will be flooded with 55000000 gallons of water.
London reports that the appointment of Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler as commander of the German home army provoked resentment among Nazi soldiers. Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch is cited as initiating the article in a Berlin paper. Meanwhile, Goerdler is arrested in West Prussia in a crackdown on Hitler assassination planners.
Missouri officers cleared three Oklahoma convicts of any link to the slaying of Sheriff Roy Patterson and his son Sam 18 of Barton county Missouri The men who escaped Tuesday were told by Warden R B Conner of the Oklahoma state penitentiary they were not the ones sought The sheriff and his son were killed after a Jasper Missouri filling station holdup Thursday The United States uses eight times as much cotton as any other textile fiber
A field marshal, praising the Fuehrer, declares approval of the decision to appoint Goeisters with his heart and common sense. He notes the choice was not entrusted to a German army officer and expresses confidence that history will vindicate the move.
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