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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
8
Clouds cover North Carolina with rain in the east and changing to snow in the west by late tonight. Colder today, with mountains turning colder this afternoon. Tonight and Tuesday bring a drop in temperatures, with 20 to 25 in the west and 26 to 2 in the east.
Allied headquarters said German counterattacks west of the Lamone river aimed at Faenza were decisively repulsed. The fiercest thrust threatened San Prospero and Pideura as Eighth Army troops gained footholds on a ridge southwest of Faenza amid bloody combat.
About 3,500 New York City meat dealers voted for a Christmas day start of a business holiday that would close 10,000 butcher shops. They said OPA regulations make operating nearly impossible without risk of jail, noting livestock prices rose from 13.50 to 18.50 per hundredweight while retail prices stayed unchanged.
A Tacoma child finds a land turtle with a shell inscription Baton Rouge La 1938. The shell marks a long journey more than 2000 miles in six years, but how the turtle arrived in Tacoma remains unknown.
Reports say prisoners were taken between December 3 and 7 as German air power surged north of Budapest. Berlin says a major Soviet offensive looms in the Vis tula Baranov bridgehead with a possible drive toward Cracow. Soviet communique notes repelled German attacks near Jelgava Latvia as large German forces face pressure on the Baltic.
ELAS forces massed near Athens and Piraeus as fighting persisted east of Hadrian's arch. A spokesman for EAM denied Churchill’s charges and vowed to continue until Premier Papandreou's government resigns. Britain said no peace proposals had been received from ELAS. Papandreou rejected claims of fascist links and said concessions were offered to unite the nation.
Tires no longer for Army service will be sold for civilian use through the treasury procurement division. An undisclosed number of tires from war fronts may be recon ditioned for limited civilian use with wholesale ceilings set by the Office of Price Administration. Retail prices will follow existing ceilings and vary by condition. The notice marks a wartime shift in tire utilization.
The article argues Roosevelt cannot deliver sixty million postwar jobs as it would strain homes and schools. It cites Dewey as ready to challenge the pledge and notes strain on family life and productivity. It also discusses race, beer policy for sailors, and diplomatic staffing after the war.
A British pilot from New South Wales received the Distinguished Flying Cross after evading capture by posing as a mute refugee for over two months. His Typhoon was shot down on D-Day, he survived burns and a broken leg, and British troops liberated him near Bayeux on August 22 after rescue by local helpers and a clergyman.
Snow patches trap areas between the Rhine and Waal rivers while Allied operations unfold. An RAF attack opened a breach 100 yards long 12 miles northeast of Nijmegen, with water from the breach flooding toward German positions as counter measures take effect.
Reports from Vero Beach to Little Rock and New Orleans note mild starts with a 75 degree low in Little Rock while New Orleans forecasts a first sub freezing reading of the year tonight. Forecasters say the system may push as far inland as the western areas of the region.
The ceremony aboard the vessel featured Lieut en Edmond A. Hoggard of Wilmington, North Carolina as executive officer. Mrs. Frank Knox, sponsor of the ship, presented a portrait of her husband to the destroyer.
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