16 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1942
Page
1
The fragment hints at a Carolina area forecast with much colder conditions tonight. It notes freezing temperatures in the north and central regions with heavy frost expected, and mentions gas shortages and tire issues limiting travel and plans for the aging population.
An old time remedy note describes a salve marketed for relief of sniffles and muscle aches. It lists ingredients like tainleaf and white Penetro with ENETRO 254 and double supply 338, suggesting a patent or preparation code and packaging details.
War Today reports how Allied forces under Montgomery checkmated Rommel at Tunisian fronts. British and American air power pound Axis industries as Stimson notes Tunisia operations advancing ahead of schedule, signaling a crucial phase in North Africa. The piece outlines Hitler's inability to defend against sustained Allied pressure and the potential implications for the broader war.
In harsh weather over the Sicilian narrows aerial forces fight for control while Axis transport suffers heavy losses on the road to Tripoli. Ninth Air Force units join British and Australian crews in a destructive operation as Rommel's retreat tightens under disrupted supply lines.
A delayed Libyan desert dispatch reports American fliers mounted their strongest attack since arriving in the Middle East Sunday. They claimed to have shot down six Messerschmitts and dropped thousands of pounds of bombs on Axis troops.
In the Stalingrad area a Soviet bulletin reports silencing six artillery and three mortar batteries and dispersing about one battalion of German infantry west of Stalingrad. It notes heavy tanks and infantry clashes on the Don’s east bank and German nests are being reduced. In California a man’s finger is trapped in a washing machine. firefighters Free him after an hour and a half with a hacksaw, but the machine is wrecked.
A first person wartime account details a nine day advance on Buna in New Guinea. Sergeant Herman Bucher leads a beachhead assault, Corporal Elwin Baird and Private Robert Packard describe heavy fighting and grenade tactics. Graves line the field as villagers bury fallen, huts burned and pillboxes stand by the sea and land.
The report says dawn bombardment hit shore forces and landing craft as Mamba on the west bank faced fire. Bombs struck probable beaches and afloat drums of supplies while pilots noted fewer barges and rafts remaining. Japanese swimmers were seen salvaging fuel and ammo amid wreckage and enemy dead.
The article explains that county education board members are nominated in the primary and elected by the general assembly, not appearing on general election ballots. It notes paying real property taxes does not grant title, and warns town commissioners against selling bonds or insurance to their town due to self benefit rules. The clerk of the superior court may sell bonds and insurance to the board of county commissioners but should not sell for guardians and administrators due to direct interest.
The article reviews early war measures like lend-lease and arming merchant ships, plus the two ocean Navy plan and a 7.5 million man army. It notes inflation fears, price controls, broad presidential powers, and civilian protections. It also forecasts a weaker Democratic House and potential coalitions, with upcoming retrenchment, agency powers limits, and labor law revisions on the agenda.
In a speech, Col Whichard praised the state patrol for readiness and equipment as the army weighs deploying trained troops only for emergencies. Gov Broughton echoed the endorsement, stressing the patrol's role should invasion occur.
In New York December 16 Leonard Robert Jordan, a West Indian on sedition charges with three other Negroes, was quoted by a federal court witness saying Japan would win the war and Roosevelt, Knox, and Stimson would be forced into servile labor. Princess Wunder, a Bronx Selective Service board clerk, testified Jordan made the remark at an Ethiopian Pacific Movement meeting in Harstem and that she attended as an FBI observer.
ANOTHER ROOSEVELT SAN DIEGO Calif Dec 16 Their second child a daughter was born last night to Lieut JG and Mrs John Roosevelt Lieutenant Roosevelt the Presidents youngest son is on duty with the Navy here He and the former Anne Lindsay Clark of Walworth Blauss were married in 1938 and have a son Haven now one and a half years old.
Firefighters in Boise battle two blazes along railroad tracks while uncoiling 1650 feet of rubber hose. A passing train cuts the hose into three pieces, forcing a setback for the unit led by Fire Chief Frank Pulaski.
Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Mich. When the Kalamazoo Stove Co s boiler blew out officials borrowed a Michigan central locomotive parked it on a siding and pumped steam to restore power and heat to the plant and surrounding area.
Prichard proposed to the legislature a substantial raise in patrolmen's pay, currently from 100 to 140 per month. His remarks, along with a second speech, helped shape troopers' desire to enlist in the army.
Boilers fed heat into the plant’s heating system delaying worker return until the building reached a safe temperature for employees to resume their war work.
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