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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1941
Page
2
Rewritten weather bulletin notes fair conditions for North and South Carolina and Georgia with a colder spell tonight. Virginia sees some cloudiness and noticeably colder temperatures inland with freezing expected in interior sections. The forecast calls for calm winds and subdued precipitation chances across the listed states.
The report details Captain Kelly killed when his burning plane was attacked en route to his home airfield. Six crew members survived by bailing out. The Distinguished Service Cross was also forwarded posthumously to First Lieutenant Samuel H. Marett of Atlanta for action near Vigan on December 10, amid Japanese landings.
Filipinos led by Capt. Jesus Villamor and Third Lieut. Jose Gozer earned honors after a Mindoro defense against a Japanese assault. Private First Class Grady B. Williams, his crew, and other servicemen are named in the posthumous and award citations detailing their actions, valor, and sacrifices during the engagement.
Domei quoted Japan seizing 22 large oil dumps and 500 vehicles in Hongkong while mopping up British forces along a fortification line east of Mit Davis. A naval communique reported four Japanese fighters raiding Del Monte air bases in the Philippines, downing six large planes and burning five on the ground. two more American planes were destroyed and an oil depot set ablaze on Halo, Panay Island.
Japanese forces land in Mindanao at Davao and push ashore on Luzon as fighting continues across the Philippines. U S communiqués cite heavy combat, bombings near Manila Bay, and limited reports from Nichols Field and Cavite. Soviet and German front updates amid collapsing divisions and rising casualties are also noted.
Goebbels claims British and American leaders misjudge Japan, cites Axis cooperation as Germany highlights France’s fall and Italy and Japan as allies. He notes invasion remains difficult and compares wartime strains on Germany and England, while urging that Britain faces domestic issues. Moscow front reports a Soviet offensive reduces German forces by over 60,000 in two weeks. Russian sources claim 2,000 Germans killed and a key rail station captured in Leningrad region.
The report notes the island city of Penang in the Malay Straits was isolated by the Japanese and that only those who wished for demolition remained as Penang was evacuated. It concedes the Hongkong fight as a losing battle.
Contributions to the Empty Stocking Fund for High Point children are urged to reach more families. The article lists prior gifts totaling 1 165.48 from individuals and organizations including Mrs. J. H. Adams Monarch Club Parker Paper Company and Carolina Container Co, with further acknowledgments and a request for continued support.
Tokyo dispatch reports Speaker Shosu Koyama plans to resign before the Diet convenes on December 24. Vice Speaker Kazutami Tago may also resign. Koyama has chaired the body for over four years. Toshio Shimada, ex agriculture minister, is mentioned as likely successor.
Rubin Boiner was ready to hand over cash to a masked robber when he spotted the weapon was a toy. He drew his pistol, shouted at the intruder, and the bandit fled. Boiner, realizing his own gun was loaded, paused and laughed at the absurd rescue.
Raymond Rhodes aged 65 pled guilty to a charge of being drunk but claimed he was a skilled factory worker turning out army trucks. Judge Georgi A. Shock suspended a 30 day jail term, stressing the need to keep the nation’s war effort in mind.
In Pedford Indiana the Elks lodge set a large evergreen at the front door for Christmas. Burglars hid behind the tree and smashed the door glass to enter and steal fifty pounds from the cash register.
Bulletin from Cairo reports Axis forces under Rommel fleeing as British air power inflicts heavier losses. Allied command says Rommel's army is shattered and pursued by Superior units, signaling a severe erosion of Axis strength in Libya.
Questions and answers on polite speech and manners. The column discusses avoiding phrases like beg pardon and explains the French term eclat meaning brilliance and its pronunciation. It also touches on social gifts such as a fur coat for a fiancé and polite considerations in modern behavior.
Answers quiz style section presents five questions with key facts and misspelled responses. The only flying mammal is the bat. Two U S presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson won Nobel Prizes. Philately is the collection and study of postage stamps. The Yukon River is the largest American river flowing into the Pacific. The tongue cited by biblical scholars is Aramaic.
A compact guide highlighting common word mistakes and pronunciations. It notes that sufficient is preferable to enough, mispronounces lent syllables in malignant, and Chrysanthemum spelling tips. It promotes daily vocabulary growth through focused word study and usage.
Camp Fire Girls Inc reports 500 presents sent to Britain as Christmas gifts arrived in time for Christmas, though the shipment intended for Christmas 1949 was missing in transit for a year before being located and delivered.
Hendersonville citizens organized the Pi-A keep em falling club to encourage the purchase of defense stamps so that our forces can keep the enemy planes falling. The group formed on December 20 in Hendersonville and aims to support the war effort.
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