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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
13
Secretary Stettinius notes a dramatic shift as the 328 foot LST, built for invasion logistics, is repurposed into an aircraft carrier concept. The vessel tows cargo tasks while eyeing artillery spotting duties, balancing deep draft ocean movement with beaching needs and rapid unloading.
Washington dispatch reports that Secretary of State Edward Stettinius may travel to London as a preliminary to a Big Three meeting. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden called for a restoration of quarterly meetings to coordinate Allied strategy.
Britain and the United States seek unity on liberated Europe as Churchill, Roosevelts, and Stalin potential meetings are discussed. Stettinius may visit London to coordinate voting procedures for a future United Nations conference, with Britain pushing to host it in the United Kingdom. LST ships are highlighted for their wartime use and evolving designs since 1942.
Lt Gen Ben Lear says infantry currently draws the best of manpower under a new profile system. Ground forces now receive priority as air power has been built up, with replacements trained at centers and joined to front lines through a buddy system.
A 1917 vintage question surfaces as women at a national convention of agriculturists report rural men in the armed forces eager to return to the soil. Others say to attract women in uniforms it would be necessary to glamorize rustic life.
The Salvation Army organized aid for veterans by preparing 200 gift bags for distribution at a hospital. Each bag, costing $8, includes items such as toothpaste toothbrush comb razor blades candy nuts hair oil and shoe shine items.
Britain reports a stock of one billion bricks sufficient to construct numerous houses, signaling strong material reserves for housing and construction. This oversized supply underscores steady production and demand within the British building sector.
The War Department announced the Silver Star award for Pic. Haywood G. Childers of Statesville North Carolina for gallantry in action in Italy on May 18 1944. Childers had been reported missing in action since that date.
One of the first arm county groups to surpass its quota asked that the $2,500 raised in a cell-to-cell canvass be earmarked for American prisoners of war.
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