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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
2
Premier Joseph Goebbels in a speech declares Germany still hopes for a victorious future and warns of a test of arms in the west. He notes loss of belongings hardens the people and says the enemy is unaware of their renewed resolve. Berlin radio quotes the remarks.
The story of James Bark dell Gunpowder a two month old pig adopted by a Marine Corps hospital unit in the southwest Pacific. He earned a citation for gallantry during a dog raid on his tent and aided by attacking intruders with boldness and self sacrifice reflecting Marine service traditions. We learn of three corpsmen who recruited him and his accompanying record of deeds.
Radio listings show changes due to late network corrections. Eastern War Time shifts subtract one hour for CWT with two hours for MWT and a long block of serials dramas news and music across CBS NBC and blue network.
PhMic Clarence L. Lansdell of Houston and PhMic Douglas Smith Burkett of Jamestown recall finding a dog abandoned in the woods. Lansdell describes naming the animal Gunpowder and notes reviewing the dog’s health and service record.
The crew of Gunpowder treats him as a record of every act good or bad. He is nursed back from a near death by corps men and his fate in battle seems sealed with the cryptic note Killed In Action. His career is meteoric though his future hangs on combat orders.
Joseph Hon runs a bicycle shop in Erie, now serving a third generation of riders. Hoffman's shop opened in 1903 and recalls a time when doctors, bankers, and attorneys commonly rode bicycles.
Hartford woman posted 42 letters to her husband, an army private overseas, hoping at least one Christmas message would reach him, and she pressed clerks at the post office to help ensure delivery.
The listing shows WSJS NBC 7 11 News then Dickens A Christmas Carol at 7 night 8 00 Romance programs and 4 15 Through the Sports Glass. The page itemizes a broadcast lineup with titles and times for programming.
The body of Logan Dewey Forsyth, 45, missing from his home for 12 hours, was found on a dirt road off Alston Avenue. Sheriff E Belvin said $1,212 in bills was on the body and another roll may have been taken from his pockets. No clue to the slayer was found.
Britain’s King will speak tomorrow in his sixth Christmas broadcast to the empire and fifth of the war. The address will be relayed to the United States and be beamed toward friends and foes on every continent starting at 3 p.m. local time (10 a.m. Eastern).
A towed Army bomber ran out of control in Wilmington hitting an apartment house causing about $10,000 in damage even though the wheels never left the ground. The plane broke free from its tow and struck the building tail first.
The United States imports roughly 65,000 tons of abaca each year, a significant figure reflecting demand for this fiber used in ropes and specialty papers.
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