28 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1942
Page
1
Occasional showers and a few thunderstorms with warmer interior conditions this afternoon and tonight. North Carolina expects similar partly cloudy skies with some cooler readings later. Localized gusts and intermittent rain are possible across the region.
A dispatch from Chungking reports Chinese forces retook the village of Hsihui on the Yangtze north bank midway between Hankow and Kiukiang, along a strategic stretch southeast of Hankow. In a separate note, Moscow radio said Asian guerrillas controlled Martanesh near Tirana after routing a garrison and capturing or killing several officials.
New York dispatch reports Prime Minister Tojo and War Minister Hideki Tojo warned the Japanese people that the United Nations are planning major counter blows and that the real war is only starting. They claimed Allied naval losses and outlined Japan's strengthened defenses in Manchukuo while signaling readiness for future war developments.
A fragment notes that the ugly chucwalla lizard is regarded as a delicious food by many Indians of the southwestern United States, reflecting a historical or cultural dietary claim.
Reports from the South Pacific note pressure planes shot down and heavy losses on the ground with no American losses. Japanese fighters offered little challenge as US pilots adapt tactics. After Midway, Allied air supremacy grows while Japanese forces retool. Analysts debate whether Japan is losing the air war quickly or merely lagging behind Allied production and tempo.
The German controlled Paris station said Generalissimo Franco ordered mobilization of the small Spanish navy. No confirmation from other sources and the significance remained unclear.
In 1942 machine tool production reached 1.5 billion dollars, seven and a half times 1939, signaling large future needs to keep industry rolling, flying, and fighting as war demands intensified.
The article argues the main Japanese threat now is not a full India invasion but a campaign of propaganda to sow disaffection. It notes Japan’s resources are weakened by US and Allied actions, limiting Bay of Bengal operations, and highlights Anglo American air superiority despite not having absolute control after recent Calcutta raids.
Americans overrun four fortified pillboxes using rifles tommy guns and grenades then sharpen counter sniper skills. Reports from a hospital preview that Japanese fire now more selective, possibly due to ammo shortages. Boni suffers two fractured vertebrae after a jeep accident before Christmas.
First Army drives two way upon Tunis and Bizerte as Italian high command notes rising reconnaissance activity in Sirte Region Libya. Allied attacks in Tunisia reportedly repulsed by Axis. French push south of Pont Du Fahs. American P 40s join B 17s over Sfax and Tunis while Luftwaffe redeploys airfields amid ongoing combat.
The report says a German stronghold fell after a two sector engagement with about 600 German deaths. Allied troops seized large quantities of equipment and food stores in the area. A Russian-occupied Tatsinskaya cut another major German supply artery 500 miles east of Likhaya along the Moscow Rostov line toward Stalingrad. The advance penetrated deeply into the German rear.
Two escaped Army prisoners Pvt. Augustus C Lautrell and Pvt. Roland Cabral were apprehended Saturday afternoon by State Patrolman R J Barr on Lexington Avenue. Barr saw them hitchhiking at the intersection of Highway 10A and 99 and they hid among a truck’s tile pipes. The soldiers were arrested after Barr spotted Army fatigues in which they were dressed. Fort Bragg officials said they would send for the men today.
A troop train and a Pembroke Ottawa passenger train collided at a grade crossing near mills and bridge streets in Almonte. Rescue crews from Ottawa and locals rushed to aid the injured as a temporary morgue formed in the town hall. An inquest and a transport inquiry were planned for today.
Dispatches from the front report crated planes at railroad stations including Tatsins kaya, plus a bank seizure at Voloshine west of Millerovo with grain and autos. Russians push toward Rostov, about 100 miles away, threatening German supply routes and the Caucasus pocket. In Velikie Luki four more towns fell as Red Army nears Latvia, while in Nalchik area Germans retreat from dominant heights. Stalingrad fighting persists with blockhouses, dugouts, and factory district gains for the Soviets.
Food Administrator Wickard announced nationwide rationing for canned, dried and frozen fruits and vegetables, with a February ration book and stock declarations. OPA warned hoarders to list on hand supplies, penalties for false declarations, while fresh produce and home-preserved items stay exempt.
New York stock quotes show a mixed session at 2 p.m. with numerous issues listed including Adams Exp, Air Reduction, Alaska Jun, Am Can, Am Car Fdy, Am Pow, RCA, AT&T, Anaconda, Boeing, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Colum G & E, Consolidated Edison, Curtiss Wright, Du Pont and Eastman Kodak among others. The report catalogs bid prices and percentage changes for a broad set of industrials, utilities, and consumer stocks as markets digest year-end trading.
Washington reports draft officials estimate that in 1943 more than 3.5 million men will join the fighting forces. About 250,000 to 300,000 are to be inducted monthly, with 1,750,000 from the teen age group. The rest come mainly from childless married men 20 to 37. By year’s end the armed services hope for 9,700,000 in uniform.
Captain Charles Nissen in the South Pacific hints the army may stay postwar. Draft-age youths from 18 to 19 could be called at 600000 to 900000 annually starting next month. From February, about 100000 more teens will reach 18 each month and enter military service.
Nis son recounted a stranger sapping a native chief from an island using a package of cigarets. He noted three native girls sunning on the beach, coconut groves and crystal lagoons. The island measures one mile by two, and the cigarets cost 11 cents.
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