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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1944
Page
2
North Carolina shows cloudy skies with little temperature change tonight and a slight warmup in the mountains. Friday brings clouds and a modest rise in temperature with scattered showers in the mountains. South Carolina expects mainly cloudy conditions with minimal tonight warming and a Friday rise in temperatures with light rain in the mountains.
A summarized briefing notes Admiral Nimitz outlining U S aims in the Pacific. He argues Japan lacks destroyers to protect convoys and that victory hinges on bases in China. He signals a major China offensive tied to ultimate defeat of Hitler and a broader allied push.
General Patterson reported that Southern Army units near Cassino faced extremely stubborn opposition as they advanced to encircle the town while Fifth Army troops fought inside Cassino. Since Salerno landing last September American casualties total 25,665 with 3,707 killed, 16,510 wounded, 5,448 missing. He also cited the Kwajalein atoll victory as mainly due to prolonged heavy naval action.
A humorous but practical dental ad promises relief for loose dentures. It touts a pleasant powder that helps teeth stay in place with no pasty taste, offering improved comfort and security for eating speaking and laughing. Available as PASs- TEETH at drug stores.
General Patterson cites Japanese losses on Kwajalein during air and naval bombardment and landings. He notes 7th division casualties: 157 killed 712 wounded 17 missing. Original Japanese force around 5,000, most killed.
Soviet forces report trapping 10 to 15 German divisions in the southern Ukraine steppe between Chekasy and Nikopol. Allied advances threaten Krivoi Rog while Radushnoye falls and Godorodische is stormed, with hundreds of Germans killed and many prisoners taken.
A heavy snowstorm buried the Midwest from Nebraska to Minnesota with depths of 2 to 11 inches and 15 to 25 below zero forecast in northern Minnesota. The system spread into Iowa Missouri North and South Dakota and headed toward Wisconsin Michigan Indiana and Ohio as railroads and dairies brace for severe conditions.
Washington accord reports the anti subsidy forces closing in on a two thirds majority to override a presidential veto. Senator Maloney’s amendment seeking 1.5 billion for 1944 subsidies faces GOP southern and western coalition opposition. Bankhead’s anti subsidy bill aims to end subsidies with taft Aiken Lafollette proposals likely to fail.
Allied forces pressed attacks around Cassino as American artillery and bombing targeted pillboxes and emplacements held by German defenders. Bombers covered the beachhead from Cisterna to Velletri while German counterattacks near Mt Albaneta and Castelforte were repulsed. Air operations totaled about 400 sorties with three planes lost and one enemy aircraft destroyed.
In Columbus Georgia on February 10 retired graduate nurses and Red Cross aides joined 102 student nurses in a sitdown protest at Columbus City hospital over working conditions. Superintendent Harris Smith cited a rule limiting students to three nights out per week and sought a swift settlement.
Wilmington officials reported 53 applications for mustering out pay were filed by veterans and Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives yesterday.
The district office of the federal works agency has reopened in Raleigh under the supervision of Thomas R. Owen, the district engineer who previously headed the Fayetteville office.
Allied air forces continue daylight and night raids across the channel and into Germany. American Marauders fly with RAF Spitfires, targeting Teinier railway installations and western Reich targets with minimal losses. Mosquito raids mark another night of operations as weather remains clear but cold.
State College report notes Japan has one of the best fed armies and Germany remains self sufficient in fats and meats though civilian rations lag prewar. Germany's gains cut oil, fats supplies while Japan's conquests disrupted global grain and oils.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York reports 7526 Selective Service Law violators processed in 1943. About 90 percent of cases were dropped when registrants failed to submit to draft board rulings.
The article reports that Russia suffered a staggering population loss in World War II, with estimates around 17 million people dead or missing. It discusses the wartime casualties, famine, and displacement contributing to this record toll.
Cornell University researchers report two techniques to separate fertile from infertile eggs before incubation. One measures life activity in the blastoderm via radio frequency and electrical cues, the other tracks conductivity and bio electric changes in unbroken eggs.
Daniel P. Woolley regional administrator of the OPA failed to win approval for buying a new or 1942 model automobile. He sought a smaller car to save gasoline but the rationing board ruled his existing vehicle usable and disqualified him from a purchase.
The article credits Gambrinus a Flemish king with the first brewing of beer, highlighting his role in early brewing history and linking beer origins to royal legend.
Wilmington observers witnessed the Noonday launch sponsored by Mrs KE Bryant. It marks the 145th vessel to leave the Wilmington yard amid wartime expansion of Army Air Forces service units for 1942-43 and a large increase in Air Forces propeller capacity.
The earliest known oil drilling effort in the United States occurred in Pennsylvania in 1859 marking a pioneering moment in energy extraction. This historical milestone set the stage for a petroleum industry that reshaped commerce, technology, and daily life across the nation.
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