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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1945
Page
2
A municipal court jury failed to reach a verdict in Sgt. James C. Borland and Macy Jackson Borland's divorce case over adultery. Judge D. C. Mac Rae declared a mistrial after a nine to three vote for the plaintiff. Borland had fought overseas and was a prisoner of war in Germany.
The forecast calls for clearing and cooler conditions today after light coastal rain in the forenoon. Tonight will be fair and cooler, with Saturday turning fair and warmer.
Tuesday afternoon and yesterday were spent on Judge MacRae's charge to the jury and attorney pleas. The municipal court completed its civil docket for the session that began Monday. Several civil judgments were signed after parties reached agreements, with uncontested divorces the only other business.
The War Today notes continued Allied air attacks on Berlin, describing three nights of bombing aimed at military targets in the German capital. Secretary Stimson denies terror bombing of civilians, acknowledging civilian casualties in a military city as the fight intensifies prior to future talks.
A Russian officer posing as a Soviet contact spoke with Berlin officials via a switchboard operator. He asked to speak with the burgomeister but learned he was absent. Salzbach, the secretary, answered and confirmed Soviet forces had captured the town an hour earlier.
The Kiwanis club at the Sheraton heard C F Carroll superintendent of city schools discuss George Washington and his virtues. Carroll urged following Washington's example and noted his selfmade leadership and sacrifice for national good. Four new members were introduced and guests included local and out of town attendees. Reid Terry won the attendance prize.
In the Pruem sector and along the Roer front Allied forces push toward the Ruhr area. Canadian first army gains on the north flank while Linnich Dueren and surrounding forts show heavy bombardment damage. German defense lines lie breached as Allied artillery and air attacks reduce the Roer defenses.
German forces stretched from Leipzig to south of Nurnberg targeting Crailsheim Kitzingen southeast of Wurzburg Ansbach Neumarkt and Treuchtlingen. About 10 000 sorties were flown by dusk yesterday likely surpassing the 13 000 sorties in a full D day 24 hour period.
Swedish correspondent Jerje Granberg recounts a Berlin bombing raid of February 3 and the subsequent destruction. He describes crowded underground shelters, roaring blasts, shattered streets, the destruction of the Esplanade and the death of Dr. Roland Freisler, with massive casualties and long emergency outages across Berlin.
Red Army under Zhukov massed along the Neisse and Oder with new attack orders. Konev’s units captured 60 localities south of Guben and reached the Neisse at multiple points. The Soviet bulletin claimed 2,000 Germans were wiped out southeast of Guben as encirclement began.
Senator Maybank of South Carolina urged that both defiant workers and employers be penalized under the manpower control bill. The measure, reported favorably by the Senate Military Affairs Committee, will reach the Senate on Monday after weeks of closed sessions. It currently provides jail and fines for employers with limited exceptions.
U S Marines suffered 644 killed and 4 168 wounded with 560 missing through Wednesday as American forces push on Iwo Jima central airfield area. Japanese casualties totaled 222 in the same period, marking one of the costliest battles for the United States.
The report notes moves to elect the mayor and four aldermen in Carolina Beach with the mayor on the board while the governor appoints current officials. It covers bills on licensing money lenders under the banking commission, insurance law reforms, dog tax enforcement, voting age reduction, and vaccination requirements for school entry. Nimitz reports 276 Americans dead and 560 missing as of 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Henry Le We Underwood aged 28 died suddenly Friday afternoon after 4 o clock in an ambulance en route to a local hospital. He had worked at Shepherds Garage on Asheboro road and died after a tractor crank injury and brief illness. He was born March 14 1916 in Randolph County and resided at 104 Culler Street. He served six months in the U S Army and is survived by wife Sue Meachum, his parents four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services are set for 2 PM from Highland Methodist Church with burial in Floral Garden cemetery.
Delegates from 19 nations at the Inter-American Conference join in a united anti Nazi and anti Fascist stance. U S secretary of state Edward R Stettinius and Mexican foreign minister Ezequiel Padilla outline a battle to the death against totalitarian regimes. They urge support for a peace based on the Atlantic Charter and a program to ensure adequate living standards for all people.
Bennison pledges a seven point program to expand services for all Guilford children, improve school facilities, develop student individuality, emphasize health and physical education, strengthen home church school links, preserve democratic spirit, and keep politics out of the school system. The plan aims to lift educational opportunities countywide and applies across urban and rural areas.
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