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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1944
Page
10
Five year old Charley Anderson miles from home wanders New Orleans, saying his mother is on a train and his father on a boat. He stayed in the criminal court building's telephone operators’ quarters and wore a New York label overcoat. police seek his mother's name and await her arrival.
Dollars being deposited with New England Mutual are unusually active, signaling strong saving flows. The article notes rapid intake of funds as individuals place money with the insurer during this period.
London reports Germany threw up about 600 fighters to meet the American 1 200 plane strike on central Germany January 11. U S airmen reportedly sunk more planes than the official tally of 152. Bombers exceeded 700 with the rest fighters. Lost: 60 bombers and five fighters in raids on Oschersleben Haberstadt Brunswick Bielefeld and Meppen.
Mrs. W. L. Clemons of Charlotte and MISSING AT TARAWA VI, notified today that Cpl. James H. Clemons of the U S Marine Corps has been missing since the action on November 20 in the Gilbert Islands.
Stockholm dispatch cites a Berlin military spokesman via the Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau that Russians are concentrating forces in the Dnieper river bend for a large offensive expected soon.
Allied victories and internal Spain tensions threaten Franco's grip as diplomatic circles split over postwar Spain. Foreign warnings to end aid to Germany and Falange missteps deepen instability while monarchist hopes revive plans for a regency if Franco falls. Don Juan remains in Switzerland awaiting future events.
New York January 22 Small nations of the world warn that discord among the four great powers United States Britain Russia and China threatens every small state. Dr C J Hambro president of the Norwegian parliament urged closer cooperation among the powers to prevent a return to global intrigue endangering small nations during a Metropolitan Opera victory rally broadcast.
Hickory born War Department notice informs Mary L Wheeler that War Department promotes Wheeler 28 as lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Forces. Former Hickory Record employee is stationed at Colorado Springs Colorado.
Moscow reports highlight a statement by Leon Crowley head of the U S Office of Economic Warfare showing the United States has shipped nearly four billion dollars worth of lend lease material to the Soviet Union.
General Mark Clark leads a dawn rush visit to fifty Allied landing areas south of Rome. He reports inland progress by American and British forces with minimal opposition, noting early prisoners and light casualties from mines and wire as Allied troops push toward initial objectives.
Chicago dispatch reports the hotel room murder of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams, wife of a Washington diplomat, with police noting she struggled for life. Investigators found powder burns on her head and hand and mystery persists over the attacker, a well dressed middle aged woman. Jewelry valued at $30 remained in safety boxes, ruling out robbery as motive as clues point to unknown assailant.
The Democratic national organization is financially current for the first time. Treasurer Edwin W. Pauley told the national committee that 1943 ended with a credit balance, with receipts mainly from Jackson Day dinners and other contributions totaling $293,275 from state and women’s groups plus $40,000 from other sources. The 1944 campaign fund goal was set at $3,000,000.
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Ditter aged 90 died at her Philadelphia home unaware that her son Rep. J William Ditter a Pennsylvania Republican had been killed in a navy plane crash near Columbia two months earlier. She had suffered a hip fracture last June and family withheld the news to avoid shock.
Mrs Williams and Mrs Goodbody told police they had never seen the woman before before her death at the Drake Hotel on a Wednesday night.
Durham January 22. OPA enforcement attorney Frank P. Spruill Jr said many violations of price ceilings menu changes and failure to post wine prices were found in local cafes and restaurants. More than 50 eating places were studied and checks on retail food and meat markets will continue with several investigations already completed.
Canners request OPA cut or remove canned vegetables from rationing due to sharp sales drop and large home canning stocks. Officials say February values due soon and inventories show no need for change. National Canners Association survey awaited to gauge home-canned supply.
Lt Gen George S Patton Jr commander of the Seventh Army reviewed Polish troops in Egypt as armored columns stretched across the desert British forces completed the largest Middle East maneuvers. Polish Gen Wladyslaw Anders presented Patton an eagle from his collar as a token of Allied relations. About 5000 vehicles including Sherman tanks took part in the war show begun Jan 16.
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