Weather Summary North Carolina Sunday Outlook
Occasional rain expected in parts of North Carolina on Sunday with mild conditions in the western portion. Cloudy skies and light showers likely, minor temperature variations across regions.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1945
Page
2
Occasional rain expected in parts of North Carolina on Sunday with mild conditions in the western portion. Cloudy skies and light showers likely, minor temperature variations across regions.
Reports describe American patrols near Clark Field and Rosario advancing through swamplands toward La Fernando and Baguio area. Yanks seize Agat and Esperanza while bombers strike Corregidor and Manila Bay handling multiple airstrip targets.
President Roosevelt emphasizes peaceful development and respect within the European family as Mass retaliation is opposed. The article notes the desire to give the German people opportunity for a peaceful future and a respected role among nations.
The 1945 guidance notes civilians face large cuts in carbonated beverages and candy supplies while soldier production remains stable. Officials report civilian sugar and ingredient reductions will reach about 12 percent and 1.5 billion bottles in rationed items.
Helen Traubel gave a Metropolitan Opera House concert for the High Point Community Concert Association season opener. Her program mixed Wagnerian arias with Italian Italianate and American songs, including three Beethoven numbers sung in English. The audience responded with enthusiasm and encored with several pieces, and the next concert will feature pianist Josef Hoffman on February 28.
Allied reconnaissance reports heavy rail traffic eastward as air forces withdraw from the west to the eastern defenses. Patton's Third Army reaches the Our river near Luxembourg, with the 94th Infantry recapturing Butzdorf and seven hamlets east of the Moselle while German troops in the Belgian Luxembourg sector retreat.
Travelers noted boxes of records loaded into army trucks and rumors of a Nazi shift to Southern Germany. Berlin residents show no panic amid refugee flows and city defenses as Volkssturm drills continue. Refugees endure extreme cold with makeshift shelters and street wandering.
The Pacific area battleship, famed for bombardments on Kwajalein and Guadalcanal, survived over 20 enemy air attacks with 17 planes shot down. Commissioned April 9, 1941 under Rear Admiral Olaf H. Hustvedt, she has had six captains including Frank George Fahrion who was nominated for rear admiral.
A confused telephone exchange led to a radio joke about two Pueblo Army Base soldiers Bob Burns and Fred Allen. The pun sparked by an unspecified noise placeholder identified the men as the culprits, revealing a humorous misconnection.
The war today notes a German retreat behind the Rhine but finds no easy path to mass enough seasoned veterans for maneuver warfare. It says troops in Italy or near Vienna are too distant and Russia keeps advancing. Berlin could fall in about a week if the pace continues.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina will return to his long held role as guest teacher at Mount Olivet Methodist Church in Washington. He plans to discuss the relevancy of Jesus teachings and the Sermon on the Mount, reflecting on enduring guidance for 1945.
Government action to seize Ward's 16 facilities faced a stay after a lengthy court battle. Judge Sullivan found the President lacked authority under the War Labor Disputes Act or constitutional powers to seize the plants. Congress split along party lines as military officials warned of ongoing wartime operations.
Mayor LaGuardia imposed a fuel delivery ban on all amusements in New York City amid a coal shortage and rail tieups caused by cold weather. The emergency covers theaters motion picture houses bowling alleys night clubs libraries museums colleges and universities, with dental and medical colleges exempt. The embargo extends to nonessential war shipments through Monday midnight.
Soviet spearheads reach Zbasyn 98 miles from Berlin while Russians push from Chodziez toward Schneidemuhl and along the Polish corridor. German claims say snowstorms paused attacks as Moscow’s forces aim at Pomerania and Stettin with Rokossovsky and Zhukov commanding drive toward Berlin.
An Army court-martial trying nine enlisted men of a U S Army railway battalion for selling army supplies on the black market adjourned after two hours of deliberation. Davis admitted receiving 30000 francs as his share and said two thirds were sent home by money order in Paris.
Reports from London indicate that Hopkins is en route to Britain ahead of the Big Three parley. The move is seen as an effort to obtain first-hand information for the President on issues to be discussed with Churchill and Stalin.
In Hood River Oregon beavers are trapping or damaging pear trees in Glen Marsh’s orchard near town. State game commission workers trap the busy animals and relocate them to streams to protect fruit crops.
The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania will stage an exhibition and events commemorating the April 10 1845 Pittsburgh fire that destroyed half the city and left 10 000 homeless.
Washington January 27 war officials debated manpower needs as the House Naval Committee opened a nationwide inquiry into civilian workers in the Navy. Chairman May urged compulsory manpower controls amid war production pressures while War Production Board official Keenan questioned labor estimates and sub contract shifts to preserve trained workers for essential plants. May predicted the administration's national service bill would pass with little change.
New York report notes a rise in measles cases and deaths in 1944, linked to cyclical patterns yet mitigated by timely globulin distribution from the Red Cross. Dr Luis I Dublin of Metropolitan Life stresses no need for alarm as preventive measures are spreading.
Thomas J. Pendergast, longtime Kansas City Democratic boss, dies seeking restoration of his citizenship via presidential pardon. His supporters say he never abandoned hope for citizenship restoration despite prior denials.
Averell Hariman presents a 16th century Flemish tapestry titled December from the Months of Lucas series to the Denver Art Museum in memory of his wife Mrs Hariman. The baroque textile measures 12 feet 7 inches by 10 feet 34% inches and forms part of the Barbareini collection.
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