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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1943
Page
2
The forecast shows lightly higher temperatures tonight across North Carolina and South Carolina. Expect mild skies with no major storm activity indicated.
The Coolidge captain said the vessel hit a second mine that was more terrifying than the first. He was placed in protective custody after the sinking, flown to a South Pacific island, and later acquitted by court martial.
President Roosevelt arrived in Liberia aboard two four motor Army transports landing at Roberts Field. He and Liberian President Edwin Barclay reviewed troops at a parade ground then toured a large rubber plantation and met local officials. The visit marked a wartime first with an American president greeting a foreign leader on their soil.
Rowland V. Long a pre med student from 1109 Ferndale Drive has been accepted by Bowman Gray Medical School in Winston Salem and will enter in March this year. He played an active role at High Point College and was named to Who's Who Among American Colleges and the Medical Club.
In a prepared statement to the committee, Stettinius argued for total cooperation among nations in waging war and emphasized lend lease as indispensable. He described civilian aid as essential to the Allied war effort and said mutual aid on supplies is a core part of uniting nations to force unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.
A war bulletin details German prisoners including three generals. It cites the seizure of another Caucasus town and the killing of over 200 Germans, plus a breakthrough into the enemy rear near a large motorized column. The report notes continued German pockets near Stalingrad and movements toward Kropotkin and Kalnikolotskaya on the Rostov line.
Russian forces pushed toward Rostov and threatened the German position at Kropotkin while a Red Army column moved 28 miles from Armavir along the Tuapse line to seize Kurganaya, midway to Maikop, amid the Maikop oil field encirclement.
Four inmates escaped from the state reformatory and Wyoming state prison after breakfast at the unson shoe and tailor shops. One man pulled an electric switch, plunging the two buildings into darkness. Raymond Ramazini, 26, Milwaukee, serving one to 12 years for assault with intent to do great bodily harm, was recaptured. Deputy Warden W J Hinkamp described the break occurring immediately upon arrival.
The government faced sharp criticism from former leaders over a proposed amendment expanding defense area. They argued it would hinder wartime aid, exclude key regions, and signal a limited national defense stance. Curtin insisted Australia has fought widely and will continue to do so.
Reports from Algiers and Axis outlets describe a potential Allied move toward Maknassy 33 miles from Tunisian coast while Eisenhower and Marshal meet with Alexander. Axis broadcasts claim greater French sector gains and shifting Allied reinforcements. A thrust toward Maknassy would place Tunisian forces within 75 miles of Mareth.
United States forces report new actions along the New Georgia group and Vella Gulf near Kolombangara as part of the Solomons campaign. Communique notes 791 Japanese planes destroyed in the fighting, with 57 sunk, seven probably sunk, and 98 damaged ships.
Italy announced by Rome radio that its 1924 military class, ages 18 and 19, will be called up for service on April 1. The report also notes civilian mobilization measures replacing male workers with women to support the war effort.
Mrs. Bertie Spense Creech wife of A D Creech 601 Ward Street died in a local hospital shortly after 6 this morning after years of declining health She was born October 13 1899 in Clayton NC and moved to High Point where she joined Highland Methodist Church Surviving are her husband a son Sergeant Donald Cavell Creech two daughters Mrs J D Howard and Mrs Purcelle Kimsey two sisters Mrs Edgar Poole and Mrs Eva Patterson Funeral will be held Saturday at 3 30 from Yows Funeral Home with interment at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery Rev S W Johnson and Rev T G Smith officiating
Mrs. Minnie Fowler 56 dies at local hospital after five months of declining health and five weeks as a patient. Born May 1886 in Jonesville South Carolina she lived in Thomasville area before moving to 408 Tate Street. Survived by two sons, six brothers, five grandchildren. body to Koonce Funeral Home then Jonesville for burial at Gilead Baptist Church cemetery. Also funeral services for Mrs Cordelia Smith 36 at Koonce Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Floral Garden Cemetery.
Funeral services were held in Thomasville for Mrs Robert L Pope who died at home early Wednesday with Rev Walter Lanier and Rev Lee Tuttle officiating. Pallbearers included Stanton Ward June Beck Ed Hepler Roscoe Clodfelter Henry Price and George Hundley. The service featured a quartet and piano accompaniment. Interment followed at Fairgrove Church. Also worship services were set for Mrs Alice I E Kester wife of William Kester who died at her son Grover E Kesters home on the Greensboro Highway. Burial will be in the Kester Mausoleum at Kester.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins says living costs rose 0.5 percent from mid November to mid December, lifting overall cost of living to 9 percent above the pre Pearl Harbor average. Food costs increased 1.2 percent, while house furnishings, furniture, sheets and men’s clothing rose modestly and women’s clothing fell slightly. Higher fruit, vegetable, egg and butter prices mainly drove the food rise.
In Washington the 78th Congress faces a pivotal labor dispute as the House Judiciary Committee advances a measure to subject unions to the 1943 anti racketeering act. The bill aims to broaden definitions of robbery and extortion and could signal broader reforms. hearings may explore absenteeism, slowdowns, and manpower needs to reassess the 40 hour week. Leaders discuss potential hearings to clarify the labor situation and policy options.
Senator Van Nuys proposes Edward J. Flynn withdraw his name to end the Senate stalemate over the Australia minister nomination. He argues the issue risks a heated war time controversy and notes Flynn is viewed as a Bronx Tammany figure. Administration allies fear a confirmed vote would fail. The piece also mentions fluorspar from Kentucky and Illinois supplying 92 percent of the nation's spar.
The excerpt defines extortion as obtaining property from another with consent induced by wrongful force, violence, or fear or color of official right. It describes robbery as unlawful property acquisition by means of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear of injury, immediate or future.
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