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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1944
Page
6
W A Bivins seasons dog days discussion notes July to September heat effects on dogs and people. Humorous quips about vaccination, clipping, weather, rationing jokes about draft and Mother Goose, plus a Spiritist punchline about a nosy widow and heaven.
A brook-meandering on a rocky island shore has been turned into a natural shower by Navy sailors. They pipe the stream so water pours eight feet above ground, giving crewmen a cooling rinse. The piece mentions the Eastern Algonquin tribe and early Spanish explorers in a brief aside.
British and American forces drive toward St Lo reaching La Forge and Le Carillon as Rommel allegedly takes direct command. Allied communique reports strong riverbank defenses and failed German counterattacks. RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes raid Rommel reserves at Villers Bocage, with over 250 bombers dropping 1000 tons. German losses heavy after four hours of intense fighting near the Odon.
Partly cloudy today and tonight with cooler conditions Sunday. Patchy spots in the north and west may see a dip in warmth.
In Wilkes County near Clingman a six day manhunt ends as Talmadge Parsons a 31 year old one handed convict is captured at 11 a m by a posse of sheriff and prison officers. Robert Powers one of the escapees is also captured near Clingman on Friday morning. Leslie Hauser Yadkin camp superintendent says Parsons surrendered exhausted after the long chase through upper Yadkin and east Wilkes counties.
Raleigh July 1 North Carolina Irish potatoes sold today without a ceiling price as new ceilings had not been filed with the federal registrar. Etheridge said about 3 265 cars of an estimated 4 000 car early season had left the state through June 30 with prices steady to slightly stronger from 2 90 to 3 25 per hundred pounds for O S No 1 potatoes.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission seeks a stay on an ICC order allowing intrastate rail passenger rates to rise from 1.65 to 2.2 cents per mile. Three federal judges will hear the case in Fayetteville on July 12 after a delay announced by J. C. B. Ehringhaus.
The air ministry reported more robot planes over the area after dawn and announced additional casualties. Two hospitals were hit with seven of 30 patients killed at one hospital at night. Across several sites bombs caused multiple deaths including two women in a dentist office and six killed in another location. several injured.
In Raleigh on July 1, Dr. William Moore of the state agriculture department announced that less than one percent of North Carolina cattle are affected by Bang's disease. He said systematic testing and removal of reactors are reducing the disease, noting over 5,000,000 cattle tested last year with 3.8 percent reactors.
RAF failed to return five heavy bomber missions cost 16 planes. Heavy bombers attacked German flying bomb ramps in northern France while American Fortresses and Liberators hit five enemy air fields in France and Belgium. Later, over 250 Lancasters and Halifaxes shifted from strategic to tactical operations after suppertime.
Eight crew men perished when a Gowan Field Liberator bomber crashed six miles west of Boise Idaho Thursday night Col John R Kane station commandant said today The wreckage fire destroyed three small planes two automobiles a hangar and a storage shed and started grass fires burning over 1000 acres of land
Japanese forces press a northward advance from the Canton area joining with southward units along the Hankow Canton railway. Heavy fighting is seen as the invaders push toward Hengyang to link fronts and potentially control a 1000 mile inland route from Peiping.
Marines across the Solomons favor horse shoe pitching as a popular pastime. Officers and enlisted men join in barnyard golf and several camps hold periodic championships while others maintain active leagues in full swing.
The War Department announced promotions of officers including Edward John Mach FD 311 E Center Ave Mooresville from major to lieutenant colonel. The release cites Washington on July 1.
The British government recalled Ambassador Sir David Kelly to London for consultations, mirroring a U S move regarding Ambassador Armour. The note also references North Carolina as a leading gold producer before 1849. Blondie.
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