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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1943
Page
8
North Carolina sees little temperature change with widely scattered thundershowers mainly late afternoon. South Carolina remains warm with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight.
The piece praises Allied bombers and urges Italians to shed Mussolini’s grip. It notes Sicily’s welcoming attitudes toward the invasion and suggests mainland Italians may follow. It recalls historical tyrants like the Kaiser fleeing when danger surfaced.
Russian forces press toward Orel with three advancing groups. Reported gains place the army about 19 miles east of Orel as observers estimate a move to encircle the German salient. Advances along a 25 mile front, plus approaches from the northwest and south, indicate mounting pressure and heavy Soviet reinforcements to prevent a quick German collapse.
American and Canadian forces linked after capturing Caltanisetta and Piazza Armerina and pressed toward Enna, while British and German units fought hard near Catania. Reports cited renewed Allied artillery and armor, with Axis troops fighting fiercely to hold territory in Sicily.
Puzzle solution reveals a former sports star who joined the Army earlier, with clues across horizontal and vertical entries guiding the fill. The puzzle lists many terms including stove part tissue and several chemical symbols, hinting at a themed crossword.
A brief stock roundup for New York on July 20 1915 notes movements in leading issues. Penny stocks show activity while key names like Pepsi Cola Phillips and Pitt Scr & B publish gains and losses amid mixed trading.
The Italian official bulletin reports very great damage from the Rome assault with 166 killed and 1,659 injured. It cites seven heavily damaged buildings including San Lorenzo Basilica Verano Cemetery and Polyclinic hospitals, but omits military objective losses.
Knox warns production relies on an extra million tons of steel in Q3 and another million in Q4 to avert ship losses. The plan aims to double the fleet by year end 1943 versus 1942, increasing tonnage by about 60 percent, with no expansion beyond 1947 through 1949.
Allied air forces bombed Littoria rail switching yards damaging round houses in Littoria and San Lorenzo as five planes were lost from North Africa squadrons. Catania and surrounding centers were struck with heavy bombings amid 11 axis planes downed and nine allied losses, including five over Rome.
RALEIGH July 20 C E Hopkins convicted in 1941 for accessory after murder in Ben Hopkins death his half brother was among nine prisoners paroled today by Governor Broughton Hopkins eight to ten years conduct excellent during incarceration Others freed Linwood Lee Williams Edgecombe 1942 deadly assault three to five years Helen Wilkens Pitt larceny one year Raleigh B Coburn Edgecombe 1939 carnal knowledge of a female under 14 ten years Grady Gray furnace Greene drunken driving six months James Kelly Dublin 1940 second degree murder 12 to 15 years Harry Blake Hyde 1935 secret assault with deadly weapon two counts forgery five to seven years Clem Buster McDonald Durham 1941 second degree murder six to nine years
Dr. Paul Schmidt of the German Foreign Office warned Berlin radio that axis forces will strike back after Rome was bombed. He said the enemy cannot appeal to world conscience or to cultural monuments in Washington New York or London and vowed revengeful retaliation when the cup of hatred overflows.
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