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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
12
Seven Czechoslovakian POWs, aged 20 to 39, passing through Cincinnati en route to a prison camp, were briefly held at the police station. After a policeman jested with a Heil Hitler salute as they ate, the men stopped singing and grew quiet, refusing to talk.
In Seattle on July 20, a hotel guest identified as Maverick discovered a long forgotten laundry, sent April 20, 1943, delivered to his room with a $2.20 bill and no storage charge. The incident notes the war production vice chairman as the guest.
A survivor testified that after capture the group received six weeks of German training before being sent to the front. They were forced to fight in front of German troops and surrendered after six days to the first American they encountered. He also said the Germans executed the mother, brother, and sister of one group member in Czechoslovakia.
Wilson's Weekly praises cold cuts as a cooling, convenient option for hot weather. The column notes how flaky, cool meat cuts fit into dinners, helping a cook stay fresh and comfortable when the heat rises.
A promotional piece extols Wilson's Certified Brand Cold Meats including French Loaf Regal Loaf Luncheon Roll and Salami. It urges hot dish portions with parsley potatoes and scalloped cabbage and suggests using cold cuts creatively in salads casseroles soups and sauces while noting balanced nutrition and summer practicality.
It is patriotic to send all overseas letters by V-Mail. Fifty V-letters take no extra space compared with one normal letter. Encourage frequent writing to keep your boy happy and send it by V-Mail.
HAL BOYLE recalls Grave Registration Unit on D-Day landing. Pvt. James F. White and Lt. Robert E. Berry describe the beach, shellfire, and the burial of 457 men in three days. Undertaker colleagues paint crosses while engineers clear mines and tag graves for shipment home.
A 1844 Carthage jail killings remembrance notes Joseph and Hyrum Smith betrayed to a mob in Carthage Illinois. It recalls John Taylor wounded, Willard Richards escaping, Brigham Young's later leadership and the Mormon exodus to the Rockies.
Soldiers recount the heavy task of collecting and burying the dead under constant danger. They describe early days as highly risky with German sniper fire forcing graves to be used as foxholes, illustrating the grim realities of war burial duties.
Port Chicago Calif July 20 The death toll from two ammunition laden ships explosion last Monday night reached 322 with Navy announcing 213 named dead or missing. Alongside Navy list are 69 merchant sailors 31 armed guard crew 5 coast guardsmen and 4 civilians. A special court of inquiry will be convened by the Navy tomorrow in the 12th Naval District to review all aspects of the catastrophe.
Waterbury Connecticut reports a family mix up after Mrs. Simon Cronin sent a fruit cake to her grandson Sgt James Cronin RAF gunner in Sardinia. A North Africa V mail reply notes a cake was received under a similar name and rank. The piece also mentions the U S Marine Corps Band called the Presidents Own after John Adams ordered its use at official functions.
Dr. Robert R. Sears of the University of Iowa warns in postwar America about boosting financial security for families of child bearing age to prevent floating populations and ensure stable homes. He cautions against institutionalizing many children and stresses national action on economic and employment problems to avoid future trouble.
New York July 20. Women apply to join foundries after the War Manpower Commission called for 15 000 to 20 000 husky men. The War Department bans straight pins to save steel, reflecting broader wartime conservation.
Southern Association standings show Mobile 2 New Orleans 2 5 Memphis 8 Chattanooga 3 Nashville 8 Birmingham 7 Little Rock at Atlants with rain delaying play.
The narrative notes families leaving Nauvoo to travel west toward what would become Salt Lake City, with Brigham Young and his followers having founded the settlement in 1847.
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