22 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1942
Page
1
Soviet Marshal Timoshenko fights to hold ground at the Caucasus gate while German forces mass in Finland for a potential attack on Murmansk. The allies seek to prevent Nazi logistics from strangling Russia's breadbasket and oils, with hunger and supply lines shaping the high-stakes front.
Randolph Churchill son of the British prime minister predicted that if lucky the United Nations would win the war by the end of next year. He said Britain was only one quarter ready for this war and Germany prepared for 20 years. Churchill, a parachute captain, arrived from Egypt after an automobile crash last May.
Moscow says Soviet planes bombed Koenigsberg in East Prussia again last night with 38 fires reported in a Saturday raid. The fires were large and centered in the town. In Washington July 22, Senator Barkley disclosed Roosevelt discussed the cost of living with congressional leaders but has not decided on sending a special message to Congress about methods to prevent inflation.
United States forces have suffered 44143 casualties since the war began with 4801 dead 3218 wounded and 36124 missing. Most missing are believed prisoners of war from Bataan Corregidor and Java per an Office of War Information statement.
Washington July 22 Senator James M Mead announced his plan to seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New York.
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market reports producers tackling material shortages with redesigns. Key solutions include substituting wooden springs for metal in settees and introducing divans with minimal springs. Mattress manufacturers anticipate further production shifts as they address scarce materials.
A Midwest newspaper backs a private salvage drive urging readers to gather scrap, offering 2000 dollars in prizes and enlisting railroads and major owners to boost collections. The effort aims to surpass slower national appeals led by Harold L Ickes and contrasts local editors backing hometown workers against federal campaigns.
Flint Mich July 22 The tank arsenal of General Motors Fisher Body Division idle for a week due to a strike over smoking and layoffs rushed back into action after a CIO and AFL union mass meeting and talks with War Labor Board mediator Tilford Dudley. The plant at Grand Blanc resumed work at 7.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson told Governor Jefferies there is no real food scarcity for captive Americans in the Philippines and that rumors of mistreatment by Japanese can be discounted for now. He noted difficulty obtaining information as neutral officials were restricted, and cited the Japanese Red Cross claim of fair treatment.
Cairo July 22 AP Allied air forces have virtually driven the Germans from the sky over the North African battle area British sources said hardly any enemy air activity was observed yesterday by bombers and fighters ranging beyond the El Alamein front they blasted at large concentrations of Axis vehicles and attacked the Nazi supply base in Crete Ground fighting settled into artillery duelling Suda Bay Crete was attacked in force with direct hits on two vessels a near miss on a larger ship and a pier set afire US airmen probably took part American Liberator bombers have been employed often on Mediterranean missions and the heavy Allied bombers indicated American participation The Axis desert positions west of the St Alamein line faced British artillery fire on the Fries two to five miles west of the line as Allied bombers attacked a concentration of about 1 000 Axis vehicles and started many fires Large German forces were involved in the engagement
London reports that more than 300 RAF bombers attacked Duisburg Germany, starting large fires and targeting the Ruhr industrial center. Thirteen bombers failed to return, while Germans claim six British raiders were shot down and civilian casualties occurred in Duisburg and Moers.
London reports say Sir John Dill's expected return to Britain fuels talk of a second European front. British and American leaders may discuss a western invasion as Nazi forces shift to the eastern front, with mining unions urging an immediate second front to aid Allied victory.
Washington, July 22. The Pacific War Council met at the White House and agreed China will be supplied as needed. Walter Nash said the council laid out procedures to ensure China can mount its best defense and that they know what is needed, when, and where to send supplies. Soong outlined lines of fighting, routes, and possible developments to favor China.
Clara Morse, widowed after her husband’s death, finds solace in a Red Cross nurses aid class in Denver. With two sons, Francis Jerome 22 and Norman Roy 20, both Navy petty officers killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, she plans overseas duty after graduation from St Anthony's Hospital to go to Honolulu.
Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff and a member of the Pacific war council met with President Roosevelt at the White House for separate talks as German advances threaten Stalingrad and Rostov while the Aleutians near Sibirian shores raise urgency for a second European front.
In Marion on July 22 a brunette woman known as Mrs Hugh McCall was jailed on an attempted murder warrant. She allegedly offered Sheriff Grady Nichols 200 to poison her landlady Mrs Charlie May Harshaw and claimed she had fed poison but it tasted wrong. Nichols, posing as an assistant, accepted the bribe and arrested her after revealing his identity. She is held on 10000 bond for McDowell County court next Tuesday.
Chicago Times correspondent Keith Wheeler recalls the June 3 Japanese assault on Dutch Harbor. Fog and murky weather hampered early warning as Zeros and bomber groups struck Fort Mears, Catalina seaplanes were shot up, and anti aircraft fire erupted while pilots and gunners battled for control.
Moscow dispatch reports that Stalingrad and Rostov were gravely imperiled as von Bock's forces push relentlessly south and east. Red Star warns Germans near the border of Stalingrad Province as intense fighting continues with outnumbered Russian troops.
Berlin dispatch from German broadcasts says organized resistance of the enemy in the Rostov region has collapsed and reports that to the east of the Donets the lower Don was crossed on a broad front.
Red Star warns of terrible days as German forces push toward Rostov after crossing the Don basin on a broad front. Soviet defenders halt at Moscow’s gates, with Rostov reportedly encircled while Voroshilovgrad and Millerovo fell to the enemy.
Chungking reports Chinese forces reclaim Kienteh 65 miles southwest of Hangchow after a five day battle that ended Sunday. Fighting continues around Wenchow as Chinese seek to drive Japanese from the Chekiang coast port. The war bulletin said Chinese casualties totaled about 200 at Phere where they repulsed a Japanese assault.
The Associated Press reports wartime sinkings of Allied and neutral merchantmen in the western Atlantic approaching 400. The War Shipping Administration notes ships being pooled to essential war materials while the Navy reports four more vessels sunk by Axis submarines, including two American merchants, a British carrier, and a Portuguese fishing craft. The tally rises to 394 in AP’s western Atlantic victim count since Pearl Harbor.
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