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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
12
Mrs De Marigny disputes her father's objections to marriage and says she talked to him after by phone. 35-year-old De Marigny is held on murder charges after Oakes was bludgeoned to death at his Nassau home. Preliminary hearing began but postponed a week after local testimony.
In Sicily, seven roads and air lanes faced continued Allied sweeps by day and night. Four enemy planes were shot down against two Allied losses as Canadian and American forces push northeast toward Messina. Reports say Germans retreat from Enna toward the northeast while Italians shoot German officers and march toward American lines.
New York stocks show mixed trading with notable activity in Packard and Pepsi Cola alongside several smaller names. Prices fluctuate as investors digest gaps in earnings and shifting market sentiment, while several blue chips post modest gains.
The section notes beer shortages in the south and cites wartime production highs of 67,700,000 barrels in 1942. It explains malt restrictions, shifting to rice and corn, corn shortages, and hops scarcity. OPA price ceilings on live hogs may influence corn use, while glass shortages affect bottle availability and returns.
Allied air forces scored a decisive victory in a heavy low altitude attack against a large Japanese force. Nineteen enemy planes were shot down or destroyed with eleven likely destroyed. two Allied aircraft were lost with one pilot safe. Combat persisted near Salamaua with Mount Tambu’s defense holding against nine counterattacks and Japanese casualties of at least 282 on the hill slopes.
The report notes attacks from Amchitka in the western Aleutians and Australian-based Liberators targeting Celebes, each about 2000 miles round trip. It claims Allied losses to Japan remain grave and That since Pearl Harbor about 650 Japanese ships and over 300 warplanes have been destroyed, with further increases expected as Allied power is fully released.
From 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the air offensive targeted Kahili airfield with a steady stream of Liberators and Flying Fortresses dropping bombs. An air headquarters officer said the aim was to deprive the Japanese of sleep so they would not go to work. The mission started fires and caused two large blazes along with additional smaller fires.
Under Kirkpatrick the Triton destroyed one Japanese destroyer leader one destroyer one submarine eight merchant ships and several lesser craft. The vessel operated off Japan and enemy held China the Aleutians and near the Solomon Islands. MacArthur borrowed the crew for a special role that earned a decoration.
Reuters report from Allied headquarters in North Africa says Royal Navy ships bombarded Crotone in the Gulf of Taranto to sink the Italian boat Desmond Tighe. Raisers fired shells into the harbor for five minutes in the early hours yesterday, causing fires. No damage to British ships.
Fontana Dam July 22 The seventh construction victim is Zimri Blankenship a 58 year old TVA carpenter from Bryson City North Carolina. He died shortly after midnight in hospital after being struck by falling rock on the job. He is survived by his widow and three children.
A puzzle entry lists clues for a horizontal and vertical grid. The grid includes terms like medal, atom, elements, and titles, with references to military awards and civilian recognition. Answers span chemistry, anatomy, language, and geography, forming a themed word game.
American air units blasted Japanese lead and zinc mines near Sashio and damaged separation plants and railroad and housing facilities in Burma. B-25s hit river boat concentrations near Katha, destroying one and damaging others. P-40s strafed troop and supply bases in northern Burma and wrecked Namti bridge approaches. No American planes were lost. Strike calls loom as railroad maintenance workers’ union discusses a possible stoppage at its Detroit convention.
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