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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1943
Page
9
Little change in temperature across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia today with minimal fluctuations expected. Widespread sunshine possible in parts of the region though clouds may drift through the coast indicating a steady but modest warmth.
Stockholm reports one Flying Fortress landed near the Norwegian border with a ten-man crew safe. The aircraft touched down at Vannacka near Heroya factory, which supplies aluminum materials and synthetic cryolite for German war needs. The raid involved heavy bombers from the U S Eighth Air Force over 1 200 miles, mostly sea flight, while British fighters harassed enemy transport and RAF bombers swept the Channel.
Allied forces report continued pressure on Italian and Sicilian targets with raids on Messina Straits port routes and Palermo base. Beaufighters struck a shipping convoy near Rome, destroying a merchant ship and damaging a destroyer. RAF Wellingtons bombed Salerno yards and Pratica Di Mare, while Mitchells hit Crotone airport. Four Allied planes missing. air superiority expanding up the Italian peninsula.
Stalin announced in an order of the day that Soviet forces destroyed or disabled 2900 enemy tanks 844 guns 1392 planes and over 5000 trucks in 19 days while advancing toward Orel. He praised generals Rokossovsky Vatutin and Popov and tied the victory to the previous Stalingrad counteroffensive. Nazi reserves stiffened in the Orel Kursk Belgorod sectors as German divisions tried to halt the Soviet push south of Orel.
The first American Navy and Army chaplains to die in the war are identified by Rev. Dr. Stuart Nye Hutchinson. Chaplain Thomas L. Kirkpatrick of Chicago served on a battleship at Pearl Harbor and died December 7, 1941. Lieut Albert McCabe Hart of Buffalo Wyoming, an army chaplain, died July 29, 1942 while en route to a battle area in the southwest Pacific. Hart had served with the Kalispell Montana Presbytery.
John L. Lewis agrees to appear before the War Labor Board to defend a two year Illinois coal contract with the Illinois Coal Operators Association. The move marks a reversal in stance as the UMW seeks board approval for the pact that raises portal to portal pay to 1.25 dollars daily and extends the work week to 48 hours with overtime after 35.
The article traces Trapani’s rise as a naval base from 260 B C during the Punic Wars to its later fortifications under Norman and Aragonese rulers. It notes the sickle shaped peninsula, historic sieges, and its location 47 miles west of Palermo and 16 miles north of Marsala with a population of 60 000 to 70 000.
From U. S. Army Headquarters in the South Pacific dated July 18, 13th Air Force reports 110 Japanese planes shot down in six weeks ending July 16 with 12 American planes lost. Five pilots were recovered and June 16 marked the best day with 42 airmen downed.
St Louis leads the nation among 50 major cities in youth records as civic groups work through the Social Planning Council and juvenile commission to curb delinquency. The effort centers on neighborhood recreation, parental guidance, and police supervision to keep youths from court.
The article tracks Lucille Ball's decade of struggle moving from columbia to early roles at RKO amid executive turnover and setbacks. It notes her breakthrough after joining MGM, where she soon headlined three major films and began the path to superstardom.
A congratulatory note praised Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining and Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon for the 13th Army Air Force. It cited the excellent record as credit to leadership pilots ground crews and equipment and urged continued combat action in the current campaign.
Major General Sidney C. M. Archibald of the British army arrived at Camp Davis to visit the first composite antiaircraft battery of the Royal Artillery. He was joined by Major Charles F. Lamb and Captain Thomas Moore as they tour for demonstrations and consultations. The party, greeted by Col. J. S. Muirhead and Major Thomas C. Metcalf, will remain several days to inspect arrangements as the British battery conducts a coast to coast demonstration tour with weekly talks planned.
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