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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1943
Page
8
The forecast calls for continued warmth across North and South Carolina this afternoon tonight and Thursday forenoon. Widely scattered thundershowers are expected this afternoon.
Richmond resident Walter Sydner offers 150 dollars for information on the whereabouts of his wife and two daughters, with the mother described as 28 years old, five feet tall, 98 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes possibly using the name Lillian Sinclair, and the children named Betty six and Shirley eight. The note was sent to Police Chief W G Friddle and cites no reason for the trio’s possible presence in High Point.
Allied forces push northeast through rugged terrain in Sicily as Canadians clash with strong German defenses near the Greek island corridor. Luftwaffe and RAF raids target Capua Capodichino Reggio Calabria Milazzo and Messina supplies while ground forces press the Messina bridgehead with reconnaissance patrols and ongoing prisoner captures.
The U S Public Health Service reported epidemic levels of infantile paralysis in several southwestern states. For the first 28 weeks of the year 1,626 cases were listed nationally, with Texas 102, California 90, Oklahoma 39 and Arizona 45 for the period. Health officials urged precautions and rest for unexplained fevers while avoiding hysteria.
W A Bivins reflects on George Bernard Shaw turning 87 and his career notes his socialism and a broadcast misfire. Mussolini is criticized for a deadly impact of acts blamed on his regime. He discusses the Lees with L Golden Lee and mentions Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf and the coming city manager Roy S Braden as he urges public cooperation and war effort discipline.
Puzzle listing many cryptic clues across horizontal and vertical grids with hints and partial answers. includes references to body parts, weather, items, and miscellaneous terms.
Washington July 28 Farm spokesmen clash with labor leaders over food prices and wages The National Grange urged the administration to resist calls for price rollbacks or wage hikes warning such moves would deepen a food crisis and inflation The Grange argued Americans spend about 21 percent of income on food and urged tax and savings measures to reduce surplus purchasing power.
The Corriere Della Sera reflects Milan’s mixed mood after Mussolini's fall, noting a joyous yet grave atmosphere as Italians face new challenges ahead and the risk of extended difficulties following the regime's collapse.
The report notes Allied forces outnumber and outgun the Axis, with air and naval dominance shaping Sicily. It warns the fight may become a war of position until key objectives, like the Messina Strait, fall. A Rome radio broadcast from London says King Vittorio Emanuele accepted the fascist senate president Giacomo Suardo’s resignation and named Don Paolo De Velle, as the new head, with the cabinet meeting afterward.
The article notes Bert Berry, an American army captain, making the world’s first parachute jump from an airplane in 1912. It also mentions a shift to corn based paper products for shipping containers and an expected 20 million deadweight tons of shipping to be produced in American shipyards in 1943.
London reports Tokyo radio says six Allied planes failed to raid Hong Kong as heavy flak forced bombs into the sea. Berlin relays say about 20 American bombers raided Hankow with air battles over Hengyang. four US aircraft reportedly shot down. Tokyo asserts San Francisco class cruiser sunk off San Cristobal by submarines July 20, unconfirmed by Allies.
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