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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1943
Page
16
In Sattle Washington a burglar alarm brought eight policemen to Day and Night Safety vaults. Officers surrounded a man found with firearms but fired no shots. The suspect claimed he struck his wife after discovering $100 remained from $1,000 placed in a safety box in her name.
In Miami Florida Representative R A Green forgot his remarks were on air and twice claimed they were off the record. On the third time he hid the microphone with his hand while making a confidential point.
Four American soldiers captured an entire airfield in Western Sicily along with 200 Italian troops. They found weapons stored in a well and accommodated the surrendered Italians while salvaging aircraft parts. The ambivalence of the surrender prompted remarks from Lt. Richard A. Kahn and the rescuers described the scene with a wary, disciplined approach.
The account recalls a tense departure from an airport where 200 prisoners were queued for orderly movement. Sergi Butler is noted enjoying a dinner prepared by Italian soldiers as the narrator reflects on the unpredictability of war and the wish of prisoners to reach relatives in New York.
The planets glow in the night sky as they reflect the sun’s light. This natural phenomenon highlights how planetary surfaces and atmospheres interact with solar radiation.
The readable text notes that the sun’s visible surface appears as clouds of incandescent metallic vapor. It also states Papal territory housed more than three million people before Italy’s 1870 unification.
The Office of Price Administration announces August ration stamps overlap with September ones, remaining valid until September 20. Changes to point values become effective August 1, including increases for frozen fruits and vegetables and decreases for fruit juices. Beans and tomato juice see varied adjustments with the average sustaining.
CAMP YOUNG Calif July 29 Death in the searing heat followed a platoon of soldiers lost during a six day endurance maneuver in the Southern California Arizona desert. Two men died of thirst and a third is missing presumed dead while the rest were rescued. Temperatures reached 124 in Imperial and 116 in nearby areas. The platoon ran out of water Saturday and three men strayed in search of water while the lieutenant in charge was away.
Robert McCarthy, a contractor, created an 88-bed dormitory in San Francisco's civic center to ease the housing shortage for servicemen. He started at 8 a.m. and finished at 5:30 p.m. yesterday, donating the facility to the city.
About 75,000 men now constitute the personnel of the U S merchant marine. The figure reflects the expanding civilian seafaring workforce amid wartime demands and logistical needs.
At the C. E. Wood ranch in King Hill Idaho a hen and a pheasant laid eggs in a single nest. The hen continues to incubate the pheasant eggs while the pheasant struts with her brood of chicks roaming the ranch.
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