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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
8
Reported actions show Japanese advances toward Kwan and Loyang while Chinese and American forces defend the Burma road. U S Mustang fighters destroyed locomotives along the Hankow Peiping line as Allied reinforcements move toward Biak Island and its airfields in preparation for further attacks on the Philippines.
A review of wartime aid reports shows Greece suffers nine infant deaths per hundred births amid storms and danger. Shipping costs to Britain reach about 200000, to the Persian Gulf 245000, and Indian Ocean routes rise. More than 6000 bicycles head to China by air for army use. Plans outline lend-lease funds for rebuilding in the Rostov and Ikov regions. Italy civilian maintenance totals 81000000 with limited repayment.
The London Star editor expresses concern that American and British policy differ on red power issues and calls for a clearer understanding during rallies. The piece underscores the need for consistent stance on France relations.
Berlin said fighting in the Velletri and Valmontone sectors was fierce but the Allies were checked. The capture of Lariano on the Via Casilina widened the breach near Valmontone. Kesselring loaned the Goering Division into the line near Valmontone to sustain the defense. Artena had fallen earlier, and Ponte Di Morolo was seized near the road as naval guns aided the British push near Ardea.
The pope pleads for Rome to be spared from air raid devastation and insists on just treatment from raiders. He cites past papal resilience, recalls refugees welcomed by previous popes, and urges avoidance of catastrophe while condemning violence against the city.
The North Carolina Supreme Court acts to grant a new trial in a Cumberland County injury suit where William T. Daughtry Jr alleges a truck backing caused injuries during Fort Bragg taxiway construction. The ruling accompanies multiple opinions ending the spring term, with several cases affirmed or remanded across counties.
A Cairo communique reports a German convoy attacked in the central Aegean Sea north of Crete. Four ships left burning and others damaged. two destroyers and eight escorts damaged. ten aircraft lost yesterday and in the last two weeks. Allied daylight raiders push the second large pre invasion air offensive into its fifteenth day toward Dieppe Boulogne stretch.
Wendell Willkie former Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels and Governor J M Broughton will head a June 12 infantry day at Camp Butner honoring the Fourth Ranger Battalion. Survivors receive a presidential unit citation along with medals including the Silver Star and Distinguished Service Cross. Lt Col Roy A Murray leads the unit.
Lt. Col. A L Fletcher will return to civilian life and resume duties as chairman of the state unemployment compensation commission starting July 1. The article notes a 112 percent rise in power driven farm implements between 1915 and 1943.
Partly cloudy and warm today and tonight in North Carolina with a continuation into Saturday. Widely scattered thundershowers possible during afternoons or evenings across portions of the state.
The piece argues Britain and America should press Spain to cut shipments to Germany, suggesting such aid prolongs the war and costs American lives. It cites Churchill’s hopes for Spain’s postwar influence and favorable trade, contrasting with Roosevelt’s view on weapon shipments. The author asserts public demand for clear Spain policy and accountability.
Reports from Andorra say 34 American and allied fliers guided toward the Spanish frontier by patriots were ambushed by German border guards. Only two Americans and one French aviator escaped into Spain after being shot down and sheltered by French families in the Pyrenees region between France and Spain.
Shelby reports Sam Greene a 17 year old Gardner-Webb Junior College graduate and 1943 American Legion baseball team member chooses film over pro baseball. He weighs 175 pounds and stands six feet tall, with offers from the New York Giants and Universal Pictures. He plans to enlist in the armed forces in November when he turns 18.
In Uxbridge Massachusetts on June 2 the Westernbergs at the Congregational parsonage report a covey of grackles feeding at their bird bath. The birds dunk bread crusts before eating one expert bird soaks pieces then flips them before consuming. Agriculture is Canada’s top industry.
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