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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1942
Page
2
Weather bulletin notes only small cooling or warming across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with scattered thundershowers this afternoon or early tonight. Temperatures remain mild with unsettled skies and chances of brief storms. Localized thunderstorm activity is possible in pockets along coastal and inland zones.
The article notes Japan's fleet strength remains largely intact through the war, with overwhelming numbers in China and substantial potential resources. It suggests that despite battles such as Midway, Japan’s military power could sustain a long war and carry on the struggle indefinitely.
The article notes delaying the Japanese attack on Midway and praises U S air forces for handling the defense. Admiral Nimitz commends coordination and the aviators for adding a shining page to their record. The piece reports heavy enemy damage across carrier, battleship, cruiser, and transport units while defense has relied on aviation personnel.
The text lauds U S defense at Midway as pivotal in halting Japanese advances. It notes U S control remains firm in the Midway area, with enemy withdrawals suggested but battle continuing. Guam and Wake fell to Japan, Marines at Wake earning costly victory, while Midway stands as a dagger over Japan's Marshall Islands in a costly, strategic contest.
British forces report offensive actions repulsed on the ground while air operations target Naples and Ruhr. RAF night raids in Italy and Germany involve around 300 planes with 13 missing, and total weekly losses near 113 aircraft. Russian front shows uneasy quiet as both sides prep for renewed combat. Czech killings under Nazi reprisals rise to 203 with Heydrich's death noted and 26 more Czechs sentenced by martial courts.
Butler receipts 1,306,261 pounds with unsettled creamery at 33, 36 and 37. Carrots 90, 36. Eggs 30,880 cases with firm prices. market unchanged.
Red Cross and the Welfare Department aid families burned out in the Loflin Street tenement fire. About 15 families receive emergency food orders, clothing, and furniture. a city truck collects furnishings. The owner disputed the fire chief over construction and ownership. the building, built by J. F. Hedrick, purchased by A. N. and J. F. Hedrick in 1923, had no insurance and was a total loss.
Hedie Agnes, 29, of Jamestown, alleged member of the Claude Hayworth gang, arrested on warrants from March 4 for violating prohibition laws and conspiring with Hayworth. Hayworth earlier pleaded guilty after 13 pints of whiskey and a metal trap were found at 311 Centennial Avenue. Agner held on $1,000 bond pending Municipal Court hearing.
The article details wartime efforts and projections as the United States assays total production, with protection officials suggesting a turning point possible within the year. It notes Allied campaigns across theaters, plans to maintain equipment for troops, and expected ship production increases by late 1944.
The Rhine city of Cologne suffered heavy destruction with three western areas near the historic cathedral and other districts showing extensive devastation. Reports cite large damaged zones including the old town exhibition hall and a Wolm-Mulheim tire factory area with multiple large buildings ruined by fire. Additional blocks were gutted, roofs ripped off, and walls shattered as fires finished what explosives began.
On a perilous inland assignment, Bill Talcott musters his nerve as Halsey assumes command aboard a schooner. A violent clash on the dock ends with Jackson and his crew cleared from the scene while June Paterson and a scholar named Albert Constantine arrive, bearing forged papers and a tense future.
Ernest Sykes a 23 year old white prisoner at Cumberland County prison camp was wounded in a fleeing attempt when guard Rudolph Caswell fired after he did not halt. Buckshot wounds in back and head required observation at Central prison hospital. Sykes sentenced in Hoke County last August to 78 months for assault on a repair and had escaped in December.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Fort Bragg address linked to a conviction involving a person described as not a soldier at the time of the offense. The readable text lacks full context, leaving questions about the individual's identity and the case details.
L. G. Jones, the Democratic nominee for High Point Township constable, thanked voters for their support in the May 30 primary. He said he would like to thank in person all who cast ballots and helped him win the nomination.
The Navy announced three United Nations merchant ships were sunk by enemy submarines in the Caribbean. The vessels included a medium US ship a small British ship and a small Norwegian merchantman.
Begin preventive pest control in the garden by spraying and dusting before damage appears. Anticipate Colorado beetle leaf hoppers striped beetle aphids phlox fungus and other threats. Use contact insecticides and fungicides, with arsenic powder for beetles on cucumbers and squash, applied carefully to avoid leaf burning.
New York stocks edged higher on some gains in tech shares while financials and industrials lagged. The Dow Jones industrial average rose modestly as investors weighed quarterly results and inflation data.
Cairo dispatch reports British headquarters demand proof for Berlin charges that Axis prisoners in Libya were deprived of food and water until questioned. Britain says no such order exists and vows to investigate. German counterclaims say no such order was issued. The Geneva convention is cited for prisoner handling. Motorists pay one eighth of U S tax receipts.
About 500 people used City Lake Park pool on opening day, says Manager M. Patrick, with indications a larger crowd would gather today. Alaska coastline measures 35,000 miles, about 10,000 more than Earth's circumference.
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