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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
5
Washington reports that the first invasion crisis ended in Allied victory as Western front operations proceed. President Roosevelt notes weather and terrain influenced timing, with cautious optimism about the next phase and the need to avoid overconfidence amid German defenses.
Charleston June 7 Nelson Roosevelt Bailey coxswain U S navy of Advance N C has been commended for bravery in saving a shipmate during the sinking of a coastal transport at Arawe New Britain on December 17 1943 He was advanced to boatswain s mate second class and his next of kin is Annie Roberta Carter Bailey enlisted August 14 1941
John Martinik tells Sanitary Officer Jack White he feeds two hungry skunks that visitors mistake as pets. White orders removal despite Martinsing as owner. Neighbors complain the animals pretend to be domesticated only to reveal their true nature.
Major L. P. McLendon announced that Mrs. Frank W. Clark wife of the Fifth Army commander in Italy will speak at rallies in five North Carolina cities to open the second united war fund campaign. Cities to be selected.
M. G. Mann, general manager of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and the Farmers Cooperative Exchange, urged farmers to unite and fight for their rights as agriculture seeks fair treatment. He spoke to 300 delegates at meetings of the groups yesterday in Raleigh.
U S armored division band members in England report British youths easily picking up American swing and jitterbug. Soldiers note English girls learn quickly while English and American bands perform at military dances and parades across the island.
Twenty four New England soldier casualties arrived at New Cushing General Hospital by C 47 ambulance plane from Halloran General Hospital in New York yesterday. Most were wounded in Italy and five were litter cases days off a hospital ship. The only out of New England casualty was First Sergeant William F Barton of 401 West Seventh St Lexington NC.
A wartime reminiscence notes a sleepful dawn on D-Day with a wife’s intuition confirming the invasion. The writer recalls an orderly day of calm, prayer, and resolve as Allied forces moved across the channel and air and church bells echoed across the nation.
In the aftermath of the first World War the nation faces dangers to civilization and liberty. America must be a guiding light for truth and mercy. A small boy’s wartime vow contrasts with memories of fallen soldiers and President Harding’s pledge that such loss must never happen again.
An American marine officer recalls a Japanese fighter trapped in a dugout on a Pacific base who begged for mercy as a motion picture camera captured the moment. The incident occurred near a coconut stump while a cameraman filmed the scene.
In England three lieutenants from a nearby paratroop unit landed in a field near a United States Army hospital and joined three nurses for Sunday dinner after landing their chutes. The officer who spoke of visitors did not anticipate the arrival.
Greensboro Daily News names James F. Reynolds associate managing editor and John W. Harden news editor. Harden previously led R. Gregg Cherry’s governor campaign and has held editorial roles at the Salisbury Post, Charlotte News, and Burling ton and Raleigh papers.
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