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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1945
Page
6
Partly cloudy conditions continue with warm humid air across North Carolina today tonight and Sunday. Scattered thundershowers are possible in the west this afternoon and in the west and central portions on Sunday afternoon.
A UK report notes Britain and the United States shifted away from a five power framework as Paris sources say the United States rejected it. Preparations moved ahead for a Truman Stalin Churchill summit to be held in Berlin, official from 10 Downing Street confirms.
Lt. J. B. Adam from Paisley recounts how Ribbentrop, found in a Hamburg apartment, was arrested after a precautionary knock on a top floor flat. A 35 year old divorced brunette hosted the suspect, and a hidden poison sample was later detected. Ribbentrop offered to surrender days earlier. The room contained clothing and two envelopes to Montgomery and Churchill. He requested the envelope for the prime minister be kept intact for delivery.
A broad heat wave extended across the South and New England with record highs. Central U S storms brought cloudbursts and rail delays while Kansas City endured hail and a minor tornado. A ferocious midwestern windstorm felled trees and cut power in Illinois. Montgomery, Albany, and Columbus tied in a southern derby after an inch of rain.
President Truman will travel about 16 500 miles in 30 to 40 days. The itinerary includes Washington to Olympia and San Francisco, to Kansas City and Independence, Mo, back to Washington, then overseas to meet Stalin and Churchill near Berlin. He will address the closing session of the United Nations conference in San Francisco on Saturday June 23.
Staff Sergeant George W. Stafford 24 of Petersburg Virginia, blinded by a German mine near Leipzig on April 4, signed papers for his commission as second lieutenant. The Rhine crossing completion on March 11 had been his expected date, but his injury delayed the rank until April 16. He underwent eye removal in Paris, returned to the United States May 9 and has undergone three operations to restore sight in the remaining eye with one more planned.
Admiral Nimitz warns that the United States must maintain a strong military posture and universal training to deter war. He argues new weapons could strike the continental U S from distant lands and urges full control of bases and unified action across all armed services to defend the nation.
U S carrier air forces bombarded Truk and attacked an island group in the central Carolines. In the Philippines, Maj Gen Robert S Beightlers 37th Ohio infantry broke Japanese defenses in the Cagayan valley, advancing 22 miles in 24 hours and liberating Santiago and Echague in Isabella province as MacArthur’s troops engage level terrain near Manila.
Six local youths have reached eighteen in June and registered with draft board five. Names include Robert Lee Honbarker Jr of 209 Lindsay Street, William Thomas Jackson of Oak View, Thomas Alexander Teer of 901 Lindsay Street, Myron Harry Thaggard of 511 Denny Street, Billy Mercer Heath of 322 Phillips Street, and Elmer Levi Stafford of Route 2 Kernersville.
The draft notes two main controversies for a final UN conference session next Saturday. One, whether colonial powers like Britain and France should report on colonies to a proposed new league, with Australia favoring the move and the big powers objecting. The second, who should govern debate in the general assembly, with Russia insisting on broad powers beyond peace and security. A conference committee split E by big powers last night over charter revision plans. France aligned with small nations on both automatic revision proposals, each failing by narrow margins.
AP report from New York lists numerous stock changes with percentage figures for companies such as Adams Express Air Reduction Alaska Alleghany Allis Chalmers Am Can Am Car Fdy Am For Pow Am Roll Mill Am Smelt & Ref AT&T Am Tob B Anaconda Atlas Pow Aviat Corp Baldwin Be1o Barnsdall Bendix Aviat Boeing Airpl Budd Mfg Can Dry Coca Cola Colum G&E Consol Edis Pac G&E and others showing varied gains and losses reflecting mid June market activity in 1930s style notation.
Othello was a Moor. A monolith is a large single upright stone. Nemesis is the goddess of retribution in Greek myth.
The reading urges a charming, interesting person to adopt a positive attitude, stay self reliant, avoid cynicism, and relax as time and circumstances resolve issues. Also includes brief answered questions about a Moor heritage, a monolithic monument type, and the Greek goddess of fate.
Five local men received honorable discharges from the U S army and were to report to the local draft board. Names include Ames Larry Meadows served 2 years 5 months 21 days William Aubrey Stovall 3 years 7 months Reid Howard Joyce Jr 5 years 3 months 13 days Croson Carl Farr 4 years 8 months 13 days Claude Ramsey Harrison Jr 5 years 8 months 28 days.
Commanding under Maj. Gen Archibald V. Arnold drives a flanking attack against the last two hills in the eastern sector. After 700 yards of advance, the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the 7th Division nears occupation of Nakaza as Gen Buckner reports the Japanese final line is bent and may fall within days.
Thomasville reports Junior Hughes received six months for abandonment and non support and 30 days for vagrancy after a local court hearing. His wife Mozelle Hughes faced immorality and soliciting prostitution charges and was referred to juvenile authorities due to being under 16. Marvin Tut Hill earned an 18 month sentence on non support with probation terms to appear quarterly for three years and to show good behavior. Troopships Arch bishop Lamy and Santa Cecelia docked at Staten Island bringing 725 troops home from Europe.
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