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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
8
The forecast shows temperature changes across North Carolina and South Carolina with cooler spells this afternoon and tonight. Expect a moderate drop in daytime highs followed by continued gradual cooling into the night.
Col Ralph Willamuth reports a Negro Quartermaster unit attempted to seize arms at Fort Custer but was quickly arrested as Detroit unrest surged. Five men confined. Roosevelt calls citizens to uphold peace. Brig Gen Guthner reports no further violence and more troops to patrol transit lines amid widespread rioting. Major clashes on Hastings Street and Belle Isle bridge drew federal attention and a 10 p.m. curfew in a city paralyzed by lootings and gunfire.
AP reports midday stock figures in New York with mixed results as trading pauses and modest gains appear for several rails and industrials while some declines appear in utilities and banks.
Italian communique reports Allied air forces struck Salerno Battipaglia and Naples with multiple bombings. Civilian casualties tallied across Naples Annunziata Salerno Battipaglia while 13 Allied planes were destroyed. Long range fighters hit vessels off Greece as Spaatz predicts air power can break any barrier with sufficient planes.
A new static eliminator from Goodyear reduces radio noise by about a thousandth of a volt, acting like a muffler for radios. The device, using vacuum tubes, will be issued after the war and is designed to plug into any radio set for military use aboard aircraft and radar installations.
Local African American community brief compiled by FE Yokely under the News of Colored People column. Includes notices and announcements of interest to residents and district organizations.
Associated Press dispatch says Kreffeld suffered extensive destruction with many blocks and two hospitals ruined while Germany claims 39 bombers were shot down. Berlin announced attacks on London targets and the South England coast, and Dutch naval patrols reportedly downed three British planes. Reconnaissance notes damage at Le Creusot from Saturday night raids affecting rolling mills and locomotive works.
Algiers June 22 The French committee of national liberation met to study a plan allowing Gen Henri Giraud to keep command of North African forces while Gen Charles De Gaulle would control his Fighting French troops. The move follows reports that the United States and Britain insisted Giraud remain commander in chief at least while French Africa hosted UN operations. Eisenhower’s command favored Giraud for rapid deployment of French forces to Tunisia and keeping them operative amid equipment shortages.
Allied forces against Axis raids over Italy claim 23 enemy planes shot down in a day, with 57 destroyed in four days. Naples torpedo factory and Royal arsenal hit, oil dump ignited, as enemy formations attempted to shield themselves before American fighters. Major Frank Cunningham describes the oil fire as massive and black.
The WLB weighs enforcement of its policy amid a miners walkout on a six day week with projected earnings around $49.60 per week. A yellow dog contract dispute and potential court action loom as Ickes seeks a freeze on 3 million tons of soft coal in transit to direct supply to regions with critical shortages.
Oscar Harrington 358, a farmer near Polkton, was struck and killed yesterday while plowing a weed field near his home. The incident occurred in Wadesboro on June 22.
Chinese high command said they captured several strategic points in the outer defenses of Owchihkow near the Yangtze River 40 miles south of Shasi. They reported more than 200 Japanese killed in the advance and noted Owchihkow is a key Japanese stronghold south of the Yangtze and west of Tungting Lake.
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