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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
8
Three thousand harmonicas and other small instruments were donated nationwide after a radio plea by Larry Adler. A Easton Pa high school harmonica orchestra disbanded to supply its gear. A 70 year old donor cited lost teeth ending his hobby. Also Sea Beese spread goodwill in the MAR shall Islands.
Sale of dog license tags continued at a slow pace with only 517 sold by noon in the city collectors office records. Last year between 2,300 and 2,500 were sold and Poundmaster J O Poindexter notes several hundred dogs remained unregistered. Penalties begin July 1 under the rabies control measure enacted in 1942.
Residents note efforts to settle coral dust on the isle after recent heavy gungem ent loosening the material. Trucks caterpillars jeeps bulldozers and tractors aggravated the dusty condition as a road sprinkler cart was contrived to settle the dust.
The article outlines a renewed Russian push from the north central sector toward Ko wel and rumbling offensives intended to overwhelm German lines. It notes prior Russian drives toward Romania and the Carpathians after Stalingrad and Moscow, with Berlin signaling a last act of Hitler’s regime as the curtain rises on a new phase of war.
Partly cloudy and unseasonably warm today continuing tonight and Saturday. Scattered thundershowers focus on the eastern portion this afternoon as the pattern persists.
The report cites multiple agencies confirming a triple offensive across Finland. Red Army units move 10 to 15 miles west from Lake Onega toward Lake Ostero, seize three railway stations, widen a Svir River bridgehead by six miles, and capture Podporozhye. North of Viipuri Govorov’s force takes Tali and other towns toward Helsinki.
Baseball season leaders announced with top players in batting runs RBI and pitching in both leagues. Notable names include Walker of Brooklyn leading batting and runs, Ott of New York with home runs, and Munger of St. Louis atop pitching.
Heavy air raids over southern England marked by multiple fires briefly started but quickly put out. RAF night fighters using strong searchlights claimed several enemy aircraft as they approached targets without causing major damage.
Corinna Ward of 610 Prospect Street died at a local hospital after a three week illness. Born February 14 in Haldolph County she was wife of Hill Ward and mother of six sons and two daughters. She was a member of Union Tabernacle church. Funeral services at Sechrest Funeral Home chapel tomorrow at 11 led by Rev. S E Taylor with interment in Floral Garden cemetery.
President Roosevelt told a news conference that military actions around Cherbourg proceed as planned and that more of France should be liberated before civil administration is set up. Also, American submarines sank 16 Japanese vessels in the Pacific, navy confirms with no location details.
A wartime communique notes no Japanese attack on warships and two enemy planes burned on the field while heavy bombers hit Port Blair airfield at night. British arrays clear the Imphal Kohima road segment, driving toward a junction to restore overland links as part of the Allied counter offensive. An execution sale in Guilford County North Carolina lists real estate to satisfy a court action against S C Clark and Daisy O Clark with a July 10 1944 sale date.
Judge Hubert Olive of Lexington will be the principal speaker as Carolina Contain er Company and Tomlinson of High Point receive national security awards. The program begins at 8 p m at the Junior High School, with Governor Broughton designating Olive to replace R L Harris.
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