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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
2
Considerable cloudiness and hot conditions persist today across the region. Fair and warm tonight with scattered coastal showers and thundershowers mainly in the afternoon. Friday looks partly cloudy and hot, not as warm in the extreme north, with scattered afternoon thunderstorms in the north and west.
British forces repelled nine German attacks along the Odon as Caen fighting slowed near Maltot. Reports say about 60 German tanks were destroyed over three days, with Rommel expected to push a major bid if needed. The piece notes zinc production by the United States and cites the Tower of London’s historic menagerie.
The article argues Hitler must gather weakened forces into a compact area as Allied strength grows on the French coast and pressure extends from the south. It questions whether Germany can survive another winter stalemate and withstand Mediterranean Baltic Danube pressure.
Excerpts compare 1920 and 1944 conventions, noting opposition to the League of Nations and calls for a nations agreement. Observers from Kansas City Star and Baltimore Sun weigh the candidate’s competence and the platform’s clarity versus political traps. Statistical note on Cuba tobacco and a cultural fact on Burmese tattooing appear as side items.
Errol Flynn stars in a 1940s wartime drama at the New West End Theatre with Reagan in a key role. The production centers on peril and resolve as characters navigate treacherous missions and moral choices.
At Erie Proving Grounds a 126 millimeter anti aircraft cannon is unveiled. The 30 ton mobile unit fires at 12 shells per minute with a 50 pound shell and automatic rammer. Cost exceeds 100000 dollars per unit and crew of 19.
Soviet forces drive along multiple routes toward Minsk aiming to split defenses. Units advance north of Borisov and approach the Berezina region as two major outflanking movements unfold, part of a grand strategy to encircle Minsk.
The High Point Life Underwriters gathered at the Sheraton Hotel for a regular luncheon. P. L. Smith was elected president with Wilbur Groome as vice president, Bill Chandler secretary, and L. F. Ferree treasurer, Reuben Bundy retiring as presiding officer. Curtis Smithdeal urged cooperation in selling war bonds during the Fifth War Loan Drive. Corporal Lloyd Swink, Metropolitan Life alumnus, home on furlough from Alberta, Canada, attended as guest.
Allied forces report the Japanese trapped on the southern tip of the island attempt a breakout Monday night. U S and Australian units claim halting the assault with heavy casualties as MacArthur notes rapid advances toward Wewak from Aitape and near the coast erasure.
Late bulletin reports General Eisenhower ordering a new one week extension to the fishing ban along the coast from Bayonne to the West Frisian islands until July 6 1944 at 9 pm. A CBS broadcast quoted a spokesman warning that fishing could become extremely dangerous at any time in this zone.
Allied Expeditionary Force reports Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner of Washington DC commands the U S First Division in France from Supreme Headquarters. The broad story includes unrelated historical notes on Brazil Portugal slavery May 1 1500 and early masses.
Comprehensive record of Allied and American commanders by region during World War II. Includes Combined Chiefs of Staff, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific, Alaska, and U S Navy hierarchical listings. Names such as Marshall, Arnold, Eisenhower, Montgomery, MacArthur, Nimitz, Stark, Halsey, and King appear with their respective commands and theaters.
The army reports 13,202 wounded 9,308 missing and 4,461 prisoners with overall casualties up 1,246 since the prior tally through June 6. Dead increased by 833 and wounded by 2,236.
In a wide ranging interview, Dewey backs the Republican platform on foreign trade, refuses to comment on cabinet picks, defends state regulation of insurance, and pledges to enforce the 13th and 14th amendments if elected. He asserts the United States should retain sovereign power to make war and discusses postwar policy and interpretation of the Mexican War.
Allied forces advance in Italy push toward Siena as Castagneto falls giving control of a key coastal road junction. American columns drive inland to within 12 miles of Siena while Monticiano and Monticcinello are seized and enemy efforts to slow the Fifth Army fail.
The article describes Mrs. Martha Dewey on the platform during a convention while her husband, Gov. Thomas Dewey, receives ovations. It notes her pearls and attire as Mary Donlon and Clare Booth Luce speak, reflecting on prominent women at the event and Dewey's nomination acceptance remarks.
The Fifth Army claims substantial gains with captures near Monticchiello and Pienza. It says the army has taken over prisoners since the offensive began seven weeks ago and totals exceed 32,000 in the campaign.
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