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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1945
Page
6
Fair and slightly warmer today then cooler tonight with scattered frost in interior. Overnight lows near freezing in the west and partly cloudy conditions continue Sunday.
General Nimitz reports Fifth division near Kitano Point on Iwo Jima and a Third division advance 2000 yards from Kitano. A small enemy air sortie attacked US posts but withdrew. MacArthur says Mindanao civilians suffocated in caves during operations east of Manila as bombings of Zamboanga continue.
Nazi forces face continued Russian assault along the Oder near Kuestrin as Berlin says the bridgehead narrows and fighting intensifies. Moscow reports Russian tanks and infantry pressing toward Stettin and Gdynia while forces regroup to defend Stettin and the Oder line. Ground meat safety note appears at the end, unrelated to the war item.
Allied First and Third Armies linked between Coblenz and Remagen and pressed the Wesel pocket. Bonn fell to First Army as Wesel and surrounding towns were cleared by British Canadian and American troops. German demolitions failed to derail the Rhine crossing while 3 000 and 6 500 plus prisoners were reported.
In a massive raid, 200 B 29s dropped on Tokyo Feb 25 with fires blazing hours after midnight. Tokyo claimed severe destruction and losses to U S planes, while Gen Lauris Norstad warned of larger operations if needed. Ground crews observed the inferno stretching beyond planned targets. Two Superfortresses were lost to enemy action from a force over 300.
The Underwood family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during Roy Underwood's death and for the floral offerings. Signed by Mrs. Roy Underwood and Family.
Paris march ten. Allied reports disclose 18 German generals killed on the western front with 29 captured including six full generals 12 lieutenant generals and 11 major generals. Among the dead are field marshals Erwin Rommel and Guenther von Kluge. Since the Western Rhine offensive began February 23 Allied armies have taken well over 100 000 prisoners.
Ninth Air Force pilots and four RAF planes suffered losses while breaching a bridge target. Berlin endured its 238th wartime raid with Mosquitos delivering over 1200 tons of bombs. U.S. Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces pursued rail, road, and near-Russian fronts. Superfortresses targeted Kuala Lumpur in a Malay peninsula strike leveraging Indian bases.
Senator Maybank and Senator Taft discuss the prospect of German capitulation after Allied forces reach the Rhine. Maybank warns of continued German resistance while Taft cautions weather could delay the offensive and pace of collapse beyond July 1.
Mrs. W. H. Causey, field worker for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Winston-Salem, will speak at Main Street Methodist church in Thomasville Monday March 12 at 3 o clock. Local WCTU officials urge interested women in Thomasville and nearby areas to attend and hear the issue discussed. The item ends with a stray note about stretching hamburger with oatmeal or cornmeal.
The swollen Ohio and Scioto rivers eased their pressure on the floodwall as of March 10. Authorities kept residents from returning to low areas. The Ohio crest reached 64.94 feet and fell about three inches while the city awaits a drop to 62 feet to allow reopening and returns. About 9,000 people remained in hilltop shelters.
Dr. Samuel H. Templeton aged 70 a noted Baptist leader from Winston Salem N C died in Atlanta while visiting his daughter Mrs Russell B Gladding He retired in 1934 after 36 years of ministry He was a University of Richmond theology professor and pastor in Laurens S C Elizabeth City N C and Winston Salem He served as an official of the Baptist hospital and Baptist Bible institutes of New Orleans He was born in Warrenton Va His widow Inez Gertrude Barnes and three daughters and a son survive
The article argues that Japan seeks Asia domination and a clash with the West. It notes Japan admits possible defeat and plans future Pacific strikes. Allied forces should reassign troops from Europe, ship supplies, and intensify pressure to shorten the war.
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