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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1945
Page
2
Considerable and mild temperatures are expected tonight and Thursday across portions of western North Carolina with scattered precipitation. The forecast calls for largely pleasant conditions with gradual cooling into Thursday night.
A New York financier announced in Georgetown that Bernard M. Baruch station timber worth about 6000 has been allocated to Converse College of Stanburg for a 200 acre ration. The timber, to be delivered by International Paper Co, supports the college project and the Hobcan site.
Allied patrols pushed toward Vergato 14 miles southwest of Bologna along the Pistoia Bologna highway as Fifth Army forces gained ground from south east and west. German counterattacks were repelled near Mt Spigolino while minefields hindered Serchio valley progress and a 45 minute clash on the Senio left 27 Germans dead.
At Laredo army airfield Major Cameron D. Fairchild says the U S Army Air Forces has new armor piercing bullets that disintegrate into lead resin particles on impact. Lt Donald E Meyer survived ground tests as bullets smeared on plane armor. Development spanned about two and a half years with Duke Princeton Bakelike Corning Glass labs contributions.
Allied forces conducted heavy air strikes with 250 RAF bombers and a fighter escort against Barmen and Berlin as the 22nd Berlin raid in succession. Bomber losses were two, with fighters protecting the Remagen bridgehead claiming 25 German planes.
In Raleigh on March 14 the legislature confirmed a slate of trustees for the Greater University of North Carolina. Terms expiring March 31, 1937 include J. B. Fearing, William H. Sullivan, Lionel Weir. For terms expiring March 31, 1953 are Wade Barber, Samuel M. Blount, Victor Bryant, Gertrude Carraway, John W. Clark, Collier Cobb Jr., George S. Cobb, Mrs. Laura W. Cone, John G. Dawson, Joseph C. Ervin, W. Roy Hampton, John Sprunt Hill, Ben K. Lassiter, John Q. Legrand, Henry A. Lineberger, Francis M. Newsom, Glenn C. Palmer, Edwin Pate, J. C. Pittman, J. E. Ramsay, Roy Rowe, J. Benton Stacy, Kenneth S. Tanner, and William B. Umstead.
The North Carolina House and Senate advanced a broad hospital and medical care bill with a four year UNC medical school vision and a 400 bed central hospital. Gov. Cherry supported the plan but urged budget balance. The measure includes a $150000 two year direct appropriation and $100000 to form a hospital and medical care commission with $50000 for medical students.
Drabik says an unnamed officer snapped wires connected to main German demolition charges and kicked the dynamite into the Rhine. He notes the man in question is a fellow he'd like to meet. Chocolate is cacao with oil left in. cocoa is cacao with oil removed.
The Y M C A board met at noon to plan the annual meeting with Athletic Night on April 10 and form a nominating committee headed by J E Marsh Horace Haworth and H A Millis to propose state officers for spring vacancies The board noted seven trustees term expirations and announced three months memberships for returning veterans The meeting praised the Carl Chavis Memorial Y M C A drive and commended leadership for the Negro neighbors project with ministers Wilbur Hutchins R M Ratzlaff and others in attendance
The article argues that secrecy in weapon development must be countered by world security measures. It cites German blitzkrieg and Nazi scientific zeal as dangers and urges the United Nations to learn of all German and Japanese discoveries, military or otherwise, to prevent sudden, devastating attacks.
A wide update reports U S air raids over Osaka Nagoya and Tokyo with B 29s striking multiple targets then Mindanao Luzon and Iwo Jima battles. Marines seal caves on Kitano Point and Rugged Kitano while U S forces push into Zamboanga Batangas Antipolo and Los Baños as MacArthur notes progress.
Patton’s army captured a record 6 619 prisoners in nine days as German resistance stiffened around the Rhine. Honnef and nearby towns fell as Allied bridgeheads expanded, with a new Rhine crossing reported near Koenigswinter and ongoing shelling of Nijmegen and Kleve.
At Yalta discussions the Big Three debated a United Nations council where permanent members would veto only on disputes involving their own actions while voting fully on force or sanctions. Stalin signaled cautious approval after review, amid ongoing talks on Germany’s fate, reparations, and postwar justice with emphasis on eradicating Nazism and punishing war criminals.
Combat B units seized Remagen and pressed toward the Ludendorff Bridge as German forces mined the span. Lt Leonard Engeman of Redwood Falls Minnesota led a company under Lt Carl Timmerman of Point Nebraska to storm the bridge amid heavy fire from tunnels and towers.
Soviet forces cleared a 14 mile coastal stretch east of Wejherowo to Chiapau at Hel, eight miles from the port of Gdynia. They captured seven towns including Neukirch, with efforts centered on severing Koenigsberg's southern links and pushing toward the sea. A Berlin broadcast linked a Slovakia push to Zvolen and Budapest, while Moscow reported Koenigsberg’s communications breached toward Brandenburg.
Hollywood faces a growing threat as a studio strike nears spreading to thousands of theaters. Richard A. Walsh, head of the international alliance theatrical stage employees, warns unions including projectionists and stagehands to stand by for orders to halt handling or exhibiting any west coast produced films.
Allied forces secured a bridgehead at Remagen as the Ninth and First Armies push toward Cologne. The crossing disrupted German defenses, with Juelich and Dueren falling on day one. Rhein defenses crumble as Third Armored and 104th divisions converge, signaling a widening drive into central Germany despite uncertain further crossings.
President Roosevelt designates April 6 as Army Day and urges civilians to support war effort with renewed energy. He calls on governors to issue proclamations honoring the soldiers and their courage.
The ad touts Peterson's Ointment as relief for itching eczema pimples and red blotches. It claims 35 cents at all druggists and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It also markets the product for itchy feet and cracked toes.
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