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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1945
Page
13
The article recounts anecdotes from soldiers about wartime life. It notes poverty and child marriage customs in native communities and a humorous observation about the English deceiving Germans with a decoy airfield. It mentions German bombings on a dry lake camp and overall wartime mail delays.
Miss Gloria Sorrentino of Panama City Florida married Lloyd Taylor Warrant Officer (jg) U S Army Air Forces son of Mrs C D Finch and the late Homer Taylor of Archdale formerly of this city on Sunday February 18 in a twilight double ring ceremony by Rev W C Concert at First Methodist church. The bride wore ivory slipper satin with a sweetheart neckline and carried calla lilies and white roses. Attendants included Mrs Ray Keever sister of the groom. The groom was escorted by best man Staff Sergeant Byron Hicks. A reception followed at Cove hotel terrace overlooking St Andrews Bay and the couple planned a short trip to New Orleans before settling in Panama City.
Soldiers describe scarce meals of beef and anata with limited water, desert storms near isolation, and a Sicily invasion view from a hotel window. One veteran recalls Accra’s beauty dubbed Coney Island the second, while expressing gratitude for home in High Point. A later column urges constructive reform through better activities for youth and practical guidance over mere admonition.
Our Baby Album lists several youngsters with birthdays in March. Robert Eugene Marsh Jr and Linda Gail Anderson are noted as the children of service members stationed away, while Marcia Anita Collins Paul L Mendenhall Jr and Richard Ransom Ingram Jr are also named with family details and addresses.
Davidson College announces a permanent Student Center to honor alumni serving in World War II. A new or converted building will centralize student activities, with facilities including a lounge, store, Y M C A offices, bowling, billiards, tournament quarters, and publications offices.
The Ministry of Aircraft Production in London disclosed that the new 1 000 ton Town Buster bomb is the most destructive lethal weapon to date. It exceeds the explosive power of ten German flying bombs and two rockets, with tests using a 22 000 pound inert dummy demonstrating its scale.
The Live Y'ers Club hosted a Saint Patrick themed gathering in the YWCA reception room. Mrs. N C Johnson won high bridge score and Miss Maxine Ly took high rummey, both receiving cologne, with Mrs. Sarah Frances Wilson and Miss Larrie Clemmons serving refreshments.
The local American Legion Auxiliary unit will gather Tuesday at 7 45 PM at the Forty and Eight club in the Arcade Building. Members are expected to attend the meeting, as announced yesterday.
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