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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
6
North Carolina shows partly cloudy and slightly warmer conditions with mild tonight and a risk of showers in the mountains. Sunday brings occasional rain and cooler weather. South Carolina expects partly cloudy skies with cooler mountain areas and Sunday mostly cloudy with occasional rain and cooler temperatures.
Reports say heavy bombers and fighters fought 16 separate engagements with aggressive German pilots. U S planes bombed Yugoslav harbors and Dalmatian coast targets while Spitfires and Aircobras hit Italian and Dalmatian shore targets. British destroyers shelled strongpoints at the Anzio beachhead as Warhawks and Invader planes targeted roads and harbor zones.
Petain bars Laval from automatic succession in Vichy France. A decree shifts successor selection to the French cabinet until Petain’s death or removal. Laval accepts the setback under German instruction, seeking influence as a business partner, not a trusted ally.
Thomasville officials reported that about half of the $17 500 Red Cross quota had been raised. The drive closes March 31 and organizers hope the full amount will be collected by then.
Mrs Charlies W Tillett Jr of Charlotte N C head of the women s division of the Democratic party says women will cast about percent of the votes in the Fa elections She spoke at a Georgia women s group meeting of the party here last night
British forces advance near Imphal and blockade roads while Japanese detachments press northeastern approaches. In Arakan the Shadurup sector falls to Merrill’s Marauders and Chinese, cutting off retreating Japanese. Stilwell reports Allied progress toward Myitkyina as Japanese lines threaten Tamu and Imphal.
RAF report notes heavy damage to Berlin with five of eight major industrial plants remaining. daylight raids by American Fortresses and Liberators intensify the push toward the capital. Shortened nights hint at reduced night operations. British crews recall a six mile long fire near the freight yards as the battle accelerates.
James Edward Markham, often mistaken for a brother of his Washington boss Leo T. Crowley, assumes a new post today custodial control of more than 300 million dollars in property seized from the enemy.
Hershey directed interim deferral plan to run until a new inter agency committee forms. Claimant agencies like ODT and WPB would endorse deferment requests to state directors, who may accept or reject. A March 27 deadline pins down activities for a permanent quota system guiding who gets deferments.
The funeral service for Jeneras L. Tysinger killed when struck by a truck near his home on the Thomasville Lexington highway was conducted at J Green and Sons Funeral Home. Rev. T R York and Rev D L Temple led the rites. pallbearers and a local musical quartet attended. interment followed at Lexington city cemetery.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Morris Culler a prominent Route One resident who died Wednesday afternoon was held Friday at Zion Reformed Church. Rev. W C Lyerly and Rev. Odell Leonard led the service with church members and choir assisting. Pallbearers included M Saintsing W S Myers J L Jag Wphy and J Sink. Interment followed in the family plot at the church cemetery.
The Navy Department reports Robert Lee Outts, seaman first class USNR, as killed. His mother is Mrs. Lee Outts of Ranlo Station, Gastonia, North Carolina.
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