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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1945
Page
2
Weather report notes clearing and cooler conditions today with showers in the east and central portions. Tonight becomes fair and cooler, and Wednesday is forecast as fair and cool.
The War Today column notes a large Allied naval force preparing for a multi month push toward the Japanese mainland. It predicts a huge amphibious invasion exceeding Normandy in scale, with air assaults against Mantime’s domains and Allied forces confident in success.
The Domei report says about 70 American missions on the Boso peninsula near Tokyo began around 11:30 p m Monday and lasted about an hour. In separate strikes, Superfortresses hit four Kyushu airfields with B 29s from the Marianas perhaps 60 planes took part.
Reported notes from Yalta discuss a possible postwar treaty among victors to stand ready against Germany. Officials see early peace tasks, reparations, and a world league with a San Francisco conference set within about a year, as factions debate voting rules and decision methods.
President Truman proclaims Sunday May 18 1945 a day of prayer to give thanks for Allied victory in Europe, call all Americans to unite in thanks, and dedicate the day to those who died for the victory, with the seal of the United States affixed at Washington.
Word of V E Day triggers quick celebrations across Durham Chapel Hill and coastal camps. Crowds greet the news with confetti and church services while Camp Lejeune Marines march along a 20 mile hike. Regular schedules resume as officials plan normal business today.
A fragment shows Thompson saying a wife likes someone while an officer notes disliking her. Jack responds with sympathy as he shakes his head. The dialogue reveals strain and personal tension in a domestic moment.
Exclusive Central Press dispatch reviews the evolution of navigation aids from the 18th century to 1941. It highlights lighthouses like Navesink, fog signals, radiobeacons, and the Coast Guard’s 18,096 buoys. It notes wartime removals, buoy tenders at Saipan, and navigation as a training ground for shipping safety.
Hollywood gossip recounts Glenn Langan’s charity gift after Dragonwyck pay, plus Lauritz Melchior’s estate loss in Germany, Edna Skelton and Georgia’s Wilshire residence, Betty Hutton with Barry Fitzgerald, Buddy DeSylva’s dressing room gift, Pat De Cicco’s jab at Vanderbilt divorce, Buff Cobb’s Las Vegas split, Fred Astaire in a belted outing, Lt. Bill Conselman’s crash landing, Angela Lansbury’s mother Moyna McGill, Lana Turner’s Palm Beach move, and other showbiz notes from the era.
Britain erupts in joy as unconditional German surrender is reported. King George VI congratulates General Eisenhower whose Allied armies achieved a historic finality. Norwegians witness Allied ships entering harbors as Nazi troops stand by.
Reports say Nazi General Ferdinand von Schoerner signed unconditional surrender terms at 1:30 a.m. and cease fire orders were to follow. Czechs claim American tanks four miles from Prague while three Russian armies push from east and north and reach within 60 miles. Norway-German troops remain in barracks awaiting further orders as final roundup begins.
The report notes British forces steam into Norwegian harbors as German units retreat. In Latvia an estimated 10,000 Germans and collaborators face surrender or annihilation near Danzig and the Vistula estuary. Yugoslavia sees Ljubljana liberated as German withdrawals continue. French ports show isolated German units likely to surrender. Channel Islands report near unconditional surrender terms.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as fast kidney relief easing difficult urination and bladder irritation from excess acidity. It claims a blend of 16 herbs and non habit forming ingredients, urging readers to request a free sample by sending name and address to Kilmer & Co. in Stamford Connecticut.
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