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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1943
Page
2
North Carolina sees slightly warmer conditions in the north tonight with a warmer Sunday. South Carolina reports little change tonight and in the south portion Sunday with a warmer north portion on Sunday.
The text argues that bombing aimed at broader invasion was carried out by small forces six weeks earlier, while a larger U S air fleet in the Middle East battles Italy. It contends the Mediterranean cleanup precedes other undertakings, with Tunisia, Sicily, Sardinia, and Pantelleria pivotal to securing Mediterranean shipping and opening routes for further conquests.
Lewis in New York outlines possible Monday morning talks with War Labor Board and operators to plan continued bargaining. An extension of the 15 day coal truce ends Tuesday midnight and hinges on the mine workers policy committee of 300. No call for another committee meeting had been issued, but delegates could decide by telegraph or phone poll.
German bombers backed by fighters attacked Caen and Poix in northern France. RAF escort claimed seven German fighters down while losing six of their own. three enemy planes were shot down by the top scoring wing sector which notched its 1,000th kill. Major Lyle described fighting over the North Sea as 50 aircraft engaged, with several direct hits on airfields and facilities. Some fortresses that attacked earlier were repaired after Kiel and Antwerp raids.
Dawn Japanese ground attack presses Allied positions with nine bombers and 15 fighters, followed by heavy dive bombers in a major offensive. At Wau, 20 high flying enemy bombers with 14 fighters fail to inflict damage, preliminary reports suggest only slight casualties due to jungle cover.
In San Antonio readers track General Dwight Eisenhower activities in Africa, recalling his days as St. Marys College football coach and noting the revived public interest in his wartime leadership.
Russian and German forces fought along the Leningrad and Donets fronts as Soviet air strikes targeted transport hubs and depots. The Red Star bulletin reports German assaults in Kuban near Novorossisk and in Ukraine while Russian counterattacks repelled incursions and damaged German vehicles, guns, and supplies.
Col. Loren B. Hillsinger of El Paso Texas, the U S air force first one legged flyer, lost a leg during the Diep raid but continues service with an artificial limb as he leaves his plane in England.
Fortresses killed and 150 injured in the attack on Civitavecchia and 14 killed and 40 injured at Sassari. Thirteen raiding planes shot down. Berlin radio said 1 000 killed in raids on Palermo. RAF Wellingtons pounded Cap Liari and Messina. Malta-based fighters hit Sicily and Gallipoli Quayside. Eisenhower reports no ground action, only aerial operations. French Tunisia reports 36 000 Axis troops captured and 200 guns. Tedder notes Allied air dominance from Africa through the Mediterranean. First English printed ad appears in Mor.
A daylight raid by U S Army bombers on Kiel Germany yesterday is described as the war's most accurate air attack. Bombers saturated the main submarine slips and work shops as fires raged, with photographs showing bombs hitting targets including U boats nearing completion. Additional raids hit Antwerp and Velzen targets. Pilot Fry of Abilene Texas and crew survived a one engine landing over the North Sea after a near miss, ducking flak and maintaining control to safety.
Washington reports a wartime order bans hiring workers living beyond normal commuting distance without U S employment service approval. The directive, issued by Leo R Werts acting regional director, Region 4, also bars intra industry shifts without a statement of availability.
Roaring River Missouri reports a spring fed by a daily 20 million gallon flow as readers weigh American advances against Japan. Weather advisories are considered inadvisable to publish.
A four month old kangaroo pops from a pocket and winks, while its mother strikes a dramatic pose at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.
Approximately 500 miners idle since Thursday in Palmer Tennessee will return Monday with the pay deduction of a $6 fine on each work stoppage restored. Everett Roberts, Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company superintendent, said he met with Palmer United Mine Workers officers and was instructed by Stanley Hampden to remit the penalty. The Palmer mines produce about 2,300 tons of coal daily.
FBI chief Hoover says local and state agencies cooperate to enforce the Selective Service act. He notes 15,000 complaints monthly, 86,543 men located for armed forces, and 4,002 willful violators sentenced to over two years.
In New York on May 15 the Duke of Windsor danced with an American woman at a ballroom now housed in the Women’s Military Services Club. Twenty years earlier as the Prince of Wales he paired with a different partner in the Whitelaw Reid mansion. The current scene matches the romance of the past, though the partner now wears WAVES insignia.
An inexpensive home remedy mixes Ru-Ex Compound with a quart of water and lemon juice to ease pains from arthritis neuritis and rheumatism. The ad promises relief within 48 hours or overnight, with a savings guarantee if no improvement.
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