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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
8
North Carolina shows little temperature change with slight warming in the mountains tonight. South Carolina has little temperature change with showers on the coast this afternoon and in the extreme west tonight.
The passage notes Japan saying they cannot defend ships beyond vital outposts in the North Pacific. It suggests Tokyo may signal weakness to soften U.S. air and naval pressure while possibly masking their real aims. Washington considers propaganda as camouflage for stronger plans.
RAF examined reconnaissance tyres taken yesterday as Food tides move toward Duisburg and Kassel with Berlin warning of civilian losses but saying damage can be repaired. London faced a third straight night of raids with two alerts and some casualties. One enemy plane was destroyed. The US Air Force led Thunderbolt patrols over Axis targets in Belgium as daylight raids hit Abbeville and Poix in France.
Soft coal miners in three Johnstown area mines walk out, about 1 800 workers idle as night shift fails to report. An additional 950 miners threaten action over contract dispute status, bringing total idle to roughly 2 750. The walkout follows Ickes letter to Lewis after talks with Byrnes and Davis, and a union message seeking an extended truce.
Britain’s wartime leader argues Allied air superiority forces Germany to pull planes from fronts for defense. He emphasizes urgent aid to China as a vital task and notes the Pacific war as a priority while recounting the Dutch loss.
The article promotes Lidge Vablets as a remedy for after eating stomach pains including heartburn and bloating. It claims Napoleon suffered similar distress and offers a money back guarantee with a buy and return box offer through Mann's and Drug Stoves Sere.
Fragmentary market note shows NY stocks with varied moves amid uncertain trading. The incomplete text hints at index shifts around high single digits and a mix of 11 percent and 17 percent figures, suggesting volatile activity without clear context or dates.
In a joint session with President Roosevelt and American leaders, Prime Minister Churchill said Britain must retrieve and repay in the Pacific and stressed Britain's equal stake. He arrived with Liddell Hart and other officers to discuss logistics and operations, including potential all-out invasion planning and combined force unity.
Public Works Director Carlton Kirkman announced that T. M. Bell was appointed incinerator foreman after being selected from three nominees by the city civil service commission. Bell began the new post late yesterday.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 pm for Mrs Annie L McCormick wife of W O McCormick who died Sunday evening at the family residence 405 Wise Street Rev C L Ruth officiated with music by Rev and Mrs Paul Trissell Pallbearers were Charlie Stiley Foster Hailey Lester Bailey Garland Bailey and S Miller Interment followed in Floral Garden cemetery
Kansas City mothers protest city wide day nursery charges citing 60 cent daily fees. Attendance plunged from 240 to 53 in six nurseries after fees were imposed, according to Dr. Harold C. Hunt. The WPA previously ran the program charging about a dollar weekly per child before discontinuation.
A list of state and civil cases across North Carolina counties including Guilford Robeson and Moore with outcomes such as reversed affirmed remanded and new trials. Notable entries include Yakeley vs Kearns reversal McNeil vs McNeil new trial and Hill vs Stansbury mixed appeals in Guilford.
Allied and other targets and leaving lo comotives belching steam over Caltanissetta in the central part of the island. Of the 267,000 Axis prisoners taken since the British Eighth Army began the attack that broke through the Mareth Line, 224,000 were captured May 5 through May 18 as United States British and French troops commenced the assault that cracked enemy lines before Tunis and Bizerte. Official sources said the exact number of Italians or Germans among the prisoners was not yet available. Twenty seven Allied planes were shot down. General Eisenhower said the final count showed well over 200,000 Axis troops taken prisoner in the Tunisian campaign.
The Duke of Windsor, after a half hour meeting with Secretary Hull in Washington, said the United Nations have a long road to travel before defeating the Axis. He praised progress in the African campaign but urged not to be overly optimistic. He described his Hull visit as personal and had spoken with President Roosevelt the day before.
A speaker envisions a century of progress with free opportunity to work and build, urging rotting surpluses to be turned into food for hungry mouths and a world where farmers farm without fear and neighbors aid rather than coercion.
Joseph E. Davies arrived in Moscow bearing a letter from President Roosevelt for Joseph Stalin. The former U. S. ambassador planned to present the letter to the Russian premier soon, though the contents were not known to Davies.
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