02 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1942
Page
1
London dispatch notes President Ismet Inonu declares Turkey nearer to war than since WWI, signaling danger of Axis attack. The piece analyzes whether Hitler would target Syria or Turkey, Turkey’s likely pro Allied stance, and the implications of Inonu’s claim that domination by a single power cannot endure.
American airmen using shark-nosed P-40s, dubbed pea-shooters, carried out a dive bombing raid on Hongkong, destroying a large merchant ship and scoring near misses on two others in a third raid within a week. Col. Robert L. Scott praises the improvised use of P-40s, originally fighters, now versatile support aircraft under tough supply conditions.
Cairo Egypt November 2. Personal mention from the Egyptian desert reports Lieut. Martin Stolk age 22 from Palisades Park New Jersey has learned of the birth of a son Tom on October 15 and is handing out cigars from Africa. Capt Glade Buck Bilby of Skidmore Missouri nicknamed the Clark Gable of the Western Desert has won two cartons of American cigarettes for shooting down enemy planes. Each fighter who down a plane earns a carton. Bilby downed one victim at low altitude causing a Messerschmitt to crash into a truck. German ground troops threw helmets at his plane. Major A J Knight 26 of Fountain City Indiana a group operations officer cites their success to chasing anything they see without flinching at odds. A captured German pilot quips You Americans are crazy. We can't tell what you are going to do next. Capt George A Young 24 of Wellington Kansas who took part in the first all American bombing in the desert also has a son he has never seen. his wife is Lains Beatty of Prague Oklahoma. The bombers' health remains good as stated by Capt O H Akre 26 Clarkfield Minnesota flight surgeon Capt T S Cordill 36 Los Angeles senior chaplain and John Al King 48 Jackson Massachusetts assistant Red Cross field director. Sanitation measures keep illnesses and scorpion stings low.
Despite Stalingrad tractor plant not operating, Soviet tank production rose in October above September and beat the month's quota. Aviation output also increased with more planes and engines, surpassing October targets.
Chicago witnesses recount Otto Wergin saying in 1939 he would want Germany to win a war against the United States and that American citizenship meant nothing to him. The remarks surfaced as part of treason trials involving Wergin and others connected to Herbert Hans Haupt and a Nazi saboteur group.
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt reported widespread complaints that Selective Service boards are drafting workers in war industries despite directives to defer them. He said he sent Roosevelt the advisory committee report on manpower, hinting at possible executive action, and noted directives on occupational deferments have not been effective.
Greensboro reported October revenue totaling 11,662,692.53 dollars, up 4.26 million from October 1991. For the first four months of the current fiscal year, receipts reached 176,137,964.61 dollars, surpassing the prior four months by 27,573,590.46 dollars.
San Francisco Chronicle reports editor Paul C. Smith quit his Navy lieutenant commander post to join the Marines in protest of wartime censorship. He left Navy to work with Elmer Davis' Office of War Information, then pursued Commando training at Parris Island amid whispers of high-level pressure and withheld operations details.
ANKARA Nov 2 Turkey faces a sober warning of possible attack as battles rage to north and south. President Ismet Inonu, opening Parliament’s winter session, warned Turkey is closer to war than since World War II began. He cited global domination and noted Turkey will honor alliances with Britain and the Soviet Union while a pact exists with Germany.
Cairo reports that Australian forces forged an iron ring around a large Axis pocket near the coast, trapping several thousand troops including Germans. US and British air units conducted heavy raids, destroying an air base at Maleme Crete and sinking two Axis merchant ships. RAF bombers hit trucks and fuel depots as desert fighting continued.
Construction of a $2,000,000 air base at Greensboro North Carolina is underway. Rep Carl T Durham disclosed the project which will occupy about 600 acres leased by AL & T College from the Cone interests. The camp will be supervised by the district office of U S Army Engineers at Wilmington.
The Red Army fought through the night to defend the Caucasus highway approaches after a retreat near Nalchik, with mid day reports stating Germans were repelled around Stalingrad. Soviet artillery smashed four tanks twelve trucks and five guns as fighting raged in Nalchik and along the Scarred city.
General MacArthur's air units struck twice in pre-dawn raids on Japanese naval concentrations at Buin Faisi in the Solomons, unloading 33 tons of bombs in two heavy night offensives. Commanders claimed seven enemy vessels were sunk or seriously damaged despite intense anti aircraft fire.
In the Northern Solomons and New Britain area American bombers still face a large Japanese fleet. Captains John Carpenter and Clyde Wesley report direct bomb hits on a heavy cruiser in Buin Faisi and heavy damage to another, with one bomb scraping bows and another landing within 20 feet. The Oct 31 communiqué notes ongoing raids to ease Guadalcanal pressure.
Republicans predict substantial gains and claim a stronger voice in administration in the off year elections. Democrats concede some gains but not enough to control, as about 30 million voters choose from 1,600 candidates for 33 Senate seats, 132 House seats, 32 governorships, and other offices.
Navy communique reports American submarines sunk seven enemy ships and damaged three others in the Western and South Pacific. One converted aircraft carrier was set afire, a destroyer and a medium tanker were damaged, and a large passenger cargo ship plus two medium cargo ships were sunk. Total submarines’ results bring enemy ships sunk or damaged in the Pacific to 133 since the war began.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant sweeping wartime authority to suspend laws that hinder free movement of people, goods, and information into and out of the United States. He argued that rapid, large scale war production requires removing persisting peace time restrictions and enabling parallel action with other nations.
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