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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1942
Page
2
Weather bulletin notes warmer conditions across the region with occasional rain. In North Carolina the extreme northeast may see little precipitation tonight while the northwest and coastal areas face light showers at times. Georgia forecasts warmer temps with possible light rain in the extreme north and west portions tonight.
Summary of 33 governor races shows Republicans with gains and Democrats holding at least 23 governorships after recent elections. Analysts note potential Democratic majorities in Congress despite shifts, with figures from J William Ditter and Senator Wherry cited. Nevada Nebraska Missouri Iowa and other seats discussed amid counterclaims of fraud and policy critique. A final odd note mentions a porcupine seen with its mother.
Twenty U.S. Marines sick and wounded after Guadalcanal fight endure a treacherous escape. A damaged transport lands on a coral atoll, planes and a destroyer provide rescue and medical aid as they fight for life and safety in the Pacific.
Soviet forces countered in the Central Caucasus as tanks clashed with German armor near Naltchik. Red Star claimed Germans were smashed and new lines held on a hill after seven attacks. In the Arctic, Murmansk raids by German air squadrons were reported but no major objective hit. five of 26 planes were shot down. Maj. James Q. Boswell and Lt. Comdr. George Roullard were noted among Americans aiding the Russian north.
The text describes Axis artillery and anti tank guns forming a hastily built ring to delay the advancing Allied armored forces, the fiercest desert engagement yet, while Axis infantry comes under sudden British attacks. A British officer states the aim to punish the enemy until its strength wanes and it must retreat.
British forces press a broad advance on all fronts against Rommel's Axis in North Africa. Allied air and naval strikes cripple supply lines, sink vessels, and destroy thirteen Axis aircraft while losing fourteen Allied planes. Rommel's forces reportedly withdraw. second in command noted.
The province produced 1,830,000 pounds of hops in 1939 valued at 586,000 dollars. Exports reached 203,256 pounds, reflecting a strong trade in hops during the year.
Madame Marie Curie became the first person awarded a Nobel Prize a second time. She and her husband received the 1903 physics prize for their work in radioactivity, and she earned the 1911 chemistry prize for further discoveries yielding new elements.
German and Italian forces retreat across scorched sands as Allied air power bears heavy losses on both sides. The Axis has suffered colossal tank and aircraft losses, threatening Rommel’s frontline and potentially altering the European war landscape by loosening Axis hold on the Mediterranean and emboldening Allied strategy.
Capt. L. Larner of San Francisco and Lieut. J B Roan of Shreveport, La, flew a low altitude intrusion with A 20 bombers. Anti aircraft fire burst around them as they pressed their mission. Roan said he was ready to go again while Larner noted he was too busy in the cockpit.
New York stocks traded lower as the market declined in early afternoon trading. Investors monitored industrials and rail shares amid mixed earnings and a cautious economic outlook.
Fighting French parachute soldiers dropped far behind Axis desert lines and destroyed nearly 100 enemy planes on air fields. The operatives were highly trained, striking at Barka Bengasi and Martuba near Tobruk, with one killed, four prisoners and 13 M missing in the raids including Crete casualties.
Malta's population now tops 250 000 as a growing island community expands its infrastructure and services to meet rising demand. Mexico accelerates Pan American Highway work while Italy sees fuel prices reach 90 cents per gallon. Germany reports road spending of 24 000 600 dollars, and India plans licensed farm product warehouses in Bengal. Quito and Guayaquil in Ecuador plan new water systems.
A Rio Vista Nevada home called the Beer Bottle House rises from 10000 discarded beer bottles. The 20 by 16 foot structure contains two rooms and showcases a unique use of waste materials in its construction.
Thomas Wedders, an 18th century Englishman, held the record for the longest nose. His nose measured 7.14 inches, and he earned a living by displaying it. Meanwhile, archers differ on bowstring release. Japanese archers strike the bowstring against the outside of the bow arm, while Western archers wear armguards on the inside.
The article notes Haine monastery in Tibet at about 17,000 feet as the highest inhabited place. It also mentions English churches discarding old hymn books for salvage, Dublin office girls aiding tire farmers, and a reference to Hitler and his intuition with optimistic pink elephants, suggesting a wartime mood.
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