12 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1943
Page
1
Cairo dispatch reports German sea forces bombarded and gained footholds on Leros, a British held Dodecanese island, with German landing craft destroyed or damaged in repulsed attempts. Italian forces fight alongside defenders as battles unfold at the landing points.
Columbia Georgia November 12 Ernest E Norris president of the Southern Railway defends freight rates calling criticism pure politics He says rates are high only for political gain and notes every road hauls freight for less than a cent per mile per ton and pays its own taxes and works for profits and progress
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones told the National Orange convention that the U S civilian diet in 1944 will be as good as in pre war years with adequate supplies for health and production. He said consumption must be protected while serving as a weapon for armed forces and allies and warned farmers prices will hold through harvest to ensure returns.
Marines landed paratroops on Choiseul in the Solomons and kept Japanese defenders guessing for a week by simulating a 20 000 strong invasion. They harried the enemy at Choiseul and forced a state of unease at Shortland while allied forces moved to Bougainville.
Soviet forces advancing from Kiev tighten the gap toward Zhitomir, the hub of the German north south railway line near the prewar Polish border. First Army spearheads reach within 28 miles of Zhitomir while other units push from the south and take Bruislov, 36 miles away.
Reuters dispatches from Moscow say the Red Army pushed ten miles northeast of Zhitomir along the last north south line held by Germans in Western Ukraine. German forces were reported burning Kerch as Russian amphibious forces crossed the Kerch straits to invest the Crimean port city of 105,000.
Russian forces push west from Kyiv area capturing towns and cutting the Korosten to Berdichev rail line. Gen. Vatutin’s army reports deep westward advance threatening German supply routes toward the Polish border. Gomel sector activity leaves Rechitsa in German hands for now. battles reported as local and heavy casualties listed.
President Roosevelt declares Thanksgiving Day to fall on November 25 1943 after prior experiments with date. He cites vast food crops and world liberty gains with Allied victory in World War II and freedom for homes and nations.
The piece links wartime rights in law to Sir Oscar Bedne Daly’s remarks and notes Hitler’s Munich threat. It observes Red Army advances toward the Romanian border and stresses Britain’s Eden reporting on war material flows, urging efficient supply lines as a home-front duty.
Chinese high command announces a counteroffensive in central China after 12 days of retreat. Chinese forces broke the Japanese ring around Ichang, capturing over 10 strategic points and seizing supplies while attacking Hunan Hupeh and Kiangsi to the Yangtze south of Ichang. Northwest of Sokow, Chinese forces also claim progress against Japanese strongholds.
Leaves From War Correspondent's Notebook recounts three slot machines nicknamed one armed bandits that helped fund a soldiers' welfare fund after a sheriff confiscated them in Waycross Georgia. An army officer reintroduced two machines at a post exchange before troops shipped to North Africa where the machines continued to entertain the units and bolster funds.
Washington reports Army intelligence briefed Congress on why public hope for a quick end to the war is unfounded. The memo warns that over optimism could slow production and that Germany remains strong with 300 divisions, advanced armor, and improving air power, while Allied raids and Russia’s pressure shape the balance.
The German high command claimed a bombing and torpedo raid on an allied convoy off Oran in French North Africa sank four freighters totaling 29 000 tons and two destroyers. Eleven freighters and two destroyers were damaged, the communiqué said.
Washington observers question the scope of British reciprocal aid and demand fuller details on how allies resources may repay American wartime assistance. Senators Brooks Ellender and others urge investigation into goods, shipping, and construction related to lend lease.
Henry Ford announced that if plans hold, large cargo passenger planes will be produced at Willow Run after World War II. The government holds a first option on Willow Run for postwar use, and Ford aims to develop a safer cheaper aircraft that requires shorter runways.
Allied reports from Algiers say severe weather and rough terrain slowed the Allied advance in Italy. A one mile gain by Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army and the seizure of another feature on Mountino near Minano were announced. Montgomery’s Eighth Army clashed in patrol skirmishes near Acquaviva. A baby girl abandoned in a Mobile ditch on November 6, later named Rosemary by Sisters of Charity, is in City Hospital care with no ID or clues yet.
The German communique reports a powerful counterattack successful in taking a hill position and a village south of Mignano in Italy. It also notes American troops west of the Volturno persisting in heavy losses and ongoing but unsuccessful attacks on German hill positions.
Allied forces batte d back a German counterattack at Calabritto near Mignano while a broad air offensive targeted supply lines and wartime industries. Liberator raids over Cannes and southern France disrupted targets as recon shows oil tanks destroyed behind the front.
Washington reports Van Nuys predicts the senate judiciary committee will approve a house bill to outlaw state poll taxes as a voting qualification for federal offices. He notes southern Democrats threaten a filibuster and a floor vote will wait until early next year after a committee executive session. The bloc includes eight states Arkansas Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Texas Virginia South Carolina and Georgia.
Gen. Mario Roatta, chief of staff of the Italian army, was removed from his post amid Yugoslav war crime charges. The move aims to purge former fascist commanders. a successor was not announced, and Ambrosio’s case remains under consideration by allied authorities.
The Enterprise begins a new one page column From a war Correspondent's Note book by Hal Boyle. The feature offers newsy stories from the second world war with insights into the GI Joe and the worries and joys of service.
Republican leaders plan a January 10-11 meeting at the Stevens hotel in Chicago to determine the 1944 convention date and location. The move aims to ease transportation, boost midwest strength, and coordinate with Democratic plans for a January gathering.
Washington dispatch reports signs of an imminent Allied assault against Japan with a multi directional push toward Tokyo. Forces under Nimitz and Mountbatten prepare operations in the Pacific and India Burma theaters while MacArthur could strike from the south. The strategy favors key island seizures and air base opportunities, with Maj. Gen. Roy Stringer named commander of Marine air forces in the South Pacific.
Chicago inventor Louis C. Trosky claims steam engines for aircraft could enter large scale military production in nine months. He describes a piston-type engine with a thin-tubed boiler, using varied fuels, offering rapid takeoff, steep climbs, noiseless operation, and potential world circumnavigation without refueling.
The Norwegian telegraph agency reported eight Norwegians were executed at Tromsoe on October 23 after conviction on espionage charges. Fourteen others, including three women, received sentences from six to 15 years.
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