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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1942
Page
2
Weather notes show little temperature change tonight across both states. North Carolina areas including Ader in the north and west portions are mentioned with minor shifts. South Carolina reports a small temperature change as well.
Soviet artillery smashed four German armored cars and a 105 mm gun battery with a mortar battery. The Soviet Information Bureau said snipers killed 550 Germans on the Leningrad front in two days and 300 more on the central front by artillery fire. In local fighting northwest of Moscow, Germans were said to have lost 350 men.
Reuters reported a Rabat radio broadcast says Axis ships have left Bengasi probably after evacuating the port. The Rabat station is unclear who operates it now as Rabat is under American control. Bengasi lies about 230 miles west of Tobruk.
The narrative describes armor and civilians in Algiers as Allied troops advance, a white flag shown from Fort L Empereur, a sniper fire near a cease fire, and Ned Russell and the reporter entering the city. Civilians celebrate the arrival of American forces, viewing them as here to drive Axis powers from Africa.
Intensive air and surface search for Cherry and Rickenbacker crew continues. The missing group includes Col Adamson and Lieuts Whittaker De Angelis Reynolds Caczmarczyk Bartek and Sgt Reynolds. Rickenbacker reports prospects for early recovery.
Rep Sparkman said the army planned to send selected men to college at government expense for prescribed courses nine to 27 months, with college men drafted first and later returned to school if selected. Navy plans were not revealed.
The article notes a possible Axis Dunkerque scenario as World War II sees Axis ships and troops moving from Tunisia into the Mediterranean. It cites a Cairo communique reporting six Italian troop transports shot down, Rommel’s forces retreating to sea, and ongoing Tunisia fighting with Tobruk’s memory fueling British resolve.
Troop Jaan Smuts declared a great Allied offensive year in 1943 that could end the war in 1944. An Allied spokesman reported US casualties in North Africa as extremely light. Observers estimated an American force landing at Bone would cross the Tunisian frontier soon, paving the way for British First Army. Berlin said US planes bombed Tunis airport and alarms were heard as Axis forces faced a collapsing defense with limited reinforcements remaining.
The section recalls three torpedo and night attacks in the Guadalcanal campaign. Japanese forces staggered Allied ships at Savo Island on August 8, with the first battle costing four cruisers. A second Savo clash kept the pressure on, while earlier encounters near Java Sea and later Guadalcanal involved surprise night strikes by Japanese cruisers destroyers and a submarine named Oscar, landing troops and supplies and shelling Marine camps as shore batteries struggled to respond.
Reports survey Spain’s stance as observers doubt a German pledge to respect neutrality. Franco’s government seeks neutrality while Franco replies to Roosevelt affirming the North Africa expedition isn’t aimed at Spain. Uprooted policy shift toward strict neutrality follows recent war developments across Europe.
Rep. Maas, a Marine reserve colonel, urged stronger U.S. focus on the Pacific war. He accused fragmented command and uncoordinated fronts, saying victory in the Pacific is essential to defeat Japan and avert future global dominance by oriented by Japan.
Rep. Martin of Massachusetts urges immediate congressional action to address Maas's charges of disorganization in the armed forces. Maas, a Marine reserves colonel, claims official reports of defeats have been twisted. Martin proposes a special joint House and Senate committee to tackle the issue. President Roosevelt had not heard of Maas speech. Maas is the ranking minority member of the House Naval Committee.
A wartime analysis notes Sardinia's strategic role near Corsica and Sicily, citing Italian resilience and possible shifts under bombardment. It discusses RAF actions against Sicilians and Neapolitans, German reinforcements, and the anticipated Allied invasion route via Sicily Sardinia and Corsica toward Tunisia and Bizerte as a crucial naval base.
Charlotte Nov 13 The North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association held its annual meeting in a one day session. Members discussed the variety and difficulty of wartime textile problems and pledged to concentrate efforts on producing fabrics needed to clothe and equip the nation’s fighting forces.
In Raleigh on Friday night the fourth of five regional meetings of the North Carolina Commission for the Defense of Democracy Through Education will unite educators and business leaders to boost wartime school work and public support. Dr Ralph McDonald heads the effort with Governor Broughton as honorary chairman. State Superintendent Clyde Erwin and D Hiden Ramsey speak on public education, wartime aid, and the group's progress.
Advises from Istanbul report German troops, long absent from Greece, rapidly reoccupying the Greek coast in force. A second dispatch notes a steady flow of Nazi soldiers from Russia into southeastern Europe, with 12 German divisions moving through Romania westward last week likely bound for Greek and Yugoslav areas.
Washington reports demand suspension of the 40 hour week grows in Congress as Senator Byrd cites slow mobilization of labor for the North Africa expedition and urges extending the work week to 48 hours to speed production. President Roosevelt says the nation is effectively on a 45 hour week while a defense committee proposal suggests bonds to offset overtime.
German radio today announced the occupation of the entire French southern coast has been completed. The statement comes from official broadcasts and confirms a major milestone in the war front developments.
Alabama becomes the first state to outlaw railroad pool practices in 1883, when its legislature banned pooling freight as an anti trust measure. The move marks an early use of antitrust style regulation in the United States rail industry.
One of the strangest business ventures in Condon is the human skeleton trade. G Rouilly imports skeletons from foreign countries and sells or rents them to medical students, attracting curious interest and debate.
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