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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
8
The forecast calls for cloudy and cooler conditions in North Carolina with showers and thunderstorms across the east and central portions today and tonight. Saturday will be cloudy with light rain and continued cool temperatures.
CHUNGKING reports Lingling in southern Hunan has been lost to five Japanese divisions advancing from Leiyang toward Hengyang and Kweilin. Japanese left and right wings push along the Lingling front as Indo China moves prepare for a possible invasion of Kwansi. Tengchung stronghold poised to fall soon.
Nimitz reported Tuesday air raids against Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea. The attacks came as American ground forces fought for Guam. Raiders strafed and set fire to aircraft on the ground, damaged installations, destroyed an ammunition or fuel dump, and set fire to 17 small craft.
Dewey argues the New Deal kept 10 million Americans unemployed by 1940 and says victory should lead to occupation limits in war zones. He denounces government overreach, urges private sector jobs in industry and agriculture at high wages, and criticizes the WPB as failing to sustain employment after the war.
London dispatch reports growing belief that Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt will meet soon likely in Quebec to coordinate postwar Europe and Pacific strategy. Key topics include Nazi wreckage policing, occupation sectors, postwar governments, Pacific operations, Soviet role, and potential joint supreme command.
The New York State Industrial Union Council, central to 900 CTO locals, endorsed Roosevelt and running mate Truman unanimously. CIO secretary-treasurer James Carey said the CIO is in politics to stay amid the endorsement and remarks in Saratoga Springs. Green predicts postwar prosperity and union support urged to maintain wages and purchasing power in Chicago.
All VFW members are asked to meet at the VFW hall Saturday at 1 30 for the funeral of Ira P Walker who died in the Veterans hospital on Thursday. The VFW Ritual service will be used at the grave ceremonies.
James A. Reed 82 former Missouri senator died in Alpena Michigan at 12 30 p m from bronchitis He had been hospitalized two weeks earlier with a severe cold and was moved to his Fairview ranch home last Sunday Doctors say oxygen was administered this morning
The wartime map updates show Russian front 3812 miles from Pulatsk, Western front 862 miles from Breda, Southern France 485 miles from Besancon, and Italian front 585 miles from Riccione Marina.
Military authorities posted notices declaring the Five Points Sandwich Shop off limits for soldiers after reports from military police. The order, approved by Major Stoser, cites excessive drinking and sale of beer and wine to intoxicated soldiers. The shop, operated by P. N. Snead, sits inside the city limits on Greensboro Road.
Ira P Walker of 1212 East Green Street died at Veterans Hospital Fayetteville early Thursday. Funeral at Calvary Methodist Church Saturday at 2 pm, with Rev. O L Brown and Rev. Julian S Hopkins officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Local VFW to pallbear. rites at grave. Procession from Sechrest Funeral Home at 1 pm to Calvary Church.
Balkan drives push toward Sibiu in Transylvania while Russian forces advance northeast of Warsaw. Tass reports Bulgaria ports Burgas Varna saw German vessels sunk between August 26 and 28 including submarines and minesweepers. Russians seize Rimnicul Valcea and Turnu Severin area, as fighting with Hungarian Alpine units continues.
Ball writes that four divisions have been captured in the U S bridgehead area south of Metz as German forces press back with heavy artillery after Pont A Mousson surrender. The setback marks the first German failure since the Normandy breakthrough and signals a potential major Allied assault on the Siegfried Line.
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