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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1943
Page
18
Weather summary notes continued mild conditions across North Carolina this afternoon tonight and Friday forenoon. Showers are possible in the mountains and north central portion tonight and into Friday forenoon with slightly higher temperatures.
Allied forces pressed offensives across the Pacific with heavy air blows and seaborne support. In Madang near Finschhafen bridges destroyed rose to eight. Cape Gloucester and Gasmata airfields faced Liberator bombings, while ships in New Ireland were set afire and sunk. Vila's defenses faced a major carrier air strike as Japanese bombers hit inland Watut valley and Guadalcanal.
Moscow reports over 8,000 Nazi troops killed as Demidov falls after 12 counterattacks fail. Three hundred prisoners taken and large war material seized. Soviet advances push toward Vitebsk from the Dvina corridor while Kyiv area activity brings Smolensk and Kiev sectors into focus with moves toward Zolotonosha and Be rezan.
Allied forces hit German retreating troops in Italy with P-40 Warhawks and bombers targeting ships quays and stores in the Gulf of Manfredonia. Air power supported ground advances as Lt. Gen. Clark praised ground air cooperation while Corsican efforts to oust Germans continued with American units aiding French forces.
Chicago market notes show butter and eggs with strong receipts. Butter prices stay firm at current quotes while eggs receipts total 5 730 with OPA ceiling prices unchanged. Market activity remains steady as supply and demand balance persists.
Fragmentary text notes cold air exposure and caution but lacks clear event or source details to establish a full news item.
OPA officials in Winston-Salem say a hearing will occur soon in High Point over a youth accused of possessing black market gas ration tickets. Police found the tickets on 17 year old Monroe Copley and questioned Lonnie Harris who said the tickets came from an unidentified third person. The case involves multiple OPA officers and a pending commissioner's review.
J F Jones secretary of the rationing board announced that all renewals for A gasoline books must be submitted to the board office by October 10. Filling stations have sufficient application blanks and motorists should mail completed forms with the current A book back, name and address, and the tire inspection record. The board will return the tire card when the new allotment is issued and urged careful completion of the forms.
The OPA expects a fall issuance of ration book four in High Point with registration at city schools. Co F Carroll says about 33 000 books will be ready for distribution and volunteers may be needed to assist. Books will cover all current rations and may include other items like plastic tokens.
M. W. Nash, clerk of court, said speeding and traffic violation fines must be heard in court. Several motorists attempted to pay costs at the clerk’s office, but Nash stressed that penalties are decided by the judge in court with rare exceptions for out of town cases via police department recommendation.
London dispatch says U S Navy Secretary Frank Knox was received by King George VI at Buckingham Palace. Prime Minister Churchill also visited and stayed for lunch.
The Navy announces 23 casualties including 6 dead 7 wounded and 10 missing. This raises total Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties reported since December 7 1941 to 29 752 with 10 373 dead on land.
Curtiss Wright and A Swift led gains in New York trading with upbeat moves as investors weighed industrials and defense stocks. The market showed modest advances while cautions lingered over policy and inflation signals.
An 18 aircraft formation returns to a remote English Fort station amid high tension as a damaged bomber belly lands and a wounded gunner is carried off. Pilot Philip Algar recalls the crew’s courage while Randolph Jacobs describes a near-miss and a cross wind landing that left a wing tent torn and the squadron unharmed.
Washington reports American fighter planes shot down two enemy bombers and drove off a large Japanese air attack on Guadalcanal. The raid involved 12 to 16 bombers, causing light damage and few casualties. A separate six-plane raid caused minimal damage with no casualties.
The grand total lists 5,231 wounded 10,002 missing and 4,145 prisoners of war. Among the dead, 101 previously listed as missing for 12 months are now designated dead and next of kin have been notified. Names of the 101 were not announced.
An American air communique reports good results from a medium bomber raid on Sedan freight yards in Burma and B 24s destroying buildings and trackage near Mandalay. RAF Beaufighters and American bombers attacked installations while returning safely. British raids focused on the Katha district along the Irrawaddy and Cheduba island.
Eighty two appointments to the United States Military Academy at West Point are announced. Two cadets received appointments on the recommendation of the vice president.
The article notes Mount Rainier and Mount Shasta emitting heated vapors from their interiors, indicating ongoing volcanic activity. It also cites sign blindness as a major cause of automobile accidents, urging caution and attention to warning signs.
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