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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1944
Page
1
Tokyo radio broadcasts fueled alarms over potential Philippine invasion implications after a carrier attack. Officials warned of speculation as reports suggested a puppet regime might have declared war, while US Navy HQ assessed enemy air operations and damage from the strike.
A seven-barge relief convoy bound for the besieged Nipponese garrison on Peleliu was sunk or destroyed at dawn. An American LCI gunboat intercepted the fleet northeast of Peleliu and sank a 50 foot barge. remaining craft were later destroyed by bombs and naval gunfire at Arakakero Point.
The text notes no confirmation of enemy reports as attacks continued through Thursday. MacArthur’s communiqué mentions air blows at Japanese shipping off Mindanao, while Nimitz stresses the Peleliu battle with Marines stalled at Bloody Nose Ridge and slight northward progress along the west coast.
President Roosevelt declares a civilized world exists only through peace and association for the common good. He proclaims October 12 as Columbus Day and October 11 as General Pulaski Memorial Day honoring Polish heroism in the American Revolution and Poland’s fight against Nazis.
Allied communique reports Monteciterna and Monte Tronale captured west of Firenzuola, opening passage toward the Futa pass. Eighth Army drives from Rimini toward Bologna, with units advancing north toward Ravenna along the Adriatic coast.
In Los Angeles the Republican nominee Dewey urged a social security pro am to cover 40,000,000 people if protected, saying the 1935 act was a non partisan landmark. He spoke before about 90,000 at the Coliseum as he rode toward Oklahoma City, stressing unity from wartime cooperation to secure future aid for the aged ill and unemployed. Continued on page Sia.
BBC reports Red Army spearheading into Hun garanian border and crossing the Vistula near Warsaw as heavy fighting persists on the western bank. Soviet minesweepers open a Baltic channel after Tallinn capture while forces push toward Arad and Oradea, threatening Transylvania lines.
Allied air forces conducted widespread operations across the Upper Danube valley and beyond. Berlin reports heavy anti aircraft fire with losses including nine bombers and fighters missing, while Munich area and central Po valley targets were struck.
President Roosevelt conducts a final White House workout with four speech consultants refining a 3000 word radio-ready draft. He will speak at a Statler hotel dinner for the International Teamsters Union from 9 30 to 10 p m Eastern War Time, likely appealing to labor voters and countering Dewey criticisms.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower wrenched his knee in a marshy France crash while helping crew tow their plane. NBC’s Merrill Mueller said the supreme commander is fit and healthy, and noted Eisenhower’s remark that the war depends on the Gestapo’s actions.
The Red Cross has two portable distilleries from the Army, each with a 10,000 gallon daily capacity, to supply water to Hatteras and Ocracoke after near-worst hurricane damage. Five to six weeks are needed to complete relief operations in northeastern North Carolina along the outer banks.
Senator Bailey of North Carolina says he will remain in the Democratic Party and oppose CIO influence. He aims to keep Hillman and CIO supporters out, notes he may vote for Roosevelt, and criticizes Dewey for endorsing most New Deal policies. Bailey cites Dewey's speeches as aligning with the New Deal.
Dr Clyde A Erwin urged NC School Board Association to raise teacher pay, proposing a starting salary of 125 dollars monthly and a top of 200 for graduates. He cited a 1944 drop in new teachers and 1397 A teachers leaving in two years, with June 1941 figures showing 1230 graduates and 943 entering the field versus 765 graduates and 465 certified in 1944.
A war correspondent argues the British airborne and the second army are not in a rescue role but part of a planned offensive to clear the way for main Allied advances across the Holland water barriers. He notes daily dangers, the harsh mood among troops, and the belief the world will honor their efforts when support finally arrives.
General Eisenhower declares a strict occupation policy for Germany. The death penalty is imposed on any German aiding the Nazis or misleading Allied troops. A first purge targets Nazi political and military organizations and orders their dissolution.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters Germany cannot mount a real counterattack and the war’s end hinges on how long the Allies’ bombardment lasts and Gestapo control in the Reich. He said continued resistance would only bring more destruction, and the European war’s end is not assured this year.
Britain’s newspapers voice discontent with the Allied War Crimes commission and its delay in naming Hitler and other top Nazis. The London News Chronicle and Daily Mail say Goebbels Goering and Hitler are not yet on the 350 criminals list, citing unspecified reasons.
British armor and U S parachute troops battled to force the Rhine crossing in Holland and link with a pocketed British airborne division near Arnhem. Front reports described intense fighting as Americans and British push toward a Rhine bridgehead while German defense stiffens and supply routes are battered.
Texas Supreme Court directs Secretary of State to certify Roosevelt pledged electors for the November ballot. The ruling follows a mandamus request by the State Democratic committee after a split in electors and near deadline, with Chief Justice James P. Ander denying rehearing due to the imminent deadline.
Atlanta report notes the Southern Traffic League opposes a national freight rate reform tied to a court suit against the American Railway Association and others. The league calls for ICC action in the public interest and criticizes a centralized national system for rate making.
Pvt Joe Aiello of the Bronx New York plummeted 3000 feet when a Liberator parachute failed to open during a mission to the Philippines and survived with no broken bones. His first words upon regaining consciousness blamed the air corps and joked about angels. He speculated that unconsciousness helped.
Senator Ellison D. Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina heads a new national agricultural committee of anti Roosevelt Democrats. The group plans mass meetings to urge farmers to vote against the fourth term and New Deal bonds. Smith says farmers have been in bondage to the New Deal for 12 years and aims to gain economic freedom.
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