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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1944
Page
7
Allied forces at Anzio tighten grip on the beachhead as Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark says supplies are arriving and a march on fame is near. German assaults are repulsed with warship support while Cassino fighting intensifies and air power wrecks German lines.
Acting Mayor Harry R. May defended the police patrolmen amid whispers of corruption tied to former Chief Roberts. He said the force remains honest and capable, urging citizens to support impartial enforcement and warning constant pressure against commercialized vice.
The Arakan front sees heavy fighting as British forces harass Japanese positions in Taung Bazaar Kaladar and Tiddim areas. American trained Chinese units report an ambush near Taipha Ga killing 34 enemy. RAF heavy bombers continue raids on Akyab Prome and other targets.
The Associated Press reports sudden suspension of month long secret talks between the Turkish general staff and a British mission. Officials say the stalemate centers on the amount of military supplies needed to equip Turkey for full scale military action.
Nineteen men died when three bomb group planes collided during formation at Greenville Army Air Base. Observers reported 24 planes in the air in four groups. The wreckage and flames occurred near the north end of the base shortly after passing another bomber group. Names and ages of several Greenville servicemen are listed among the dead.
Allied high command reported 43 Japanese planes destroyed in attacks on Rabaul New Britain and Kavieng New Ireland. Twenty four of the enemy were shot down over Rabaul as losses totaled four Allied planes. Tons of bombs hit Kavieng airdrome and Vunakanau Tobera airfields, while marine patrols at Borgen bay found many deceased Japanese from starvation and disease.
Allied heavy bombers and Mustang and Thunderbolt escorts struck the Pas de Calais fortifications in France. The 13th operation in 16 days completed with no enemy fighter losses and two small mosquito formations hitting Northern France under Typhoon cover. One RAF plane was lost and three German aircraft were brought down by Typhoons. Demolition of the Atlantic Wall continued for 54 days with 40 attacks reported.
The report says Finland may seek peace with Moscow as Helsinki buzzes with talk of direct talks with the Soviet Union. Paasikivi, returning from Stockholm, calls his trip private and not political.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that Allied commanders foresee Rome victory with no justification for pessimism. He cited strong Anzio bridgehead forces, artillery and tanks superiority, and steady supply deliveries despite bad weather, aiming to ease fears in Britain and the United States.
Col. Ennique Gonzales, presidential secretary, disclosed that Argentina has become a world center for espionage with spies from belligerent nations operating there. He said Allied agents may be investigated after the Argentine inquiry and that much information collected in Argentina was sent to a neutral country in Europe. He cited a widespread spy wing under the German embassy and Nazi party influence, with arrests and confessions indicating large scale activity.
President Roosevelt transfers a fast American made destroyer escort to the French navy at Washington Navy Yard. The Senegalaise is presented as part of aid to oust Nazi invaders from France with Fenard accepting. Roosevelt vows continued US and Allied action toward inevitable victory on all fronts.
Washington reports a coal shortage in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic. Ickes says Sunday mining is needed to meet domestic and wartime demand as weekly production slips for both anthracite and bituminous segments. Bituminous output 12,760,000 tons. anthracite 1,284,000 tons.
The Soviet backed Union of Polish Patriots claims a national council inside Poland as Moscow broadcasts reveal a move toward a Polish government acceptable to Russia. Wanda Vassilevskaya leads the group with links to Soviet Ukraine, while Pravda warns that steps inside Poland could culminate in a recognized regime allied with the Soviet Union.
Russian forces reach the suburbs of Luga on the Leningrad rail line while in Ukraine 4200 Nazis die and 70 tanks are wrecked as the drive to rescue trapped divisions continues near Korsun. Soviet operations also report gains north of Leningrad and at Batetskaya, with heavy snow aiding the advance.
Jack Huffman, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Huffman of Queen Street, died in Norman Oklahoma from spinal meningitis while serving in the navy. He enlisted in 1943, trained at San Diego, and had been in Oklahoma for eight weeks. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1940 and is survived by his parents and two brothers Bob and Jarrett. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 1 30 pm at the Episcopal Church, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
President Roosevelt informed Harry S Hopkins that his son Stephen, 18, was killed in action in the Marshall Islands and buried at sea. Hopkins, an adviser to the president, confirmed the reports. no details were available. Stephen was a son from Hopkins’ first marriage as the elder Hopkins traveled south to regain his strength.
The forecast calls for fair but continued cold conditions over the weekend in West Virginia with a rise in temperatures Monday as warmth returns.
The Yugoslav Government in exile announced a new coalition named the Yugoslav Democratic National Union uniting 173 Royalist parties. The group met in the Yugoslav mountains last month and urged the Communist Party of Yugoslavia to end disruptions in military and political fronts. Tito’s Partisans and rivalries with the exiled regime are noted, with Mihailovic addressing the congress and pledging support for the exile government seated in Cairo.
Fire swept the Holt residence at Abney near Coal City, destroying seven frame houses as wind helped spare others. Firemen fought the blaze about 4:30 pm, two hours, with Bernard Martin noting the Holt house toppled on arrival. Damages around 1500 total, several outbuildings lost, Clark’s nearby home saved.
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