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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1943
Page
2
England April 16 report refutes flat myths about air war over western Europe. It notes USAAF Liberators and Forts, training and experience gaps, German pilots and flak, and the difficulty of high altitude bombing. It concludes large-scale strategic success requires more forces and improved precision.
More than 8 000 voters registered for the primaries Tuesday Easter observed in churches today Tomorrow a holiday for many stores Fracis Harmon IDC Y M C A will visit Friday April 21 East Green Street to be widened Mrs Blanche Walker leaves for Florida Mrs T A Kearns family return from Charlotte Agnes Crowder to Raleigh Sally Gordon returns from Atlanta Atlantic Hotel Morehead City burned 1870 building noted Rome marks 1000th anniversary Good Friday procession
Subscriptions totaling 650 dollars were secured by High Point school children for the YMCA. Bay Street School to open Tuesday with elaborate ceremonies. A 50,000 dollar corporation formed for selling automotive supplies to motorists at factory prices. Personal notes include Kenneth Price on business trip in western North Carolina and Miss Lucille Sherrod returning to Greensboro College. Union general wage and employment gains noted amid Ruhr reparations standoff. A 200 dollar prize offered for best name for Southern trains Nos. 33 and 34 between New York and New Orleans.
Raleigh April 16 J J Morgan statistician for the state department of agriculture said signs point to a reduction of one million bushels in North Carolina wheat production this year. He cited smaller acreage and a yield per acre down from last season with 13 bushels per acre versus 14.7 and a 10 year average of 11.2. Severe winter damage earlier in February and March affected plants but stands are now above average.
In a 1940 evening scene a narrator shoots Col Wes Merriwether and explains he is not fleeing justice. The prose shifts to a seaside club, with Cynthia Merriwether, Fred West, and Mrs Porter West amid family tensions, romance, and money concerns. The narrative blends crime confessional with social intrigue and polo culture as future events hint at a continuing plot.
Anthony Eden catalogs three missteps by Hitler feared to overshadow UN errors: failing to invade England after Dunkirk, striking Russia over oil in the Middle East, and possibly prompting Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack. A British MP floats bombing Mt Vesuvio. seismologists call it absurd. Also notes Merchant Marines surrender ration books. parcel post not free. Marcel Dent linked to Laval.
Gastonia April 16 Former Governor O Max Gardner will be the principal speaker at the Gastonia Junior Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on the night of May 4.
Polk County War Bond campaign chairman Julian B. Hester announced the county met its $77,300 quota on the first day of the current sales drive. Tryon and Hester highlighted strong early participation and urged continued support.
Washington whispers say Franklin Delano Roosevelt plans a fourth run as a rank conservative. He taunts labor and farm blocs, shuns pro Communists and purges agencies. Backers may include Churchill and Stalin, with Willkie reemerging as GOP rival. debate centers on war policy, isolationism, and postwar plans amid European and Pacific fronts.
Policy analysis notes Alf Landon may propose a postwar platform uniting Republican factions. Associates say the plan aims for broad appeal across party wings, avoiding sharp splits and signaling a conciliatory stance after the war.
A detailed radio lineup lists programs across networks from 5:30 PM to after 11 PM Eastern War Time. Highlights include Portia Faces Life, The Jack Armstrong Serial, Captain Midnight repeats, World News and Commentary, Fred Waring's Time, The Golden Gate Quartet, and Dance Music numbers with Dinah Shore and Lucille Manners, interwoven with news and war commentaries.
Raleigh reports spring freezes severely hit North Carolina peaches with authorities estimating a 30 to 40 percent yield of normal. Prof. M. E. Gardner of North Carolina State College notes Sand Hills growers report widespread losses and that most trees will produce only 30 to 40 percent of typical output.
The article notes Napoleon’s belief in an invasion of England and his commissioning a commemorative medal for the occasion, illustrating grandiose confidence. It also mentions increasing use of casein milk protein in clothing, signaling evolving textile practices.
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