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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1944
Page
6
Joe E. Brown with June Dale Evans and Marjorie G. headline a burlesque style show at the Center Theater. The program includes the Army Air Forces film Memphis Belle, depicting a combat mission by crews based in England.
Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid headline the Centre Theatre production In Our, opening next Wednesday. The drama blends romance with wartime hardship as the cast includes Nancy and Mary Boland with Nazimova returning to the screen after a hiatus.
A reported advance claims rubies became the first gems produced synthetically on a scale using a novel method. Scientists describe the achievement as a milestone in gem manufacture and materials science.
Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne star in A Guy Named Joe at Center Theatre. Tracy plays pilot Pete Sandidge a daring suitor with whimsy and fantasy while Dunne debuts as Ferry Transport pilot on exotic South Seas backdrops.
Washington April 15 officials announced that shortening and rationed salad and cook oils will be point free starting Sunday. The ration value of all such products has been four red points a pound.
Report shows 30 percent of forest fires in the United States traced to careless smoking and open flames. U.S. Forest Service officials warn of ongoing risk from discarded cigarette butts and unattended fires in dry conditions.
A Dover Plains Methodist Church initiative uses a special penny jar in the vestibule to separate coins. Parishioners drop pennies in the jar and dimes in the collection plate, resolving the misplacement of coins.
At Fort McClellan Alabama German Afrika Corps prisoners of war, 2736 strong, work eight hours daily in sawmills and other tasks earning 80 cents a day. They display improved health, salute practices under Geneva rules, and are housed in a main camp with branch sites nearby.
The London Sunday Observer criticizes censorship in the Burma-India theater, saying New Delhi controls news and distortions mask front-line reality. It flags Quebec conference fallout, Wingate’s plan hampered by higher command, and doubts about Burma’s mission success.
Oyster shells mixed with sand and gravel were used to pave Morgan City Louisiana streets. The Statue of Liberty's nose measures four feet six inches. The term cattle derives from property and relates to chattel.
Listings show A Guy Named Joe Tracy Irene Dunne and Casanova in Burlesque among new releases. Ida Paul Henreid stars in In Our Time while Victory Shorts present Hidden Weapon and Occupations. Weekend programs include The Phantom serial and Lifeboat with Tallulah Bankhead.
In Milford New Jersey April 15 a 68 year old banker Jos eph M Lank vice president and cashier of Sussex Trust Co and town council president placed a coin on each of the eyes of a dying woman Lydia Johnson 86 executor of her will. He said the coins will trigger a bequest of at most 1500 if they remain 12 hours later. The woman who died yesterday left a house and antiques to a son Thomas whose address is unknown. The banker said he acted to honor a promise made last November and that he would receive nothing if the coins move.
Irving Cummings announces a nationwide search for new film talent aged 18 to 25 to nurture future stars. Applicants send photographs and a 200 word background to The Irving Committee at 200 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills California. Finalists chosen without interviews. winner to receive at least a one year contract with Sid Graumann assisting in selection. winner named before December 1, 1944.
In 413 B C during the siege of Syracuse and in 304 B C at Rhodes, liquid fire was employed as a weapon. The records note its use in naval and land assaults, reflecting early incendiary tactics in classical warfare.
During World War I chemical warfare accounted for about one third of American casualties, a grim toll highlighted by early 20th century battlefield studies and medical reports. The statistic underscores the strategic impact of gas attacks on U.S. forces and allied operations.
Morristown New Jersey Seeing Eye Inc seeks to deter well wishers from giving funds for dogs to armed service members. Henry A Colgate, president, says people and groups are donating without prior consultation. He notes few servicemen have been blinded so far and the charity can handle its regular schedule if casualties stay low.
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