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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
3
A wartime style plea urges housewives to ignore shortages and stockpiling fears. The article notes markets already offer substitutes for scarce metals and suggests practical guidance for daily household use during disruption.
The Defense Commission says no immediate shortages for American housewives but urges substitutions and adjustments. Plastics will replace metals in cars and appliances, with over 200 plastic parts in autos already. Zinc and neoprene supplies are managed for military needs, while 400 other commodities await Priorities Board review as critical.
Excess acids in blood overwork kidney tubes that filter waste. Kidney disorder signs include backache, pains, fatigue, waking at night, swelling, headaches, and dizziness. Doan's Pills, used for over 40 years, are advertised as safe relief to help kidneys flush out poisons.
Pilot High School schedules an April 18 program with Viking and Finch literary societies in the annual Literary Night. The event follows with a baccalaureate sermon April 20 at 3 p.m. by Rev. C. R. Patterson and Class Night April 24 at 7 30 p.m. Graduation for the class of 41 is April 25 at 7 30 p.m. R. L. Pope will deliver the address.
Wilmington April 17 Harris Proctor of Durham won the sectional championship of the American Legion oratorical contest representing the Carolinas Tennessee Florida and Georgia He defeated Jaimes Horton of Doddville Mississippi and Alf J Mapp Jr of Portsmouth Virginia and will compete in the national finals in Charleston South Carolina tomorrow night
Cancer and other malignant tumors claim nearly 154000 victims yearly per Census figures. About 72000 deaths are from cancers of the digestive organs, highlighting the impact of digestive tract malignancies in the national death toll.
Fayetteville and Wilmington building and loan associations show a sharp loan rise in the first quarter of 1941. Wilmington total loans reach 808,943 while Fayetteville loans amount to 500,000 and 210,000 for January through March, compared with the previous year.
A health column advises the athletic routine to keep hips and thighs firm and the abdomen flat for the aging office worker. Five daily exercises, five days a week, start with a floor roll and progress to a seated forward bend, emphasizing controlled movements to strengthen stomach and leg muscles. The note ends with an aside about Burma rubies.
In Lamerton on April 17 the jury was to hear the case of Ben G. Boyd, former assistant county schools superintendent, and Andrew Smith, former county carpenter, charged with setting fire to the Alfordsville Graded School on July 1. Judge W C Harris denied a motion to dismiss, noting the state presented motive and incendiary evidence.
El Paso reports Clyde Watkins stands seven feet tall as the tallest pitcher in organized baseball this season for the Arizona-Texas League. Watkins towered over competitors, drawing attention from teams seeking reach and control on the mound.
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