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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
4
A fragmentary verse set juxtaposes scripture and a Bidpai line, noting the stability of God's word beyond withering grass and flowers as lines tumble with chance. The text presents two quotes on language, chance, and permanence.
A discussion of Soviet actions toward an American warplane and crew in Siberia versus welcoming an American bomber on the western front. The piece argues Russia balances neutrality and alliance pressures, suggesting future American bombers may land in Siberia with Soviet consent to combat Japan, while predicting eventual changes in the Pacific war alignment.
The New York Herald Tribune reports Senator Reynolds and another senator were used by Gerald L. K. Smith to promote his isolationist magazine The Cross and the Flag. Life magazine estimates Smith and his publication, which attacks Roosevelt, England, and Russia, rising in April with a new issue.
The Cross and the Flag pushes a plan to bring the U S fleet home for a defensive war and seeks leadership of former isolationists. It favors appointing Gerald Nye as Secretary of State and notes regret over disbanding the America First Committee. Senator Reynolds defends a glowing endorsement letter that mirrors his own beliefs, drawing criticism from those who see him as alien to his state.
North Carolina lawmakers press War Production Board in Washington for fair war order distribution to help small businesses and halt civilian economy decline. Governor plans to discuss with Ways and Means Committee, as skilled workers leave NC for better wartime opportunities elsewhere.
The passage links an old adage to wartime shortages. It notes men, medicine, and material as Allied needs and stresses having them at the right place and time, suggesting how supply gaps influence military outcomes.
Forecasts for the 1943 General Assembly predict a veteran majority, with 114 to 120 veterans for 170 seats, and incumbents favored due to wartime public focus. It notes 106 veterans among 82 counties and highlights unopposed incumbents, plus missing candidates Cutlar Moore Benton Stacy and Lloyd Griffin amid anti administration tensions.
A rapid fire column of gossip and insider mentions from 1931 covering Priscila Lie Lt J Howard Joan Crawford Gail Patrick Raoul Walsh and exwives Bette Davis Kay Francis Betty Grayson and others. It notes theater Guild season changes Robert Taylor Air Corps plans Benny Venuta and other showbiz chatter with figures like Carmen Miranda and Elia Fitzgerald teeing up with backstage humor and social intrigue.
A stream of showbiz rumors fills a New York page: Amy Gentry to wed Set Richard Bernie as Broadway onstage news buzzes. Ziegfeld Girls’ Club to host at Waldorf May 2. The Nasties renamed for a Jap moniker and a cast of Russian-Chinese beauties. Stage Door Canteen dubbed enlisted man’s post. Major Phillips upgrades to editor with $18,000 severance. Mayjah’s steady Jean Dalrymple and Jimmy Braddock in Mike Todd revue with Gypsy Rose Lee. Aggie Miranda in Brewster case teased. Harlem’s Small’s Paradise sells toy dogs to soldiers labeled Made in Japan. Cabbie near Hansen’s courts trouble over remarks about the President. Shirley Booth offered $1,000 weekly. she rejects. Nancy Carroll clarifies she’s not the former star. Elia Kazan and Doris Dowling in goofy capers. Satevepee misprint costs. Victor Matures possibly reconciled. Paul Gallico blasts pro-axis rags as Stink Sheets. Congressmen propose paying apprentice seamen with nonnegotiable bonds. A sharp, gossipy snapshot of Broadway life.
Local brief notes several statewide attendees meeting in Richmond Virginia. Chief Friddle commended a New Jersey physician and his wife for courtesy during a visit to High Point. Measles confines Elizabeth Silk at Green Street home and council of Garden Clubs to meet.
Local news notes large Shriners gathering in North Carolina to attend the state meeting on May 25 as the city braces with decorations for the event. Also mentions ex service men views on a bonus and social visits by Greensboro College students and others. The Perry home on East Washington Street, High Point, was auctioned to Dr. D. A. Stanton.
Washington April 24 The Gillette Senate subcommittee on agriculture and forestry, chaired by Guy M Gillette, launches a broad inquiry into war and defense activities with emphasis on farming. It questions industrial alcohol supply and grain surpluses tied to the Commodity Credit Corporation, noting potential impacts on farmers and national needs.
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