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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1945
Page
3
A period piece column for The Enterprise discusses August as a time of forward planning and seasonal change. It cites Edgar Hartley near Black Mountain and quotes Thomas Hood on Christian charity, then presents excerpts from The Bridge of Sighs as a moral reflection.
The article appeals to mothers sisters and wives to support tin salvage during wartime noting Japan still controls most of the nation’s tin reserves. It stresses the crucial role of homemakers in maintaining metal supplies for the armed forces.
Steel experts report the 12 ton bomber impact on the 102 story Empire State Building caused damage comparable to heavy artillery. The exterior beams on the 79th floor bent but the main structure remained intact. An army inquiry reviews the crash as the observatory opens to the public.
Senate leaders reportedly plan to ask Congress to create a world security council delegate office without tying presidential authority to use troops. Democratic Leader Barkley and Connally of the foreign relations committee prepared to bring the issue in October. A proposed resolution would fix Stettinius Jr. as ambassador but require Senate approval for troop actions, while other terms remain to be defined.
The notice outlines validity and expiration dates for processed foods Red and Blue stamps Meats and fats sugar shoes and fuel oil gasoline rationing. It instructs car owners to write license numbers on each car coupon and present the rationing record when claiming passenger car gasoline.
The document outlines a dense radio grid with time slots from 6:00 to 11:18 including news reports, serials, music shows, and talks. Corrections by the network adjust Eastern War Time to specific hour shifts and list programs such as News Reports, Tom Mix Serial, Superman’s Paper, The Lone Ranger drama, and later editions of The Supper Club and Hollywood features.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp announces Kansas City as the site for two new glass fiber plants to replace kapok in navy life jackets. The plants will employ about 1,500 workers, involve a $15 million conversion, and operate under a navy contract with monthly output over 1,000,000 pounds. This output would be nearly 100 times larger than Newark pilot plant production. Suttons warbler was found in West Virginia in 1939, 21 years after ornithologists believed all eastern birds had been located.
Still's disease is a long lasting form of arthritis in children striking early in life. It commonly affects the fingers wrists and knees with fever and swollen joints, and may involve the spleen. Treatments vary. vitamins heat therapy and certain vaccines have shown benefit in some cases. Doctor Ashman links dental infections and undulant fever to some instances and emphasizes thorough investigation and correction.
Harolds Peebler, a parolee and former mental hospital patient, surrendered to Dr H A Perry after deputies held vigil three days at his Deer Park farm. Chief Deputy Sheriff Mons Alvin said Peebler fired at officers earlier and had vowed not to return to hospital. The insanity warrant was issued by Judge Ralph Foley with no violence guidance unless lives were endangered.
Governor Raymond F. Baldwin of Connecticut ties postwar prosperity to individual initiative and cooperation among labor, management, and government. He argues 60,000,000 jobs depend on grass roots effort, self-help, and market cultivation including South America, not just Washington.
Dr Elizabeth Hayes the sole physician for FORCE Pennsylvania district resigns over intolerable sanitation conditions prompting 350 Shawmut Mining Co miners to quit. The doctor calls it a short vacation while company president John Dickson says efforts to replace her have failed.
Henry Ford II at the Army Air Forces convalescent hospital urged that the returning veterans provide value to industry not the other way around. He praised their combat responsibility and considered their ideas as potential assets requiring opportunity.
When cutting tough flower stems it helps to crush or slit them a few inches from the base before placing in water. This widens the interior to improve water uptake and prolongs stem freshness.
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