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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
7
Ky Aug 10 a switch blamed for the derailment here last night on the Southern Railroad Special train cars remained upright and no one was reported injured.
A collision left several passengers seriously injured needing hospital care. Traffic on the line remained uninterrupted as the railway is double tracked here. A relief train from Cincinnati, 40 miles north, was sent to pick up the passengers.
Basil Harris president of the United States Lines says the U S does not seek sea domination but wants a fair share of overseas trade. He urged a conference soon between American and British shipping leaders to avoid harmful post war struggles for supremacy in international shipping trade.
At a front line artillery battalion in France soldiers tune to a telephone network for news local talent and music during inactivity. A sextet led by two Welch WV brothers performs hillbilly tunes for the crew and observers while guns await fire missions.
Washington officials meet with senators to determine how much political content reaches U S troops as War Department bans two motion pictures from distribution to armed forces overseas and at home. The block covers Wilson and Heavenly Days amid debate over the Soldier Voting Act and access to political information for overseas personnel.
The quarterly meeting of the North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority Managers Association, set for August 23 and 24 in Winston-Salem, was cancelled due to a polio outbreak. The Leaman's Church Institute in New York City is noted as a large merchant seamen organization.
London reporters note British papers now give American troops full credit for the breakthrough in France. Earlier headlines about Allies are replaced with emphasis on the Yanks and dough boys in the biggest type.
The advertisement promotes Pattern 4569 for misses and women in sizes 14 through 42 with both sleeve and sleeveless options. Size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. It notes a transfer pattern for embroidering on linens and garments and offers the pattern for twenty cents plus ten cents shipping. Orders go to the High Point Enterprise Pattern Department, 243 West 17th St, New York.
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