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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1942
Page
7
Adrian Michigan resident Dary Maley serves as keeper of the Red Cross ration in the city. She also assists with knitting and needlework at headquarters.
A method used to ease elephant colds involves pouring boiling vinegar into a large bag placed over the trunk, forcing the animal to inhale the fumes. The practice reflects historic folk remedies aiming to clear congestion in pachyderms.
The piece lauds U S Marines for holding footholds against a fierce Japanese assault amid heavy casualties and strategic battles. It highlights Brigadier General Ira C Baker's bombing leadership, calls Congress the Seventy seventh in war history meddling with politics, and notes five million Americans still seeking steady work despite wartime production.
A compilation notes Allied observers warn the public to stay measured after a coast incursion. It outlines commando and ranger roles, reveals Nazi defenses near Paris, and suggests Alexander’s Libyan command signals shifts in invasion timing. Rubber, latex, and Dutch debt talks loom as Britain and the U.N. weigh economic moves. Sleep in shelters and covert mine scares round out the dispatch.
A reminiscing column lists artists and illustrators tied to New York Boston and the Pacific Coast including Norman Rockwell Leonardo da Vinci and Rube Goldberg. It notes left handedness among Christy and the writer and mentions a lone Old World studio at 51 West 10th Street with a locked door after 7 pm.
The Department of Commerce reports Mexico banana exports dropped from 14 million stems in 1937 to an estimated 2.5 million this year because of plant disease. The 1941-42 rice crop in Challe is reported as the largest in the nation's history, per the department. Bolivia meanwhile shipped 3,500 tons of tin to other countries in a recent month.
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