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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1943
Page
5
Government fuel conservation guidance urges households to inspect heating systems for winter. Steps cover chimneys three feet taller than nearby structures, sealed joints, proper dampers, clean boilers, and leak checks with candles to locate air leaks.
In Portland on August 3, a barber John Dovich secured shoes for ten Russian orphans who lacked enough ration stamps. After failing with clerks and the official “no stamps, no shoes” reply, he appealed to the OPA and obtained relief. The article also notes a bumper rice crop of about 70 million bushels, an 8 percent increase over last year.
Indianapolis news reports a "woman in black" believed key to the slaying of WAC Corp Maoma L. Ridings. A bellboy saw a woman in black in Ridings room after the murder. An 18-year-old suspect confessed. his tale could not be substantiated. A milkman found Ridings skirt nearby.
House Military Committee Chairman May of Kentucky urges peacetime universal military training for 17 to 21 year olds. A full year of training with monthly refresher courses would create about 1,000,000 youths yearly and a 10 to 15 year reserve of 10 million men. He envisions a reduced standing army of around 500,000 and anticipates pacifist criticism.
Brooklyn reports that Gene Hermanski, a minor league outfielder, joins naval duty Wednesday after a brief 20 game stay with a .288 average. Giants eliminated from NL race by Cardinals. Yankees crush Athletics in the American League pennant chase. Tulsa coach Henry Finka shows interest in two giant freshmen Jim Plyler and Al Kowalski. Salt Lake City East earns a Lettuce Bowl invite in Idaho, October 15 against Nampa High.
National League leaders include Musial of St. Louis and Herman of Brooklyn in hits and batting while Nicholson of Chicago leads home runs. American League leaders feature Wakefield of Detroit in batting and York of Detroit in home runs with strong showings by Vernon Case and Moses. Pitching leaders include Shoun of Cincinnati and Chandler of New York.
Col Samuel Calvin Cumming, a Marine Corps officer at New River, hopes to return to his birthplace Kobe Japan with his entire regiment. His parents served as missionaries in Kobe when he was born.
Albany police are investigating the theft of a horseshoeing truck owned by Blacksmith Harry P. Tegler. The vehicle contained an anvil, horseshoes, and other equipment.
Westray Battle Boyce, 41, promoted to major in the women's army corps, serves as Col Oveta Hobby's representative on General Dwight Eisenhower's staff in North Africa. She hails from Rocky Mount and is sister to Mrs. H. P. Sompayrac of Raleigh. Her rise reflects rapid WAC expansion and pioneering leadership.
The notice lists current and upcoming validity dates for sugar stamps nine through eighteen, blue and red food stamps, and fuel oil coupons, plus a note on tire recapping with reclaimed camelback rubber for vehicle owners without certificates, and ends with a line about a German eight wheeled scout car with forward and reverse speed over 50 mph.
A clipped list presents crossword clues and answers for a pictured actress and various word hints. Entries include terms like Sloping ways, Entangle a new Asiatic plant, area measure, and other short phrases leading to a classic puzzle row. The page mixes biographical cue with wordplay.
Film legend preserves a private image during a trip to Nova Scotia. The star avoids mimics and paparazzi as they visit the Meadow area for a senior program.
A concise clue list reads Enclose in a pen, Nobleman, More uncommon, Italian river, Lease, Hail, Legal point. Each item hints at a classic cryptic or crossword answer matching a noun or short phrase. The set presents a themed sequence likely from a word puzzle or crossword puzzle page.
A garbled list of dictionary style clues with numbers for a crossword puzzle. It includes terms like Native of Latvia Fragrant oleoresin Struck Air raid alarm Accumulate Affirmative Always Cloth measure North latitude abbr. Concern Indian color Mineral rocky Employers Owls calls English street car Surfeit Tons abbr Greek letter.
Philadelphia August 31 Farm workers imported into 11 northeastern states from Jamaica and the Bahamas have worked over 240000 man days James H Wood regional director of the office of labor of the War Food Administration praised the Bahamans and Jamaicans saying they are doing a fine job and helping win the war more effectively than at home.
John Williams loses control on Lexington Avenue Mont Kisco NY. His car jumps a curb hits a telephone pole and trees, overturns, then rights itself and lands on a porch. He remains in the driver's seat unhurt as bystanders arrive.
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