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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
7
A light fingered woman seized a package left by a department store clerk outside a Bellefontaine news stand. The parcel, shown to contain a fat sleek rat, was intended for later disposal. The clerk watched the scene then pursued the thief as she fled with the container on a wartime charity drive note.
HAL BOYLE notes London remains amid wartime chill with blackout nights and fog. Americans observe scarce liquor, pricey on the black market, while taxi shortages persist and cab-hunting becomes outdoor sport provoking Anglo American friction.
American and British troops are praised for different strengths. Bill White, veteran AP writer, compares grit and endurance, noting Americans excel in mechanized warfare while British Tommy Atkins is praised for defense and perseverance. He predicts the US will lead armored warfare.
An old advertisement warns that a three day cough may signal chronic bronchitis if untreated. It promotes Creomulsion as a mucus loosening remedy that reaches the lungs and contains no narcotics, claiming quick cough relief and a money back guarantee. It ends with a wartime sales line urging buyers to buy war bonds.
Gov. J. M. Broughton of North Carolina urged closer cooperation between the Carolinas to preserve cotton and textile leadership. Speaking in Columbia he called for joint experiments to expand research facilities and coordinate farming and forestry programs, warning of a potential decline in the cotton market and predicting rapid industrial growth from enhanced power resources.
Pfe. Phillip J. Peterson of Alva Oklahoma received the Purple Heart from Pacific Headquarters for his actions in battle where he kept a hot tank gun firing until both hands and arms burned to the elbows.
Sealed bids were invited by the City Council of High Point North Carolina for one thousand feet of 2% inch multiple woven fire hose with bronze rocker lug couplings. Bids due by 7 30 p m December 14 1944 with 2 percent of contract as a certified check. bids may be obtained from the Chief of the Fire Department. city may reject any or all bids and award as deemed advisable. Lois Welborn purchasing agent FE K Ingram Fire Department.
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