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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1943
Page
5
Senate inquiry into liquor shortages cites the four large distillers Hiram Walker Schenley National Distillers and their role in warehoused whiskey. Lawmakers consider taxing 117 million gallons held in bonded warehouses to spur release and reduce black market activity.
Eastern War Time program changes feature Captain Midnight sketches and News with War updates. The lineup includes Fred Waring, Ginny Simms, The Met Opera, and Red Skelton, with a late-night variety wrap and national news.
The discussion centers on state owned systems suffering from shortages. Inher cut laws would allow liquor to be held tax free in warehouses for up to eight years, with committee members proposing a four year limit. Van Nuys urged five day holidays in industrial alcohol to bolster distillers reserves. Ferguson argued government failures enabled liquor monopolies and urged action to curb control spread, noting distillers and wholesalers file forms to track sales and purchases to expose black market activity.
Washington reports the Petroleum Administration for War says there is little chance of higher gas rations early next year and ongoing military needs may force further reductions. PAW head Harold Ickes notes civilian allotments depend on war activity and cutbacks could follow in any fighting zone. More than 30 000 tons of antimony were used in U.S. industries last year.
Washington officials debate expanding military service by lowering standards for the 4 F group as President Roosevelt plans a commission on draft rules. Hershey testimony suggested possible removal of most occupational deferments for ages 18 to 21, but no decisions announced.
A two day Western Republican conference in Salt Lake City urged equal consideration for western industries in postwar retooling and conversion. They rejected seeking cabinet or supreme court representation but pressed for veterans affairs cabinet inclusion, veterans care, 1944 absentee voting, and privatization of government owned industries while ending mineral and oil exploration.
London reports Civilian air raid casualties in Britain for November total 119 killed and 238 injured, according to the ministry of home security.
The puzzle presents a grid with horizontal clues from epoch to tantalum symbol, and vertical clues from prior to taunt. Answers include common crossword terms across science history language and geography, with a wide mix of short and long entries typical of a Sheffer puzzle.
Lieutenant Bruno Raymond of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve reunites with his father Moritz Raymond on Makin Island after more than two years apart as U.S. forces drive Japanese from the atoll. The emotional reunion includes Mrs. Raymond and highlights the return of the son to his Gilbert Island family during wartime.
The text cites Covent Garden as the principal London opera house, notes Radio City Music Hall as the largest indoor theater in New York, and identifies KDKA Pittsburgh as the world’s oldest broadcasting station established in 1920.
The forecast describes you as vivacious dependable and possessing a keen mind. It suggests an enlightening sensation between sleep and wakefulness and an original idea for Christmas novelties around 9 p.m. Avoid criticizing a friend's wedding attire after lunch and stay safe walking in the dark at 8 p.m.
James Fielding bought a duck from the park board for 1. He prepared it for Sunday dinner and cut open the gizzard to find a dental plate with a gold weld. Fieldin Duck dinner yielded 50 cents profit. The sale brought 1.50 to a local butcher shop. Butter history notes first US production in 1856 in Orange County New York.
Absenteeism rose in war plants offices and schools as respiratory illnesses spread in the East and Midwest. Officials call the disease mild but highly infectious with hundreds of thousands affected in cities like Washington and Philadelphia reporting large case counts. Hospitals were crowded while weather forecasts warned of deeper cold and lower temperatures to follow.
Federal Judge Shackelford Miller sentenced Thomas H. Robinson Jr to die in Kentucky by electric chair on March 10 after a federal jury found him guilty of kidnapping. Robinson, a 36 year old former Nashville law student, had earlier pleaded guilty in 1936 to life imprisonment for a prior abduction and won a Habeas Corpus appeal leading to release from Alcatraz.
The defendant contends he was sane during the kidnapping and that FBI coercion influenced his plea. He alleges improper legal representation and cites a permanent injury to a witness from a hard blow with an iron pipe during the attack. The event allegedly began in Octoworld’s land area north of the equator.
A Service Man describes his day by day efforts patching, lending a hand, and repairing equipment. He stresses pride in service, appeals for minimal callouts, and urges customers to maintain gear so it needs little repair.
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