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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1943
Page
13
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Charlotte inspection notes a gasoline shortage critical in Mecklenburg County. Dr Dyisoll urges physicians to limit car use to work only, while public utilities report 1942 copper scrap totaling about 24 million pounds, about 10 percent of annual needs. Laundries also report seasonal handkerchief usage rising to 105 million weekly during hay fever.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks with time slots from 6:30 pm to 11:15 pm EST. Features serials, news, music, drama, and variety shows from CBS NBC and other networks, including Captain Midnight, Jack Armstrong, Amos and Andy, Fanny Brice, Bing Crosby, Gracie Fields, and Abbott and Costello style segments.
Electric utilities and salvage programs nationwide collected 24,000,000 pounds of copper in 1942 as part of war effort scrap drives. Aluminum brass iron steel lead zinc rubber and other scarce metals were also gathered.
The Labor Bureau reports a food cost index climbing 42 percent from August 1939 to December 1942. Uncontrolled foods chiefly fruits and vegetables drive the bulk of the rise, according to the figures.
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