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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1943
Page
3
Article profiles General Sir Harold Alexander, praised as a tough aggressive yet modest leader. It recounts his Dunkirk evacuation role, command in Southern England, Burma battles, and key victories in the Middle East driving Rommel back. It notes his collaboration with Montgomery and Eisenhower era leadership.
The S. S. Woodrow Wilson Liberty freighter slid down the ways at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company yard in Wilmington. The vessel was christened by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson widow of the former President. The article notes Wilson once lived in Wilmington as a youth. It also mentions lubrication neglect causes many major assembly breakdowns.
PICTURED leader of Russia listed to fill the horizontal clues with answers spanning from 1 to 63 across the puzzle. The page presents a word theme and cross reference hints for the completed crossword.
Circle 2 of St Mark Methodist Church presents The Seven Stages of Women pageant at William Penn High School Auditorium at 8 p m. Public invited to witness this unusual event.
Local news notes a standard training school at Wesley Memorial Church from Tuesday through Friday. The J C Penny Company marks its sixth anniversary here. Sheriff Hendrix pursues a wounded man in Randolph County after a night incident with a chicken thief mistaken for a person. Daniel C Roper, future secretary of commerce, studied at Old Trinity near High Point. Twenty years ago, a pastor change and local injuries are reported. General mentions include Jehol advance, parole law changes, RFC relief funds, and church assemblies in Hickory.
The House small business committee charged the Office of Price Administration and Agriculture Secretary Wickard with not cooperating to stop the meat black market and criticized quotas and price controls. The report warns ongoing price squeeze could force many packing firms to quit.
Bishop K Mingo spoke to Bethel Holiness Church Missionary Society on The Walks of a Missionary Woman. He cited Proverbs about deeds and charity. Attending were Missionary Sisters Sallie Young Emma Super Eva Mingo Annie Mingo and visitor George Mingo.
In Kinston North Carolina Richard Salter 22 and Robert Sargent 23 escapees were shot and captured by Kinston Police after a confrontation near Salter’s home. Salter died and Sargent surrendered. Penal Director Oscar Pitts said the escapees stayed armed and officers acted cautiously. Salter had a 1941 sentence for breaking and entering with prior escapes. Sargent had a 1941 sentence for kidnapping larceny and highway robbery. In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania coal miners protested a deferment for Walter Ek Chaffon 27 drawing draft exemptions. Ek Chaffon works a 700 acre farm in his spare time and would enter the army if reclassified. The Montour Number 4 mine faced a three day halt with 650 idle miners demanding fair treatment for deferments. Company officials said Ekon’s technical role keeps him indispensable as the mine runs one week behind. The union pressed for replacements and criticized deferment policy. Lewis and Clark noted as the first white men to enter Idaho. Telephone lines could reach the moon and back many times.
Mrs Rulie L McCauley formerly of 38 E Daniel Roooks Homes moved to Spartanburg S C to be near her husband Pvt Willie McCauley stationed at Camp Croft. L C Lilly of Albermarle NC visited cousin Mrs Sarah Shaver 1205 Hoover St. Lilly works for Palmer Funeral Home in Albermarle. Creatus White is ill at 220 Hoskins St. Mrs Lallage Scott is reported very ill at 1500 E Lee St.
Regional headquarters of the Greek War Relief Association for the West Coast turned over all packed and stored merchandise to the American Red Cross.
Census figures report 106 991 clothing stores in the United States. The 1940 Census counts 169 742 restaurants cafes and other eating places across the country.
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