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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1944
Page
4
An obituary recalls the riotous era of baseball lore as Kid Elberfeld, famed Chattanooga manager known for the chew of the old school, dies. It notes his role in shaping a sports culture marked by fierce competitiveness and creative rule tinkering.
Bill Sharpe, NC’s original press agent, returns to Raleigh to direct the state publicity program. Postwar growth projections show tourism rising from 30 million to 120 million annually, with future potential reaching 200 to 500 million. The editorial urges unifying the publicity and advertising divisions under Sharpe to improve coordination and impact. A final trivia note recalls a red ration coupon found in a hamburger in Indiana.
A stream of comments from High Point residents covers blackout opinions, war morale efforts, women's draft, and community plans. Notables include Marijane Gosch and Coach C Virgil Yow urging youth sports programs, Bernice Kearns about work, and Mrs. A L Gavan calling for new year resolutions. They advocate feeding birds, piano loans for youth centers, and more civic engagement.
The piece notes Robert E. Lee’s upcoming birthday and praises his simple Christian code. It highlights his religion duty humility self denial kindness and sense of duty as enduring guiding traits. It cites Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman’s biography and argues these old fashioned virtues remain timeless.
A moody Broadway ballad tone sets a noir night scene as a city rendezvous unfolds. The piece shifts to light reminiscence of public figures, jokes, and quips about FDR, Dempsey, Raft, and celebrities, ending with a jab at political sentiment in Washington.
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