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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1943
Page
3
National Whirlis assembly notes tension between New York financier and House boarder over hospitality and money. Baruch defends spending his fortune while policy clashes with War and Navy Departments and Office of Price Administration amid fuel and food shortages.
The Army has become the world’s largest hotel operator, with more than 50,000 rooms in 484 hotels used as hospitals, schools, dormitories, and training sites. Nine hotels were bought outright for hospital use, including the Greenbrier and Miami Biltmore, while eight were leased.
New York fuel experts warn that the Atlantic seaboard area faces a perilous situation with an acute crisis not yet reached. Stopgap salures will ease specific localities temporarily but the overall picture is frightening. Army and Navy demands will peak in late January or early February as iron and coal shortages bite. The nation braces for a walkout in anthracite mines.
A fragmented report notes gremlins or Widgets cause mischief among children. They shorten sleeves, tear underwear, tangle hair, smear faces, and gorge on pies and cakes. One Weigel character allegedly eats too much and complains of a sore stomach.
Government surveys show total coal use reaching 600 million tons in 1943 due to wartime production. Coke output rose to 75.5 million tons and anthracite to 65 million tons as industrial activity surged.
In Chicago the 3,000 room Stevens Hotel is used as a Signal Corps training school and the 600 room Chicago Beach is now an Air Force hospital. At White Sulphur Springs, the context continues with related military arrangements.
Corporal Anthony Mazzola at a South Carolina basic flying school uses rabbit traps near watermelon patches to harvest rabbits for stew. He adapted Brooklyn style cooking to feed his squadron, preserving a diverse mess by cooking 17 rabbits in one pot.
Herbert Hoover argues for centralized civilian administration for the war effort, denouncing committees and suggesting a national war council. He cites bottlenecks in manpower and ships, urges immediate policy decisions, and warns against bureaucratic chaos while urging unity and continued confidence in military leaders. The piece previews future analysis on how home fronts affect outcomes.
Public health notice from the Community Service Society of New York explains the need for recurring immunizations for smallpox diphtheria typhoid and scarlet fever. It stresses vaccination, isolation of the sick, hygiene, and rest to prevent spread, with guidance on when to seek serum and testing like the Schick test.
A home remedy text promotes Ru-Ex Compound as a quick inexpensive cure for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It advises mixing two week supply with water and lemon juice, taking three tablespoons twice daily, and guarantees refund if not effective. The ad suggests availability through druggists and endorsements.
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