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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1942
Page
3
Washington Navy Yard seeks women scientists engineers and mechanics as men become scarce. Applicants include holders of AB or BS in math or physics BS or MS in mechanical electrical or metallurgical engineering and select chemistry degrees. Some with engineering training or strong mechanical aptitude may join shop work and be placed on a call list.
Sunday services across Christian Science churches focused on Life as divine Principle and Mind. The lesson cites Deuteronomy 30 19 and passages from Science and Health, affirming Life as eternal without end and not tied to matter.
Labor Department inspectors surveyed 173 plants from November 1 to January 15 and found 40 violations of wage and hour rules. Eleven sites violated minimum wage, 29 over time pay. Fourteen dozen plants failed to keep required employee records and there were 41 miscellaneous violations among 66,000 workers covered by the act.
Practical home answers cover ink making on glass with nitrate of silver gum arabic and water, crease care for trousers with sugar solution, and decorating a salad by arranging pickle petals around cheese or dressing on lettuce.
A compressed reading shows a period piece Q A on manners by Roberta Lee and a legal notice for a real estate sale under a deed of trust. The sale by Owen Reese in High Point North Carolina is scheduled for February 2, 1942 at 11:00 A.M. in front of the county building with a five percent bid deposit and subject to unpaid taxes and street assessments.
The Office of Price Administration will relax rationing to permit ministers of all denominations to purchase new tires and inner tubes. Prime Administrator Leon Henderson said many clergy travel to tend the sick and conduct essential services, especially in scattered communities.
The questions quiz readers on geography wealth and playing cards. Answers note Colorado Wyoming Utah as states with straight boundaries wealthiest president George Washington jacks of spades and hearts face in profile and lifetime food consumption around fifty tons. The last line hints Edwin Drood as Charles Dickens unfinished work.
Educator W L Gordon presents a vocabulary note focusing on proper word usage and pronunciation. The piece highlights correct terms for instinct versus intuition, proper spelling of callous and callus, and a list of synonym options for attire, urging readers to master one new word daily with apposite meaning for this entry.
Willy Hoppe from New York Welker Cochran of San Francisco and Joe Chamaco of Mexico City lead the world three cushion billiards championship after three wins and one loss each with five matches left. Also included is a notice of sale of land from Guilford County North Carolina detailing a public auction set for February 3 1932 in High Point.
A wartime appeals crowd calls for Defense Bonds and Stamps urging citizens to invest. The text emphasizes that every dime supports military needs and frames bonds as a direct blow to the enemy, noting bonds and stamps can be purchased with small amounts.
Detroit January 19 The auto industry aims to preserve its retail framework for postwar amid war production shift. Dealers with 630000 cars on hand face rationing sale plans but profits possible. majority may see layoffs or redeployment as makers find new positions for staff.
The American Youth Commission warned the nation to plan for postwar employment to prevent social unrest. Led by Owen D Young, the six year study urges jobs for youth under 21, CCC, NYA, and work programs, plus education and long range economic reforms to avert a recurrence of 1930s crises.
Eddie Williams a 51 year old Chicago professional fired two under par 69s to win the Open Senior PGA Championship in Fort Myers Florida yesterday. He matched the course best two under par rounds to secure the title In a two day event. Williams led throughout and clinched the title with solid iron play and clutch finishing holes.
The Bureau of Mines reports a new method to quench magnesium fire bombs using hard coal tar. Granulated tar forms an air blanket that smothers flames, outperforming sand water and carbon compounds. Tar, also called fuel pitch, is affordable. avoid powdered pitch due to explosion risk. Home and office safeguards include 25 to 50 pound supplies with scoops stored nearby.
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