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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1945
Page
5
Jesse Flores, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, departed from Guardula for Los Angeles after being recalled by his American draft board. He planned to confer with Connie Mack about his baseball status and future with the A's.
City of High Point schedules public auction for Lots 6 and 7 W C Jones property at City Hall at 11 00 A M January 29 1945 with 20 down and balance in 60 months. Mayor Arnold J Koonce signs notice. bid rejection right reserved.
An advertisement touts Johnson's Red Cross Plaster and Johnson's Back Plaster to ease backache and muscular pains. It claims the plasters heat the area, improve blood circulation, and provide continuous warmth with a cloth wrap, urging use today and warning chronic cases to consult a doctor.
Public notice of real estate sale in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina. Description includes Blairwood Subdivision lots 38 46 47 56 57 and W C Jones lot 2 recorded in book 13 page 19 book 10 line 6. Terms require not less than 20 down. Date January 9 1945. City reserves right to reject any offers.
San Francisco report notes Henry Armstrong, veteran champion of multiple weight classes, fading with age. In Oakland he drew a match against a younger foe, ending with a fatigued exit yet affirming he remains a draw and still a competitor despite wear. The piece recalls his storied career from 1931 onward and a 1941 eye surgery.
On land flags go to half staff while at sea they are lowered to half mast. Mary Ball Washington was alive when George Washington became president though she did not attend the inauguration. American losses were 7 184 killed or died of wounds. British losses were 9 073.
Fernando Menichelli of Buenos Aires meets Jimmy Bell of Washington in a 10 round windup at St Nicholas Arena tonight. Part of the proceeds go to the infantile paralysis fund.
Gordon A. Kirkland athletic director at Catawba College has been appointed business manager of the Salisbury North State Baseball League entry, according to club officials.
CHAPEL HILL Jan 22 Special Harrison Salisbury foreign news editor of United Press returns from a 20 month 000 mile war tour and will address the opening session of the 20th annual North Carolina Newspaper Institute in Gerrard Hall at UNC Thursday night January 25. Frank J Starzel AP official speaks Friday night at Duke Union and Governor Cherry presides at the press awards. The program includes sessions for dailies and weeklies with luncheon at UNC Friday featuring Mrs. Mark Ethridge.
Washington reports warn of alarming conditions in coal and steel sectors amid war manpower shortages. The House Military Affairs Committee moves toward work or jail legislation as steel and coal interests urge prompt wage talks with John L. Lewis.
Coach Eddie Cameron of Duke speaks at the Atlanta Touchdown Club jamboree. He notes Wallace Wade has written that conditions are improving at Duke and expresses eagerness for Wade to return, saying he will be glad when that happens.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey endorsed Herbert Brownell Jr as doing a grand job as GOP chairman. Brownell proposed a full time national committee with expanded publicity and research to push the party record ahead of 1946 elections and the 1948 race.
The Associated Press reports changes to ration stamps including meat and fats, processed foods, sugar, shoes, and fuel. Termination dates were set with some series valid through March 1 and others updated for February 1. new five pound sugar stamp and broader coupon validity are noted.
The unsigned list shows multiple college basketball results across regions including Yale Hobart Army Princeton and others with scores scattered. The fragment mentions Duke coach Wade on leave with the Third Army in Europe and a speaker unsure about a bowl coach.
Fort Lewis Washington reports an advanced class of army medical corpsmen gaining first-hand experience when Pvt Joseph Turkowski from Ohio learned by telegram that he had become a father of twin girls. He reportedly swooned upon receiving the news.
War feature from HAL BOYLE reports humor amid Belgian foxholes with American troops of the First Army. Edward Piskor recalls a German rifle grenade in loose dirt. Privates Polance and Britton complain about a crying baby during sleep breaks. A captured German prisoner jokes about mortars and guns, while soldiers joke about digging and sharing foxhole duties.
Soldiers from the 1 4th infantry division capture three German prisoners while ignoring shellfire. A Belleville man and a Zanesville comrade escort a frightened mother to a doctor in a farmhouse behind the lines, where a baby is born amid the fighting. One other Doughboy returns to the front as a doctor tends the newborn.
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