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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1944
Page
6
Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray star in a four day engagement as a photographer and a tunnel digger clash over romance. The film promises a witty battle of the sexes with strong humor and playful conflict.
A string of upcoming releases highlights the schedule with Government Girl starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts. Also shown are Desert Playground Technicolor Sports Reel and multiple cartoons and shorts including Journey Into Yesterday and Wizard of the Autos. Early for Friday to Monday there are selections such as Sweet Rosie O’Grady and Passport to Suez along with newsreel features and serials.
The film Govnt Girl stars Olivia de Havilland as Smokey Allard and Sonny Tufts as Ed Browne. It portrays the hectic life behind the scenes in Washington with romance and satire, including a senate investigation and a bustling bomber program.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics index shows Atlanta Savannah and Jacksonville up 4.3 to 6.1 percent in 1943 while Winston-Salem records a 9.5 percent rise in the food price index. Robert V. Connerat surveys also note spikes in coffee and cereal products with related declines in some staples.
The Navy department released names of four North Carolina Marines in the Marine Corps Reserve. Pfc. Harold L. Hawkins of Forest City was killed in action. Wounded are Pfc. Coy J. Eaves of Henderson, Pfc. John H. Ellington of Graham, and Pfc. Sterling H. Ho of Erwin, with their listed parents in the record.
In 1884 Korean progressives sought Western modernization and a constitutional monarchy. Now three patriots endure: Dr. Philip Jaisohn in Philadelphia, Kim Koo in exile at Chungking, and Syngman Rhee in a Washington bungalow, all pursuing recognition and aid for Korea’s underground independence struggle.
Ithaca College has installed a broadcasting studio and control room for students in radio classes. Students are taught script writing programming management and other phases of radio work.
Soviet information chief Alexander Shcherbakov told Stalin and Russian leaders that Hitler's plan to split the democratic nations failed. He said confidence and unity among anti Nazi allies have grown, a view welcomed by American and British diplomats as a clear answer to doubts about Soviet alliance.
Geneva paper cites a Turkish report that Molotov told the American ambassador Moscow declines mediation over the Polish border issue. No confirmation from Washington or Moscow. Dispatch claims Molotov denied a Russian Polish conflict and framed the issue as Moscow avoiding mediation.
Chairman Reynolds of the House Military Committee argues before paying 1.5 billion dollars for European relief and rehabilitation that the United States should first rehabilitate its own citizens. He states Stalin supports Russia and Churchill Britain, while Reynolds supports America.
Philadelphia report details Stanley Shevlin an 18 year old who has served in the army navy and marine corps and repeatedly returned to military service after medical discharges. He enlisted in the navy after Pearl Harbor and endured bailouts and ankle injuries before reclassification as 1-A and return to service.
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