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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
4
City officials consider nuisance actions against beer and wine outlets that fail to meet standards. Police will track complaints in a separate file to trigger nuisance proceedings if violations mount, signaling tighter supervision of misconduct in such establishments. The piece references strong statements from the Winston-Salem Journal and shifts in law enforcement oversight, ending with a wartime political note about China and Russia.
A sober vigilant adage from I Peter 3 8 urges awareness of the devil as a roaring adversary seeking to devour. Milton’s verse laments the infernal serpent whose guile and envy deceived the first mother of mankind.
Governor Broughton protests gasoline rationing price increases affecting 17 states. Henderson faces budget scrutiny as Congress debates funding and price regulation. Memorial service for six local war dead set for 5 p.m. at Junior High School
City Council investigates behavior at some establishments selling beer and wine after midnight in a bid to curb improper actions. The city attorney and police chief say license decisions remain discretionary, pending discovery and reform efforts to address the issue.
The Interprize Bureau reports North Carolina begins the new fiscal year with over $99 million in tax revenue and $103 million total income. Cash in banks exceeds $35.7 million as lean years loom. officials warn of spending temptations and tax cuts. The piece also covers a history publishing dispute, photos from the Revenue Commissioner oath, and a proposal by the Alcohol Board to broaden half-pint sales to counter bootleggers as federal taxes rise.
Secretary Morgenthau bouncing a shabby quarter in a drug shop to avoid counterfeits. Celebrities mingle at night spots with jokes, feasts, and quick quips. A rambling page of New York social intrigue features Calhoun, Sophie Tucker, Hoovers circle, Myrna Loy, Rita designs, and backstage patter from the Colony Club to Stork Club.
A collage of Broadway scenes and celebrity notes: Colbert in The Palm Beach Story and NBC music shows, Hildegarde’s World Is Waiting to Waltz Again, Don Gilberto rhythms in Havana Madrid, Johnny Long at the New Yorker, and Paul Gallico’s Cosmpolitan jab at stink sheets. City glimpses show a trolley helper aiding a crippled woman in Manhattan murals, kids peeping through fences at Hell's Kitchen, and oddball signs and gossip from Ernie's Circus to coffee that sells hooch. Mentions of pilots, soldiers, and entertainers point to wartime-era urban life, with notes on Rosie the Riveters, trapped in a social swirl of theatre, radio, and street life.
Peter Edson notes Washington’s anticipation of Queen Wilhelmina’s visit highlighting her practical, warm demeanor. The piece recalls her aboard a clipper, greeting Pan American officials, and remarking on the Mounties and weather. It also covers Elmer Davis’s war news control lesson, Wickard’s push for higher farm labor wages, and sponge iron pricing debates.
Local election returns show Morrison and Reynolds neck and neck in the Senate race with Fountain gaining in the gubernatorial contest while Ehringhaus remains favored in the latter poll. A local minister Rev T A Parker dies at 21 20 this morning. Revised postal fees take effect and a Belmont Restaurant meeting urged priority for local labor. Franklin D Roosevelt nominated in Chicago with Garner as VP. The beer drive gains momentum and the Bonus Army call to Congress finds no one at home. Norris indicates support for Roosevelt.
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