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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1943

Page

2

WAACs Prove Value as War Effort Grows at Fort Oglethorpe

NEA reporter recounts training week with WAACs who replace soldiers on domestic tasks. Widows like Betty Brook and Sgt Belle Kalman describe motives, discipline, and family tolls, while recruits emphasize duty over adventure. The Army plans to expand WAACs to 500,000, aided by diverse stories of sacrifice and resolve.

NEA Fort Oglethorpe Waacs Rosellen Callahan WAAC Corps Betty Sharer Brook Flying Tiger Robert Brook Hollywood Chicago Florida Virginia Brook Kalman Army Belle Kalman Emily Sam Fort Oglethorpe, Ga

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim Bile Flow

An old advertisement promises bile flow stimulation with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims daily bile output improves digestion, relieves gas and constipation, and restores energy. Packages priced 10 and 25 cents are advertised.

Carter

Radio Schedule Highlights War Time Programs

Radio listings show a July 7 wartime schedule with shifts for daylight saving adjustments and late corrections. Programs include Jack Armstrong serials, Dancing Music Orchestra sets, news, war commentary, and various dramas and variety acts across CBS and NBC networks.

Bill Jack Armstrong Chicago Farrell Johie Andrews Cbe Basic Nbe Henry Taylor Blu Uilney Howe Cbs Duncan Cbs-Basic Louise Wildher Cba Dizle Lulu Phil Lavalle Biu Dancing Music Orchestra Biu-West Jeri Sullavan Cbs War Overseas Bill Stern Lowell Thomason Biu-Basic World News Fred Waring Nbe-Basic Anne'd Cis Fulton Lewis, Jr Harry James Johnson Conc Cbhe Basic Dancing Music Orchestra California Mbs Kaltenborn Keen Disle Mrs. North Kurt Godwin Sammy Kaye Red Barber Che Cal Tinney Lum Abner Leo Cherne Hie Tommy Dorsey Manhattan Jim Ameche Jean Hersholt Christian—che Judy John Freedom Lionel Barrymore Gabriel Heatter Jack Carson Soldiers With Wings Harry Wismer Kay Kyser Raymond Gram Gots Blu John B. Hughes Gracie Fields Bblu Morton Gould Dbhs Alec Templeton Radio Forum Paul Schubert blu @ cbe

Word's largest seller at 10c Demand St Joseph Aspirin

An advertising line promoting St Joseph Aspirin as the best value at 10 cents, claiming it is the word's largest seller and urging readers to choose the brand over higher priced options. The copy emphasizes affordability and popularity.

WPB May Output Rises in Planes and Ships

War Production Board reports May production highs for aircraft and naval vessels, while overall munitions output is flat from April. Nelson cites declines in ground ordnance and merchant vessels though May deliveries show record ship tonnage. 1943 goals vary by program. He urges unified effort and steady readiness for looming operations.

Washington War _ Production Board WPB Donald M. Nelson Uncle Sam

Men and Women in Service: Basic Training and North Africa Duty

Pvt. Herbert Luquer Jr son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Luquer Sr of Jamestown is in basic training at Camp Campbell Ky Cpl Garland E Allred son of Mr and Mrs W F Allred of Sofia has arrived safely in North Africa Cpl Allred has a brother in the U S Marines overseas both brothers are siblings of Mrs Rufus R Davis of High Point

Luquer Herbert Luquer, Jr Herbert Luquer, Sr Jamestown Camp Campbell, Ky Allred North Africa Cpl Garland E. Allred W. F. Allred Sophia U. S Rufus R. Davis High Point

Bentley Brothers Receive Furlough News

Pvt. Luther M. Bentley arrived Monday night for a 15 day furlough with his parents at 800 King Street. He serves with the 310 Coast Artillery Battery Bar rage Balloon Battalion at Hawthorne California. His brother Pvt. Hugh J. Bentley is stationed at Aruba, where he has been for 17 months.

Miss Burge Joins WAC at Bainbridge Army Air Field

Ruth V. Burge daughter of John Burge of 1506 Long Street has reported for duty at Bainbridge Army Air Field Georgia with the Women Army Corps She entered service December 12 1942.

Burge Georgia Ruth V. Burge John ©. Burge Long Street Bainbridge Army Air Field Bainbridge, Ga WAC

Laws Graduates From Aviation Machinist School

Paul H. Laws son of Mr and Mrs Jesse C Laws of 610 Lake Street recently completed training at the aviation machinist school in Jacksonville Florida after finishing the course and earning his certificate.

Laws Paul H. Laws Jesse C. Laws Lake Street Aviation Machinist’s School Jacksonville, Fla

Hedrick Graduates as Airplane Mechanic at Keesler Field

Pfe. Von O. Hedrick son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hedrick Route One has graduated as an airplane mechanic at Keesler Field Mississippi.

Rev Karl Koestline speaks at Thomasville Lions Club meeting

Thomasville on July 7 special report shows Rev Karl Koestline pastor of the Community Methodist church guest speaking at the weekly Lions club gathering at the Women’s club building. He preached Build For The Future But Live For Today. Corporal Paul Henry Blair on leave sang patriotic selections. Program led by Rev Walter L. Lanier with piano accompaniment by Mrs Charles F. Finch.

Thomasville Karl Koestline Community Methodist Church Lions Club Womans Club Koestline Paul Henry Blair Walter L. Lanier Charles F. Finch

Auctioneer Paul A. Burton Dies at 46 in Wilson

Paul A. Burton, a renowned tobacco auctioneer and Zamzam ship survivor, died at his Wilson home of a heart attack aged 46. He had worked on major tobacco fleets and was among North Carolina tobacconists aboard the Zamzam when it sank en route to South Africa before U S entry into the war. There are 4817 miles of canals in the Netherlands.

Wilson Paul A. Burton Burton North Carolina South Africa United States

Roosevelt Wallace Jones clash tests reelection bid

The piece argues Roosevelt faces a tough Texas stance over a Wallace Jones confrontation, with Jesse Jones and Cordell Hull in the mix, and warns how the dispute could affect his bid for a second term in the South. It also notes wartime mining policy, copper shortages, and industrial labor shifts shaping the home front.

Ray Tucker Roosevelt F.D.R Texas Jack Garner Uvalde Farmer's White House Jesse Jones Corn Wallace Lone Star Secretary of Commerce Tennessee Cordell Hull Jones Board of Economic Warfare

Readying GIs for civilian life and travel perks questioned

The Armed Forces Institute expands learning for soldiers and sailors with courses from poetry to accounting. Senator Erwester attacks Office of Price Administration over gasoline allotments for vacations. Defense Director Eastman approves extra trains while furloughs are restricted. Yank features a cartoon about an American sergeant joking with Italian prisoners about spaghetti.

Ralph O. Erwester Maine Office of Price Administration Henderson-Brown New England Pine Tree Commonwealth Ralph Vermont Alf Claude Pepper Florida Palm Beach Miami Defense Transportation Joe Eastman New York Everglade YANK Isia

Winning the War by Albert Leman

One of the best informed engineers in the country surveys the Rocky Mountain states and warns that the next alarming scarcity will be of copper and zinc despite efforts to avert it.

Shek New York Rocky Mountain States

Missionary conference opens at Catawba Sunday

Local reports place Guilford county high point at 949 feet with Stokesdale the county’s highest, while Greensboro sits 100 feet lower. The Reformed church annual missionary conference begins at Catawba on Sunday. Rev W R Shaffer chairs arrangements. President Frank Graham of Chapel Hill underwent an appendectomy at Watts hospital Durham and rests comfortably. Jimmy Mattern is reported safe in Siberia after a round the world attempt. Local social notes include visits among residents and travel to Savannah. McAdoo is being boosted for president. Tennessee seeks highway talks with North Carolina as Navy balloon disappears over Lake Erie.

High Point Greensboro Stokesdale Guilford County Missionary Conference of the Reformed Church Catawba W. R. Shaffer M. L. Slate Stanton Clinic Frank Graham Chapel Hill Watt's Hospital Durham Alabama Arkansas Tennessee Jimmy Mattern Siberia William G. McAdoo North Carolina Lake Erie Indianpolis

City to install punch clocks for night patrols

The mayor called a meeting of all city night duty policemen to verify on duty status during the Efird’s Department Store robbery and fire. Punch clocks will be placed around the city to ensure patrol boats are properly manned. W D Simmons returns from Snead’s Ferry with a 46 pound drum, his largest catch.

Efird’s W. D. Simmons Snead

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