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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1942
Page
4
A British communique says naval power and air arms will dominate the Seven Seas before the war ends. Once these forces take their stride, opportunities will arise to establish fronts where needed to defeat both Nazis and the Japs.
Reports from the front depict German divisions and tanks crossing the Don toward Voronezh as Soviet defenses fight to hold. German offensives threaten Moscow and the Caucasus while British and Allied forces bombard Matruh Egypt, challenging Hitler's campaign on multiple fronts.
In Winston Salem the war transportation committee and local business groups agreed to study staggering work hours to relieve peak period transit congestion. Government guidance suggested such a plan. its success or failure will be watched as private car use rises and public transport capacity limits grow. The outcome may inform any future regional adoption.
An editorial discusses the U-boat threat to Allied and American freighters in the Atlantic, noting limited public reporting and urging faster production of small patrol boats. It criticizes Lease-Lend delays and calls for viable anti U-boat plans, while commenting on Senator O Daniel and a ban on alcohol in military areas.
The excerpt notes that soldiers and sailors ignore alcohol bans, arguing World War I veterans would warn that stricter prohibitions increase demand for beer. It reflects on wartime prohibition in America and suggests a paradoxical rise in appetite as law tightens.
Norman Shepard, chief counsel for the Office of Price Administration in North Carolina, plans to prosecute alleged violators of the price ceiling act as soon as Washington approves. The first target appears to be a drug-store chain accused of raising fountain and other prices against the national war order. He expects broader cases, including beer distributors, as part of a wider crackdown.
Groucho Marx bride red herrings economic snips craft. Rhoda Reese art student taught for Arthur Murray. Pat Rooney III and Lillian Day suits, Concord departure. Oscar retirement rumor at Waldorf after 50 years. Barbara Hutton wed Grant. snoring joked. Columbia used a double in Talk of the Town. FBI snips on Florida beach, saboteurs listed, Bund indictments ongoing. Typhoon of celebrity bits mix with politics and crime notes.
A general in the show "21" reportedly told his troops the exact time of departure as a cab passed by. Updates mention Ward Morehouse's American Reveille due on the 24th, and notes about This Is the Army stage and screen earnings between 3 and 5 million. Other items reference Ann Staunton and Dick Hyland, Mead’s political ties, legal moves, magazine sales, and various Hollywood figures amid wartime chatter.
A severe afternoon storm struck the city at 2 45 PM causing widespread havoc. Power lines were down in several areas and the Enterprise faced press delays due to the outage. Notable local incidents include the electrocution of H J Rumsey, a city linesman, at the corner of English and Burton Streets. Nearby, Trinity farmers held a Grange meeting. Readers also note concerts from Miss Judy Primi visiting Thomasville and social updates on local residents including Mr and Mrs Logan Lovelace, Mrs Charles M Jones, Mrs Frank C Remire and Miss Elizabeth Remirey. Updates on national news mention the mystery death of Smith Reynolds and Congress nearing adjournment. Weather signals are mixed nationwide, with Uruguay adopting a hostile stance toward Argentina. Mrs T FE Dodameac of Knoxville visits her parents on Green Street. Mr and Mrs Beverly Thurman plan to return from Wrightsville Beach.
Twenty years ago Local News notes a new High Point ward two school will sit at the corner of North Hamilton and Ray Streets. Chairman C F Tomlinson announced the project amid city planning updates.
Washington reports debate over Latin American rubber amid slim supply and low prices. Experts say eight years to grow new rubber, synthetic production rising, while Brazil exports split between local use and the United States. skeptics doubt a quick fix.
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