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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
2
North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia show little temperature change tonight. Scattered thundershowers expected this afternoon and tonight. Charlotte reports official records from 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. in key growing areas and surrounding regions.
The article argues against hatred in victory, citing the pursuit of justice over revenge. It notes the German war lord should be removed from power and references Britain’s Earl of Selbourne and Secretary Hull as signaling no revenge peace.
Montreal and Toronto are the two most densely populated Canadian cities. The average human blood passes through the lungs about 2000 times in 24 hours. D Artagnan is the hero of The Three Musketeers by Dumas. The strongest leather by weight and thickness is kangaroo leather. A painting on a wall is called a mural or fresco.
U S Army Lieutenant Robert Vaught from Johnson City Tennessee reports a dramatic incident 3000 feet up near Melbourne Australia after a venomous strike by a marked snake. He slipped the plane to corner the reptile and the snake bit him twice before he ejected the creature. He landed in a dry swamp fainted several times and treated his wounds with a tourniquet and mud pack. He radioed for help, fought off buffaloes at night, improvised with a left rudder pedal, and eventually made a successful takeoff returning to base and rejoined his squadron after hospital treatment.
A wartime correspondent recalls perilous Aleutian operations near Kiska. Amid gale and thick fog a Catalina crew lands outside Dutch Harbor, the crew and destroyer seaplane tender offer hospitality. A Texas volunteer pilots a B 17 through sea fog to the target peak. A DC 3 reappears, now piloted by an army lieutenant.
In Chicago July 24 reports on butter receipts show 921373 dollars and receipts of 13 444 with prices remaining unchanged. The Chicago price current notes steady prices across the board with no change in quotation.
John Steinbeck’s Moon Is Down is slated for a film adaptation at Fox with Nunnally Johnson scripting. The piece argues the screen can render conflict and humanized Germans more vividly, including violence and the railway sabotage, plus a dramatic lead from Lamar Trott and others.
Wartime prosperity spurs maternity ward crowds as New York and Bridgeport hospitals report space and staff strains. Census data project 1942 births near 2.5 million while statisticians debate boys versus girls ratios. Hospitals widen maternity units and train nurse midwives to meet rising demand.
The ticker notes show Western Union at 25 and Woolworth at 23.5 in a fluctuating session. Electric & Manufacturing and Warner Pictures appear with minor shifts, reflecting uneven demand as investors reassess large cap names.
The American Red Cross announced a ship would sail from San Francisco within two weeks carrying $1,000,000 worth of packaged food for American war prisoners and civilian internees in the Orient. The Kanangoora, a Swedish vessel drydocked in San Francisco, is being prepared for the mission with aid from A L Schafer, Pacific area manager.
A railroad worker cleans a giant snowplow amid blistering heat in Chicago as theories persist that winter follows summer. The scene highlights the contrast of seasons and preparation for heavy snowfall.
The ship is set to call at Kong and Manila as ports of call and is expected to depart within a fortnight. Negotiations for safe conduct have not been completed by the U S State Department and Red Cross officials in Washington through the International Red Cross with Tokyo and Berlin.
Vancouver Island covers 42,400 square miles, nearly equal to Massachusetts and Connecticut combined, yet supports a population of about 125,000. The comparison highlights vast land area with a small resident base, suggesting low density on the Pacific island.
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