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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
5
Secretary Hull calls on all people who value freedom to aid in defeating the Axis. He condemns neutrality as personal crisis, stating war is a worldwide test of nations and individuals. He pledges American support to those fighting for preservation or restoration of liberty, regardless of race, color, or religion.
Imperial headquarters reported Japanese naval airmen destroyed 323 enemy planes and 109 on the ground in operations over New Guinea the Solomon Islands and nearby areas north of Australia from February 2 to July 20.
State Civilian Defense Director Ben Douglas announced training in latest civilian protection methods at Chapel Hill schools on August 4-6 11-13 and 17-18.
Radio listing outlines hourly programs and network changes for war time. Includes quiz shows, dramas, musicals, news, sports, and variety features from 5:15 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. with stations and times across CBS and blue networks and adjustments for time zones and war-related relocations.
Babson Park Mass July 24 Roger W Babson argues a new era for advertisers as newspapers rely on ads for education and revenue. He cites the Truth In Advertising campaign and notes ad copy, while shops adjust to war production, wage laws, and shifting reader habits, urging fair pricing and continued press support.
In a McKenney on Bridge note, a declarer miscounts clubs after the king forces the ace and a trump return. Fast leads clubs, dummy wins, and a sequence including a heart ruff and trumps squeeze unfolds. East discards a heart on the last club, with North’s remaining cards guiding the endgame decisions.
Grayce W. VeBerry reports community updates and features focused on local Black residents, events, and social matters. The column highlights profiles, gatherings, and issues affecting the colored community in the area.
Vesper services will be held at Cherry Street Presbyterian Church Sunday evening from 6 until 7 o'clock. The topic for this Sunday will be Youth and the Christian Religion.
The Mars Hill Holiness Church at West Willis and Hilltop Street marks its ninth anniversary from tonight through Friday July 31. Elder Cook is pastor. Tonight at 8 Rev C W Lawrence and choir present a service. Sunday July 26 Rev W C Cook speaks. Monday Rev S M Frazier speaks. Tuesday Rev E M Kearns preaches. Wednesday Rev J E Melton of Calvary Baptist Church speaks. Thursday 8 pm broadcast service with Elder Cook speaking. Friday features Rev A M Jones of Pearson's Memorial A M E Church as guest speaker.
Mrs Ernest Gibson of 1306 Bradshaw St High Point North Carolina reports years of torture from indigestion gas constipation and sleepless nights. She credits Dr Foster's L K with restoring appetite sleep and energy and urges others to demand the genuine formula at drug stores.
Fletch Welbon of Moon Street announces the marriage of his daughter Thelma Welbon to Samuel Huff of this city. The wedding occurred Saturday evening and the couple will reside at 22 Beamon Street. Mr and Mrs Strickland entertained a group of boys preparing for camp including Miss Julie Ann Kearns Private Johnson Co Sibert of Fort Benning Ga Mr and Mrs James Kermit Brannon Miss Morevee Gibson and Robert Rush Miss Lucile Favines and John Wears. The boys departed for Fort Bragg Tuesday.
Ashe ville July 24 David E Lilienthal chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority will give the principal address at the North Carolina Press Association annual banquet The 17th annual convention opened with S K Ratcliffe British journalist noting censorship in Britain but free opinion and editorial comment He said the essential difference between our system and the Axis is the maintenance of opinion freedom Groups met to discuss newspaper business problems under the convention theme The Newspaper s Art In Winning The War.
Aides said treasury proposals on corporate tax were undergoing slight detail changes. The plan would base rates on a percent excess profits tax with the final 10 percent of the rate to be refunded after the war.
Music leaders form Records For Our Fighting Men Inc to salvage old phonograph records to fund new records and players for U S service members. No cash contributions required. aim to raise 937,500 dollars from salvaged records with manufacturing cost purchases and Legion volunteers collecting nationwide.
London July 24 secretary Hulls speech calling upon all liberty loving peoples to help defeat the Axis drew expressions of keen interest and satisfaction from well informed British circles today. There was no immediate офф.
In a stern warning authorities urge vigilance against loose talk that could reveal troop movements and aid enemy agents. Officials stress that even casual conversations may compromise security and put lives at risk, urging citizens to refrain from sharing sensitive information.
Artis Bryant, a Negro seaman, returns home to Ocra Coke Island after twenty years when his lifeboat from a torpedoed ship lands on Ocracoke. His reunion is marked by relief and surprise amid wartime dangers.
A fragment from a Washington broadcast linked Halls words with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, suggesting postwar British American cooperation. Sources debated implied warnings to neutrals as two speeches were described as complementary, signaling reader alignment.GETTING EDUCATED Man, during the last 100 years, has learned more about the earth than in all the thousands of years of his existence before that time.
Thomasville Jaycees and the Junior Chamber of Commerce propose converting the Thomasville Shooting Club building in the city center into a USO center. Plans aim to fund a recreation space for visiting soldiers, with substantial funds expected to operate the club house for this purpose.
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