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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
12
Washington reports definite improvement in meat supply and distribution with red point values for beef, lamb, and veal cut in August. The plan lowers most cuts by one or two points while bone rump roasts drop three points and butter remains at 16 points.
Mobile food stores under J. D. Tyson Jr will open Aug 1 in Charlotte. Tyson, an army veteran aided by the GI Bill, introduces trailer tractor stores selling fruit, vegetables and staples with tyli insurance coverage for customers while they shop.
Advertisement for Sweet Leaf External pain relief for muscular aches from hard work or exercise. Claims fast soothing action when applied to sore muscles. Encourages clipping and visiting Mann's Cut Rate Store with first purchase price of 25 cents.
An innocent businessman cleared of forgery after three years four months in Sing Sing. Bertram M Campbell of Floral Park had been convicted in 1937 for drawing a forged $3 150 check, mistaken for the real forger Alexander D L Thiel who admitted the crime and was later imprisoned. Campbell plans to seek a full pardon from Gov Dewey.
Radio Iwo daily shares gardening and landscaping hints as part of dust and erosion control efforts on the island. Agriculture officer Lt Floyd E Dominy notes time will heal Iwo’s ugliness, with green shoots already rising from seeds and surviving roots despite past bombardments and bulldozer damage.
In New York on July 26 a tenant lost two checks totaling 114000 dollars. Joseph Kratzle recovered them after hours of digging through trash. His reward was 15 cents and the tenant offered to apply iodine to cuts on his hands.
A fragment describes Suribachi’s northern skeletons of giant trees and a rocky ash covered base. It notes a diverse microhabitat on the eastern flank where grass, shrubs, and delicate plants thrive. Small, brave blossoms and ferns endure amid rugged terrain despite harsh conditions.
The article notes tires on freight wagons formerly used for long western trips were four to six inches wide and half an inch thick, with each tire weighing 200 pounds or more.
The War Department announces an intensive deckhand training course under Army Service Forces to fill a shortage of qualified civilians. Applicants must be under 17, or nearly 18 with assurances from selective service, have high school level education, pass physical standards, and commit to a five week training plus six months postwar service. Training pays $50 monthly during the course with housing, meals, and clothing, then assigns recruits to one of eight ports with annual pay ranging from 1500 to 2115 dollars. Interested individuals should contact the Charleston port of embarkation in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Spokane Washington July 244 Donal A Dunn 17 was rejected by the marine corps a month ago for being an inch too short. He exercised by swinging on a bar 15 minutes daily and yesterday passed a fresh examination measuring 5 feet 5 inches and was accepted with an inch to spare.
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