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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
2
NEA staff correspondent outlines Canada's widening manpower controls as civilians face compulsory transfers to essential work. From retail to farming, tempers rise over permits, penalties, and the promise of fair wages while industry and farms mobilize for war.
Raleigh officials report Commissioner Hathaway Cross granted Clyde Grass a 65 day reprieve in a double murder case. The delay allows defense to pursue a possible new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The stay shifts the death date to September 3 for the 31 year old Cabarrus County white man.
In Miami on June 8 a reporter describes radar as a secret but decisive war weapon. He details its use from guiding ships to locating aircraft and landmarks in darkness and credits radar with aiding Allied victories including Cape Matapan and anti submarine patrols.
War Department announces 252 U.S. soldiers held as prisoners of war by Japan. In North Carolina entries, Dunlap Lula Page Dunlap and others are listed with hometowns such as Wadesboro and Rose Hill, along with relatives. The document records transfers of property in High Point Morehead Gilmer and Sumner townships, naming buyers and sellers and lot locations.
Radio listings outline programs from 6:45 pm to 11:30 pm with serials, news, music, and war commentary. Notable entries include Front Page Farrell and Captain Midnight serials, News by Henry Taylor and Frazer Hunt, Fred Waring's Time, War News from the World, Ginny Simms at Hollywood, Lights Out, and Red Skelton. The lineup features CBS NBC and mutual network blocks, with multiple repeats and specialty acts.
Wartime medical guidance explains how ankle sprains and fractures occur from joint strain, warning signs such as swelling and bruising, and the need for rest and splinting. It notes different injury patterns, use of X rays, and gradual return to walking with support after acute pain passes.
Raleigh reports North Carolina broke its all time navy enlistment record with 773 enlistments in May, surpassing 1942's 579. The 773 could man four destroyers 26 subchasers or 125 PT boats, with Alabama next in line for 17 year old enlistments.
Radio listing shows 4.00 The Keso Reporter and 6.00 Suppertime Music followed by a mix of entertainment and news programs. Highlights include Fred Warings Orchestra, News of the World, Ginny Simm, Horace Heidt, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and The Career of Alice Blair with Isabel Shaffer at organ.
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