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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
4
The High Point Independent Board Union votes to end a three day strike and seek War Labor Board approval for aid, citing patriotism and army sock needs. Mills signal readiness to cooperate. editors urge no further war strikes in town.
The article argues Axis weakness is evident in peace feelers, urging United States Britain and the Soviet Union to stay united. It notes Romania’s fate over Bessarabia and Bukovina may hinge on Russia and cautions against accepting any negotiated peace with Axis powers. Casablanca signals call for unconditional surrender and complete victory.
A wartime standardization push is outlined by War Mobilization Chief James F. Byrnes as a program to reduce brand names and trade marks, limit product varieties, set standard grades and prices, and tighten control over consumer goods. The piece argues such moves threaten free enterprise and the press, urging opposition to ideological measures while defending living standards and consumer abundance.
The piece weighs Charlie Chaplin’s marriages and dating in public view, noting his desire to practice art over scandal while acknowledging his four marriages. It laments the tarnish of his image and urges remembering him as a great comedian and slapstick artist.
The piece reflects on King George VI and the abdicated Edward VIII, praising George’s wartime presence with Allied troops in Africa while lamenting Edward’s exile. It muses that Edward would have made a grand war king, but abdicated for personal reasons, leaving him stranded on a distant island and unable to aid his country.
The record captures varied quotes from officials, civilians, and workers on blackout drills, rationing and civil defense. It notes claims about typhilis in childbirth, policing, welfare, and postwar economic outlook with figures and institutions like WLB Atlanta, OPA, and the National Association of Manufacturers.
Peter Edson outlines how the 1943 Current Tax Payment Bill favors service members and their dependents. Service personnel receive no carryover from 1942 to 1943 earned income, an extra $1500 exclusion, and no withholding tax, making many in the armed forces exempt from income tax in 1943 unless they have unearned income. Refunds may return taxes already paid on 1942 income, with a potential maximum benefit around $4000 for a civilian earning $14,000 in 1942.
The obituary honors Mrs. B. Frank Mebane known as Miss Lil a charming woman with a circle from European royalty to Spray’s washerwomen She was sister to J Motley Morehead former Sweden minister and served in the state legislature and ran for Congress The piece lauds her as a good lawmaker humane citizen and beloved figure who walked with queens yet kept the common touch.
The fragment text lists two quotations about preserving details and personal care. No names, places, dates, or organizations are present to identify. It reads as a literary aside rather than a news item or notice.
A Chicago incident reports a drunk hailing a police patrol rather than a taxi and being taken to a new home. Ohio feed manufacturers warn of a hens feed shortage and consider fresh-start solutions. A Flag Day reflection notes Old Glory remains widely seen. The saying about birds hints the late riser enjoys sleep more than the early worm.
INS vivid column surveys postwar Broadway life with Vincent Sheean and Lee Dixon in Cavalry talk, Enric Madriguera with Patricia Gilmore, Eleanor Roosevelt at Army show, Betty Grable at Midtown Club, Alan Ladd a corporal, Janet Gaynor returning to TV, Milton Berle with Liberty ship honor, and a string of show biz notes from Roseland to 52nd Street.
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