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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1943
Page
14
North Carolina will be warmer with minimums of 15 to 20 in the extreme west, 20 to 25 in the central region, and 25 to 32 in the far east. South Carolina warms to 22 to 27 in the north and 27 to 32 in the south.
The local board will review 3-A and 3-B registrants to decide who becomes 1-A and who remains deferred for occupational or dependent hardship reasons. The call order prioritizes men with no dependents, then single men with dependents, and variations for those with wife or wife and children. McNutt notes uniformity varies and boards may differ in calling dependents versus singles across states.
Officials estimate meat rations at about 1 percent of weekly weight per person. Butter supply for civilians this year is forecast at 12.8 pounds per capita versus 16 last year. Lard cooking fats and oils are seen at 23 pounds, down from 24, and margarine at 4.6 pounds up from 3 per person.
Allied forces hammered the Lae airdrome and fought Japanese aircraft as they engaged convoy actions in the Bismarck Sea. American and Australian pilots flew through severe weather, destroying multiple ships and sinking a destroyer and cargo vessels during daytime attacks.
London dispatch reports a London anti aircraft battery scene where three men collapsed from nerves while British girls, trained civilians and service members, continued passing ammunition under German raid with intense gunfire and flashing tracers.
The first annual Boys basketball tournament at the Y M C A opened with three games. Brentwood defeated Enterprise 57 to 24 as Dawson led Brentwood with 21 points. Mann Drug No 2 beat Boys Club 43 to 30 with Le vina scoring 18. Tico edged the Y Bees 31 to 20 as Stone had 14 for Tico and Hartley 8 for the Y.
U S fliers raided Cologne St Nazaire and Berlin within a week while RAF four ton and two ton bombs hit Hamburg twice this year. British loss of 10 planes cited. German claim 14 shot down. Berlin radio quoted German high command on damage and casualties from Hamburg strikes and London bombardment. Chicago butter prices unchanged at 424 270 receipts.
New York stocks fell sharply on March 4 as traders faced renewed concerns over inflation and interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped, with major industrial and transportation shares leading declines as investors weighed corporate earnings and policy signals.
Fragmentary OCR readout lists names and brands including Pepsi Cola Phillips Pitt Pub Syl NJ Pullman Pure Oil 144 84 207 394 5 Wy 323 4 16% 35% with no cohesive event or details to confirm. The piece appears to catalog items or entities, lacking a clear incident, date, or location to report.
The report describes a daytime air battle with fighter planes firing at enemy Zeros at various clock positions. It notes a final blackboard tally of missions completed and an officer’s remark that the scene demonstrates air power. The tone reflects wartime narration of intense combat and strategic success.
An Associated Press London radio report says British forces cleared an enemy infiltration maneuver in a 15 mile Beja sector and knocked out 30 of the 170 Axis tanks. It also notes 10 tanks were destroyed within a 15 mile area between Goubellat and Bou Arada as patrols move inland from Mahares and Sousse terminals.
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