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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1942
Page
2
General Douglas MacArthur asserts that modern warfare relies on public opinion shaped by press and propaganda. He notes troops need to understand what they fight for and stresses the necessity of truth in democracies.
Last night the east English coast faced its heaviest attack since 1941 with several towns hit by dive bombers and high explosives. British anti aircraft batteries and night fighters repelled the raid, forcing the attackers back across the Channel. Casualties were reported and shelter hits noted as residents watched from towns struck by four raiders. Home guards engaged the attackers and claimed a hit on one plane during the action.
The report details aerial attacks on five merchant ships and hits on a cruiser two destroyers and a naval unit by Italian warships in the Gulf of Sirte off Libya. German and British losses are debated while Soviet fronts report heavy fighting around Leningrad and Moscow and Kharkov efforts in Ukraine. Nazi raids threaten southern England as dive bombers strike coastal towns.
Lawmakers accuse wartime profiteering of inflating costs as Rep. Young urges limits on profits. The Naval Committee hears of Jack and Heintz Inc. bonuses totaling hundreds of thousands paid to executives and staff, including secretary Adelaide Bowman earning about 95 thousand annually. Company chief Jack defends bonuses as morale boosters and notes a 28 percent price cut to the Army Air Corps on a major contract.
High command says Italian fighter planes shot down five United States built Curtiss aircraft and machine gunned many others during a British bombing raid near Martaba in Libya.
The report notes ships sunk and capsized near AUSSIE harbor while Port Moresby guards the northern coast. Japanese forces reported advancing inland from Lae Salamau and Finschhafen toward the Markham River, as officials warn of a potential land attack from the north.
Nelson and Rayburn press for changes to the 40 hour week and overtime rules while anxious to avoid disrupting war production. They oppose mandatory six percent profit limits and double time on Sundays and holidays, urging voluntary action and a 4 hour work week with time and a half after 48 hours. President Roosevelt’s position remains unchanged as lawmakers broadcast differing views.
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Lawmakers privately and publicly acknowledge constant telegrams calls and petitions from voters demanding action. The House may cancel an Easter vacation to tackle pending bills on suspending the 40 hour week and limiting war profits. George noted public concern over wartime production costs and possible stall of the whole program if cost continues to rise.
Japanese regiments 121st and 123rd with Thai and Burmese detachments attack Chinese outposts, forcing heavy combat and bayonet clashes. Despite artillery bombardment, Chinese contend they hold original lines as casualties mount on both sides. Washington report notes a separate matter: Guthrie resignation amid textile investigation.
Columbus March 24 Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey national selective service director said registrants in their 30s and even 20s with dependents would not be drafted at once. He noted man power projections through 1943 and 1944 and that the war’s course will largely set army size. He added that men in their thirties with dependents and even those in their twenties with dependents need not fear immediate induction.
Dorothy Moffett of near Indianapolis asked Municipal Judge John L. Niblack to try a speeding charge by mail after a brief town trip for vaccination and shopping. The judge replied that she should appear in court when next in town to set a trial date.
Mrs James K Parr Jr wired in Los Angeles that she expected a baby and husband rode 1900 miles in 68 hours on a motorcycle. He slept two hours en route and reached Kansas City where his wife delivered twins. The leather goods branch of the War Production Board may be quietly dropped.
War disrupts U S lily trade with Japan embargo leaving Easter 1943 lil ies scarce and costly. U S Agriculture develops native bulbs at Beltsville Maryland and Maryland station, with breeding and storage work to ensure year round supply for florists and markets.
New York stocks opened with mixed sentiment on March 24 as traders monitored economic data and corporate results. Analysts noted volatility in index components and skittish trading amid persistent rate expectations.
Treasury Department figures show current food price increases mirror those during World War I. The normals for July 1914 and August 1939 are set at 100 in each period, illustrating parallel trends in price levels across the two eras.
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