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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1944
Page
15
In McKeesport Ida May Habjanetz, 32, gave birth to twins after doctors, police, and an ambulance rushed to her side. The arrival of the stork outran the medical team as she became mother to two redheaded sons. A Panhandle radio ban limits siren use to avoid masking air raid warnings.
The senate military committee began consideration of a work or be drafted bill sponsored by Sen Bailey and Sen Brewster. It would subject any draft registrant aged 18 to 45 who shifts from essential to non essential work to possible military service. The measure aims to curb labor turnover in war industries and would allow reclassification and drafting of essential workers or those unemployed or in non essential jobs.
A Madison Avenue beauty parlor experienced a total electrical outage while a customer was receiving a permanent wave. Wires protruded from her head as she was moved by taxi to a branch shop where technicians resumed the treatment and it concluded without harm.
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker emerges as the lone major challenger to the Dewey momentum on the first Republican National Convention ballot. Stassen’s 34 pledged votes and Bricker’s projected gain highlight a tight battle as undecided delegates and remaining selections could tip the nomination.
Sgt. Darrell Luquer of Jamestown transfers from Smyrna to RAF Overseas Replacement Center in Greensboro. Cadet David H Giles of Greensboro begins basic flight training at Bainbridge Army Air Field after joining on May 25, 1943. Pvt. Henry A Betts from Greensboro earns silver aerial gunners wings at Yuma AAF and is promoted to corporal. Joe Stanford promoted to sergeant at Aberdeen Proving Ground. wife Mrs. J. A. Stanford from High Point. Pvt. Herman Johnson from High Point and Mt. Airy serves with infantry in India. Sgt. Braxton W Peele of 405 Elm Street graduates from Edgewood Arsenal with noncommissioned officers group.
Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney awards the Distinguished Flying Cross to Ben Porp of Stovall North Carolina for outstanding courage and devotion to duty in long range bombing missions against airfields and installations in the Southwest Pacific. New housing in Manila may yield to future orders as conditions change.
A 53 year old electrician with Consolidated Edison was arrested for turning back meters in New York and Westchester County. Isidore V. Wolfsohn of Yonkers admitted taking one third of the savings from about 100 large electricity customers, typically cutting bills by 50 percent. Investigators had trailed him for 20 years.
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