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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1945
Page
3
Report shows President Truman considering a luncheon with big business leaders to ease postwar tensions, aiming for confidence and cooperation. Dispatches note opposition from some factions yet highlight a push for private discussions with private industry heads and wartime allies.
Connie Mack states no special reason for trading Frankie Hayes for Buddy Rosar as Philadelphia Athletics seek a better berth from the cellar. Hayes aims to extend consecutive games caught, while Rosar arrives after a holdout. Earlier, Toronto purchase Charley George adds depth to the roster.
Four Rollins College women tennis players will enter the national intercollegiate tournament in Boston starting June 12. Ranked players include Walsh of Lima No 30 Rosenquest of South Orange No 26 Lopaus of City Island No 20 and Clifton of New Smyrna No 22 coached by Eddie Copeland.
New York May 30 83 062 fans attended six major race tracks on Memorial Day wagering 6 323 903 dollars. Tracks include Jamaica Santa Anita Narragansett Delaware Hawthorne and Churchill Downs with additional venues Charles Town North Randall Wheeling and Beulah open though figures unavailable.
Hal Boyle recalls the Arc de Triomphe spectacle as Field Marshal Montgomery is feted in Paris. He traces the 1943 Tripoli breakthrough and Monty’s cautious withdrawal, noting the general’s vanity and the enduring myth around his leadership.
A navy recruiting party from Atlanta arrives at the High Point post office building to interview for the V-5 aviation cadet program and process WAVES applicants. Chief Crane says medical officers chaplains and electrical engineers will also be interviewed for U S Naval Reserve commissions amid a strong demand for WAVES enlistments.
In Okinawa harbor, hundreds of U S ships crowded the area as landing craft moved war cargo to beaches. A Jop air attack failed, tension rose, and a sailor climbed a net to seize a metal box while two ships exchanged motion picture films.
The calendar lists Blue Stamps valid through June 2 and June 30 for several groups including Processed Foods, Meats and Fats, and Sugar stamps with expirations in July and August. Shoes Airplane stamps and Fuel Oil periods 1–5 are noted as valid. Rationing rules require drivers to write license numbers on coupons and present mileage records when applying for gasoline rations. Also notes lend lease food distribution by region.
Dr FRED Palmers Skin Whitener ointment advertised for external blackheads and skin blemishes. Claims to remove pimples and fade blemishes with nightly use. Available at drug stores for 25 cents with delivery by Galenol Co Box 264.
Leroy Satchel Paige, aged 39, starts his 22nd season in a Negro American League doubleheader at Comiskey Park. He will pitch for the Kansas City Monarchs in one game against the Chicago American Giants.
Col C V Whitney's Jeep is the 8 to 5 favorite in the first division of the 25 000 added Wood Memorial at Jamaica. The one mile sixteen race draws 19 three year olds and over 45 000 spectators are expected as proceeds go to the Red Cross and War Tuna Fund.
Durham Bulls clinch a tie for fourth by beating Martinsville 5-1, with manager Pat Patterson guiding a switch doubleheader against Raleigh Caps on Memorial Day. Caps swept Greensboro 12-0 as Charlie Timm earned his sixth win. Rain postponed Leaksville Burlington game.
Duke and North Carolina met in a ration baseball league game in Durham as Duke eyed a share of first place. Charley Hayne started for UNC with Lefty Lee Griffith on the mound for Duke. The teams schedule two more meetings and each will face North Carolina Preflight before the season ends.
Duke's tennis team defeated North Carolina Pre Flight 7 to 2 at Chapel Hill. Tichenor and Norris won singles matches and Duke also captured the lone doubles victory to seal the win.
The Carolina Lumber and Building Association reports that despite a proposed relaxation, lumber controls under order L-335 limit new construction. Secretary E M Garner says new rules may allow up to 1000 per dwelling unit, boosting totals for duplexes and multi family homes, while retail sales remain restricted to 10 percent of 1944 volumes without farm certificates.
A Philadelphia Bendix Aviation official explains a man keeps over one million jewels on hand, selling about a quarter of a million monthly. The jewels, valued for aviation instrument precision, are used to eliminate fractional errors in flight instruments rather than for personal adornment.
An Army private at Camp Hood Infantry Replacement Training Center is addressed as Sir. He says his name is Sir Francis Drake, a farmer and railroad worker before enlisting, unsure if named after the English seafarer but it sounds that way.
Potentate Joseph M. Bryan of Greensboro announces an Oasis Temple ceremonial at Jefferson Standard country club near Guilford College. More than 200 candidates sign for the rite with about 25 from High Point. 100 plus local Shriners will attend amid a full program from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. featuring band concerts, teachings, and dances.
Steve Dudas of Edgewater New Jersey wrapped up 10 round training for his MSG headliner by sparring four rounds with Canadian Vern Escoe yesterday. Dudas is set to face Tami Matis riello in a Friday night fight, with the event staged at Madison Square Garden.
Thousands of women report blessed relief from menstrual cramps headaches and nervous tension using Chi-Ches-Ters Pills taken two to three days before the period. An added iron ingredient boosts resistance and energy while following the directions. Consult your druggist for Chi-Ches-Ters Pills and no substitute.
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