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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1942
Page
4
Charles Idal, chief specialist in the U S Navy, says graduates from Navy training schools are proficient in cooperative and individual combat. He notes the training is terrifically hard and many drop out or are ordered out, but it prepares sailors to fight enemies who have no scruples.
A political commentary predicts substantial GOP gains in today’s election, with the party likely strengthening in Congress and governors’ offices while Roosevelt’s Democrats lose some ground. The piece argues voter anger targets wartime effort, not isolationism, and foresees a general shift toward greater national in wartime mobilization and policy action.
Donald Nelson proposes a revised WPB allocation system to prevent wasteful use of critical metals like carbon steel copper and aluminum. The goal is to direct materials to where they are most needed, avoiding bottlenecks where one firm blocks others. The analogy compares the system to fair blood transfusion ensuring both factories receive necessary supplies.
The Consumers Association of Chapel Hill calls for immediate enforcement of price ceilings with a floor on quality, urging the Office of Price Administration to police standards via volunteer price checkers. It opposes broad sales taxes, favors targeted excise-like taxes and compulsory savings, and joins the American Legion in war-resource conscription. The piece warns of looming store closings and shrinking stock as wartime production shifts deepen shortages, noting optimism of available items fading and shelves running bare.
The piece discusses Army deserter Irwin Kadens on trial in Chicago for robbery and rape. It notes possible life terms, two additional charges including kidnapping with death penalty, and Kadens push for capital trials to avoid petty offenses. His demand to replace counsel and plea of insanity are described, with commentary on the mind’s contradictions.
The piece laments Washington treating the Supreme Court as just a job. It notes rumors of Justice Douglas possibly becoming secretary of war or navy, Justice Byrnes as economic administrator, and Justice Murphy away on Army maneuvers, arguing appointment once carried great honor. Mrs. Rachel Shiplett warns against lights cuts and extra dollar charges.
Anxious chatter lists stars and society figures from Lederer and Furness to Darnell and Kay Kyser amid wartime jitters. It notes political shakeups, possible resignations, court cases, draft scraps, and a spree of curious incidents from dissidents to showbiz romances with a brash, city-wide buzz.
November 3 1932 local items report Clifford Frazier in Greensboro speaking at the junior high at 7 30 pm. Luncheon tomorrow precedes a Democratic rally. AM OW Nash and Canous Waynick address a northern city rally. Umstead attacked Republican faults last night. Also notes on hospital patients, social events, and political brief items including Roosevelt speech and D A R convention.
November 8, 1922 issue notes that registration books will be open tomorrow to allow voters to register or update their records. The brief item emphasizes civic participation and the upcoming registration window.
Absentee voting dominates Raleigh politics as state officials and high paid workers state wide cast ballots due to gas constraints. Voters sign affidavits with Sadie Boyd handling certification and one observer jokes about not being a crook. Grissom launches 1944 campaign from McLeansville while NC Utilities Commission faces busy schedule. Six Camp Butner soldiers take naturalization oaths in federal court amid broad civic ceremony. two Jews sponsored by Catholic priests highlight a rare note of unity in the proceedings.
John Ericsson, inventor, launched the first nose abatement campaign in New York City by buying up all the crowing roosters he could find and wringing their necks, a drastic measure noted in local reform efforts.
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