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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1942
Page
5
At New River Marine base 42 paramarines prepare for their first parachute jumps after three weeks of chute packing and tower drills. Training officer Capt. Bruce Cheever says landing is the toughest part, and trainees confess nerves but thrill at chute openings and safe landings.
The November radio grid shows extensive program changes due to late corrections. Listings include Bill and Dances, Captain Midnight repeats, West Coast and Navy segments, and a mix of news features, variety acts, and serials across channels with notable names like Fred Waring, Amos and Andy, Captain Midnight, and Jack Armstrong in a wartime broadcasting lineup.
The narrator recalls Cheever explaining that only those who rise to the jump under flight training survive. He notes that a single balk at the door ends a recruit’s paramarine career and fears an diver would fail under enemy conditions.
American equipment is installed in new movie theatres across Uruguay, signaling growing U.S. film industry influence. Local partners, investors, and cinema owners embrace advanced projection and sound systems aimed at elevating Uruguay’s cinema experience.
Washington observers assess 1944 prospects as Republicans face Dewey and Willkie odds. The piece notes party strife, shifting loyalties, and the uncertain impact of World War II on politics. It mentions Bricker Stassen Dewey Willkie and Oklahoma’s Josh Lee alongside Connnecticut’s Clare Boothe Luce and Joe Vater in a broad post election snapshot.
Woo Eng Bunker of Mount Airy North Carolina a grandson of P T Barnums Original Siamese Twins is now a private at the reception center at Fort Jackson South Carolina awaiting assignment He explained in an army interview that his father S D Bunker was Engs son Eng and Chang were born in Siam in 1811 and were brought to the United States by Barnum in 1830 They adopted the surname Bunker and bought adjoining farms near Mount Airy They married sisters Adelaide and Sallie Yates of Wilkes County North Carolina and alternated living on the two farms.
Experts investigate skeletons unearthed by workmen during sewer repairs in Dublin Ireland, believed to have been buried more than six decades ago. The find prompts forensic testing and historical inquiry into possible past events or local records.
Buenos Aires police face charges over alleged use of an electric goad to force confessions from innocent detainees, sparking questions about human rights abuses and accountability in the force.
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