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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1943
Page
2
Albert L. Eman reports that despite public silence, liquor and petroleum factions clash over wartime alcohol supplies. Distillers curb output to ration spirits, while bootleggers and black marketeers threaten distribution. Amateurs may brew homemade drinks as legal supply remains tight amid widespread scarcity.
Hollywood notes recap Jacqueline Anne Shirley and Vic Mature remain friends after engagements end. Frances Rafferty’s fiancé Dewey Barnes survived the Schweinfurt raid. Lou Dials delivers a package to John Garfield from Gaye Thomason. Wanda Perry welcomes a baby boy with Lieut Irving Browne. Marie McDonald sports a black wig in You Cant Ration Love. Ted Lawson promoted to major and serves at the American embassy in Santiago. Diana Lynn records Griegs Piano Concerto for Double Indemnity. Greer Garson meets wounded seaman in Montreal hospital, cousin of Surg. Lieut Greer Campbell Murray. George Sanders and ex-stand-in Robert Kate play a long chess game.
Roddy McDowall's father Thomas visits after a year. Beverly Tropics hosts John Hambleton. Virginia Bruce may profit from a stool for lady gardeners. Milton Berle aims for a January coast trip for a Fox picture. Smiley Burnette receives praise from the SPCA for humane treatment in westerns.
The article links Abraham Lincoln to California wine development by noting a federal agent planted European grapevines in the West. It also describes wartime matériel advances, including M-1 rocket launchers, better bazookas, and new flame and lighting devices used by Allied forces, with references to U S military strategy and Atlantic City relief talks.
Joe P. Martinez, 23, formerly a Colorado farm laborer from Ault, led an American battalion to victory in the snowbound Attu Mountains and nearly single handedly broke Japanese resistance. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor at Secretary Stimson's press conference, with details released by the War Department.
A early morning blaze damaged the Eagle store in Kings Mountain and destroyed the building and stock. Firemen estimated the damage at about $20,000. The fire was discovered around 5 30 a m and origin was not immediately determined.
Rural readers weigh sacrifice for liberated peoples against urban needs as large-scale meat and dairy shipments threaten farm jobs. Experts warn milch cows and dairy herds may decline with overseas feed, while sheep and goats offer quicker milk. Recovery across Balkans may push to 1952. barnyard populations could take six years to rebound.
The Ways and Means Committee sent a $2.1429 billion wartime revenue bill to the House floor with higher rates on income, excises on liquor and tobacco, postal hikes, and renegotiation changes. The measure merges the victory tax, raises income rates to 10 percent, and broadens excises to fund postwar needs.
Ration details list stamp validity for meats fats and processed foods, sugar, shoes, and gas and fuel oil. It notes expiration dates for stamps G H J K X Z A B Airplane sheet, 6 A 8 A 8 B C coupons and regional differences in gas coupons reach.
Friday November 12 Eastern War Time listings show a dense CBS NBC and regional network lineup with drama serials, news, musical varieties, and sports repeats. Notable items include Portia Faces Life Captain Midnight World News and Fred Waring's Time with Jack Armstrong repeats and multiple orchestral shows.
A dated item lists a one minute test asking for a popular saying attributed to Dr Emil Cone and the office held by Uncle Joe Cannon before retirement. It includes the idiom about improving daily and a definition of an intelligence test. Burton quotes about self confidence conclude the piece.
The forecast notes a birthday person may be candid eloquent and hardworking though routine may irk them. It warns against travel or worry in the early hours and suggests checking for wiring to avoid a short circuit.
Practical advice favors simple menus and self service to keep entertaining friends manageable. Avoid elaborate dinners by planning easy dishes you can cook and serve with minimal effort.
The reader born today shows strong emotions and willpower to control anger and joy. Use imagination early, but avoid overreach that could cause disaster. Do not believe an implausible tale this afternoon. At 5 14 p m enjoy the pleasant company of someone fond of you.
A California florist invested 800 in orchids and offered a free plant with every war bond purchased. The inventive approach boosted sales, helping raise 10 000 in bonds through the promotion.
In Algiers on November 12 Gen. Charles de Gaulle said the French oppose any military rule in liberated territories. He urged a twofold plan: extend committee authority over all French and ensure collaboration with military commanders. The provisional assembly moves to purge Vichyites and broadcast that the national committee is the only legal government, with Felix Gouin elected permanent head.
A man asked for seven dollars in small bills at a Kansas City bakery. Mrs. Walter Browning helped, and the man added 11.75 to his change and signed for a war bond. Her friends call her the walking bond booth as her sales total surpassed 150000 dollars.
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