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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1942
Page
4
A reflective piece contrasts wartime hardships with American gratitude. It urges thanks for freedom won through democracy, and calls on citizens to defend it both at home and in battle, asking for strength and vision to safeguard liberties against internal and external threats.
A wartime column debunks rumors of a relaxation mood in the United States and argues for continued unity. It notes Axis broadcasts, Allied successes in Africa and the Pacific, and warns against isolating from global war aims. It stresses the need for a Western Front and cautions about separate peace ideas while outlining strategic challenges. It also lists various wartime notes on agriculture and education.
Donn Sutton speaks with Maj. Gen. John C. H. Lee on the North African campaign logistics. Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell leads the Service of Supply, praised for meticulous mobilization and steady flow of men arms and provisions under Axis hindrances.
Pat Welch pushes for a dedicated youth dance venue with a soda bar and a single jukebox, arguing it would curb trouble if monitored by police and beer sales banned locally. Steven Rhode cites Australian wage limits, while Martin Blummer predicts Germany’s collapse. Lenore Friedrich questions mass maternal industrial push, noting home duties and rising juvenile delinquency amid wartime labor shifts.
In Indianapolis the American Legion commanders passed a resolution urging that veterans records remain in the District of Columbia. The piece notes the move already occurred and criticizes the decision as poorly considered, implying North Carolinians also supported it.
The text contrasts Max Schmeling’s status before and after his victory over Joe Louis, noting a rise to national hero in Nazi Germany and a later decline back to a bum at home after Louis’s comeback. It also references Erwin Rommel as the “old fox of the desert” and his public presentation as a supreme field marshal amid North Africa campaigns.
The excerpt humorously notes three Kansas City families finding their fridge space adequate for a two and a half pound weekly meat ration while quoting Winston Churchill on tyranny and a wartime estimate that over one million U.S. troops would be overseas by year end referencing Robert P. Patterson.
Faces About Town features Tallulah Bankhead Garbo and Pat Henning among Broadway notables at midtown haunts. Jokes, mini profiles, and street tableaux capture the social swirl, with Milton Berle, Groucho Marx, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Shirley Temple-linked circle in playful vignettes.
Fifteen young men who joined the Navy this week are transferred to the Norfolk Virginia Naval Training Station. Miss Ruth Hepler visits Martinsville friends. Miss Velva Hayden resumes studies at Duke after Thanksgiving. Dr Francis L Patton former Princeton president dies in Bermuda. Brig Gen Bernard Montgomery remarks on total war.
A collage of humorous and pointed remarks about Elks in Yosemite, police discipline, campus leadership, and military life. Notable names include President Everett Case of Colgate, Pvt. Albert Feebels, and Dr. Walter C. Alvarez of Minnesota Mayo Foundation.
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