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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1942
Page
5
The article details continued press tensions under Roosevelt, reactions to inflation parity proposals, and neutral stances in upcoming elections. It covers labor and farm price debates, U.S. wartime diplomacy, and voices on Italian resistance, Axis movements, and Allied supply efforts amid North Africa and Turkey developments.
An analysis shows war industry strikes rising from December 1941 through August 1942, with 1942 figures highlighting the days lost and planes-equivalents. Despite rising totals, the time-lost rate remains under one tenth of one percent, underscoring the overall small share of work days affected.
A brisk stroll through New York streets contrasts Featherbed Lane in the Bronx with Broadway’s 20 mile span and 42nd Street’s round‑the‑clock liveliness. The piece wryly notes street smells on Pearl Street, avoids Fulton Street, and surveys urban life from housing shortages to wartime rents, with asides on broadcasts, corporate power, and colorful celebrities seen in clubs.
Willkie mingled four hours with students and faculty at four Chungking educational institutions, stressing anti-imperialism and drawing spontaneous cheers. He lunched with minister Chen Li-Fu and Brig. Gen. Chennault, ate Chinese food with chopsticks, and praised Sahoshing wine. He planned a battlefront visit, toured war industries, met leaders including Chou En-lai, and spoke to students about his university days, moved to tears by their demonstrations.
RAF engineers attached dried peas to a plane to measure drag from rivet heads. The experiment sought to quantify how missing parts or overlooked components might affect performance, with the peas flown across the Atlantic to simulate airflow effects.
RALEIGH Oct 3 A limited number of stenographers will be rated in the United States Marine Corps. Stenographers will be made sergeants after six weeks basic training. Typists will be corporals. Ages 17 to 36 and passing physical tests required. Short‑hand 60 words a minute and typing 40 words a minute. Knowledge of spelling grammar and comprehension needed. Assigned to the Elect Marine Force.
United States Marine Corps headquarters announces openings for outstanding specialists to receive commissions in the Marine Air Corps for ground duties. Applicants aged up to the age limit and meeting mental and educational criteria may apply in person or by life-history letter at Marine Corps HQ in Washington or at recruiting offices. Specialties include electrical and mechanical engineering, aircraft maintenance, gunnery, meteorology, diesel engines, airport engineering, and proficiency in several Asian languages.
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