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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1941
Page
7
The National Bureau of Standards under the Department of Commerce is researching how cotton resists mildew to assess its suitability for sandbags. The study focuses on durability and material performance in damp conditions likely to be encountered in field use.
The Department of Commerce reports August marked the 33rd consecutive month of year over year retail sales growth. This ongoing surge reflects broad demand across sectors and suggests continued consumer strength into late summer.
High above New York City 90 planes staged a sudden dog fight as 2,000 feet over 14th Street aircraft from Mitchell Field faced rival formations from Windsor Locks. Attackers and defenders exchanged blows at 350 mph before all planes regrouped toward Philadelphia.
Aerial exercises along the eastern seaboard involve 300 aircraft over five days with 90 planes in a dogfight as Major General Dargue touts a permanent air defense plan. A mock Fort Tilden battle simulates 1500 troops and a simulated 60 000 pounds of explosives, with Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook forces involved.
The piece traces Walter Winchell's ties to Nye's 1938 reelection bid with donations from out of state groups and the Steuben Society. It also mentions a federal probe into Nazi funds and Branden's forthcoming Self Portrait of a Ghost about his relationship with Nazi agent Viereck.
AP report from Bakersfield, California, describes a church that doubles as a neon night club featuring a hillbilly band and jive dancing. The piece notes Southern California’s mix of orthodox worship and mystic movements run by women, widows, and divorcees seeking sensational spiritual outlets. The narrator observes a service lasting late into the night with conga dancers, boisterous singing, and improvised sermons, questioning the line between religion and entertainment.
The 1 524 000 000 dollars in taxes collected from petroleum operations and petroleum product sales during 1940 marks a new peak in petroleum taxation.
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