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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
20
A 1933 fragment from Local Registrants at Community Exchange lists barter requests such as a pair of pins for a double bed, trades for clothing, and work for goods. The note reflects hard times with scarce jobs and money, highlighting the Exchange as a relief effort.
Time General-Germany announced withdrawal from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference, saying it cannot participate as a second class nation denied justice. The government vows firm action against Nazis who molest Americans. The state’s wet-dry fight heats up for the spotlight.
Local events highlight a 1923 Lyceum season start with a 100 person cast and an Atlanta Quartet at Bay Street School. Also reported are the recent deaths of General Evan N Johnson and labor leader Samuel Gompers, along with trivia on the Fahrenheit thermometer.
Senate opens debate on a $300 million yearly federal aid plan for local schools as Republicans Taft Wherry and Bushfield oppose federal subsidies. The bill would send $200 million annually to support enrolled scholars and teachers and $100 million more based on state needs to equalize opportunities, a permanent policy.
Taft denounced a proposed bill as revolutionary and warned against government supervision of public school administration or curriculum. He said the amendment would prohibit governmental oversight and feared the bill might expand without end, opposing creation of new bureaucracies.
Lt Auburn Marr of Salt Lake City survived three bullets on New Georgia Island. A bullet pierced his helmet for a scalp wound, another nearly severed a finger, and a third ended the attack, ending his ordeal after first aid. The piece mentions a cantaloupe named for Italy's Castle of Cantalupo gardens.
A Senate Post War Committee subcommittee report warns demobilization could run at one to two million men annually for four to five years. It notes married soldiers likely first, unemployment varying by region, with Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast areas facing sharp short-term job losses as war work declines.
Hollywood gossip and items from across the industry note Dorothy Lamour’s bouquet superstition at her wedding to Capt. William Ross Howard III, and Earlene Heath’s 29 September marriage to Robert Colomb. Joan Fontaine witnesses brain surgery as part of nurse trainee duties and Veronica Lake’s baby arrangements. Goebbels casting in a Frank picture. Mich ael Wyatt’s twin’s infant weight. Marguerite Chapman jests about a Hollywood celeb, and Errol Flynn’s kennel of dogs. Maria Montez aims to entertain troops in North Africa. Paulette Goddard’s wristwatch. Ida Lupino seeks a Jean Arthur style comedy. Mikolas Rozsa may be inducted. Johnny Davis leaves his band for a tour. Eve Whitney with Sergi Cherkose. Warren Magnuson linked to Carole Parker. Golstone funds a 250‑bed hotel for servicemen. pig thief in Falls City ends with warning about a fowl and pyemia.
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