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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
12
Electric power facilities across the United States showed heavy consumption with total outputs reaching multiple millions. The report notes significant increases in generation and gas usage, highlighting a sharp rise in production and facility efficiency metrics.
Greensboro October 15. Howerton chairman of Guilford County GOP predicts a rally in High Point at 6:30 with barbecue. He cites two contests for sheriff and state senate amid Democratic rift after the last primary. He backs R B Gantt for senate and Bob Lowdermilk opposes John Storey in sheriff race, urging GOP turnout to shape Raleigh representation in January.
A single man operates push buttons to stoke all coal burning boilers in a 17 story New York hotel. The system releases precisely measured coal from bunkers to the fire box to maintain the correct heat.
Charles Morrow Wilson notes rubber moves back to its tropical American roots as war drives production home. He cites Hevea rubber origins in Brazil and the spread to Far East plantations, arguing American nations can grow rubber again and reduce dependency on imports.
The piece describes how crops like abaca and quinine, native to the American tropics, are mobilized to support war efforts. United Fruit aims to expand deficit crops across the hemisphere, with abaca plantations in Panama and Costa Rica, seedbeds for citronella and lemongrass, and nurseries in Honduras. Government agencies and Pan American Sanitary Bureau collaborate to combat tropical diseases, build base hospitals, and improve sanitary infrastructure across Latin America.
A famed flyer, 33 years ago, amazed spectators in France by circling a rapid course in his plane at a speed of 4¢ miles per hour, marking a milestone at the world’s first aviation exhibition.
In Greensboro on Oct 15 Democratic leaders and Guilford County candidates gathered for a luncheon with High Point guests. Thomas C. Hoyle Jr chaired the event, inviting all party candidates, including those unopposed, to discuss war news and campaign strategy as fund-raising also drew attention.
A historical note describes Death Valley California as about 50 miles long and 20 to 45 miles wide, measured from the crests of surrounding mountains, outlining the basin's scale and extent.
A garbled list records transfers in Guilford County including residents of English Street Price Street Wrenn Street and Calawel with multiple spouses and parcels. Names include Vernie Smitherman Bean W. R. Jackson Grace B Zeb Case Virgini Norvell and others across Morehead Jamestown and Center Grove townships. A fragment mentions a King George IV dying after Goodwood race results in 1830.
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