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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1944
Page
2
Maryland leans Republican in recent years though the bejeweled state largely supports FDR. Dems mobilize voters among federal workers and locals, warning the tight Maryland machine may swing narrowly on Election Day.
The piece argues Tydings faces prejudice in Baltimore voters while Republicans note past shifts in the city. It cites Ellison's surprising post McKinley era career as a New Dealer and the looming contest against a Democratic opponent campaigning on Bureaucracy and Washington inefficiency.
A fumigation device releases freon insecticide in a fine spray that wipes out lice gnats and mosquitoes nearby. One bomb can fumigate a pup tent 250 times or a large bomber fuselage 50 times.
An aviation enthusiast claimed air power would replace battleships. A senior officer boasted of sweeping the Japs aside. Pearl Harbor proved both men mistaken as the General Board had disagreed, but the public remained unaware.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey declared that full production and employment in business and industry are essential for prosperous agriculture. He said only unified effort can yield prosperity in farming and a good diet for the people as he prepared to depart Albany for Minneapolis to outline his farm program on a national broadcast.
A husky Negro robbed a Washington flower shop but paused to answer a phone call. The 150 pound clerk warned police and urged the robber to leave, escaping with nothing after demanding 75 dollars. A stray note mentions exclusive American birds such as warblers and orioles.
An obituary notice for Matthew Sumner who died October 12 1944 at age 62 years 11 months and 13 days. The poem reflects sorrow at his passing and faith in eternal life and reunion with loved ones, signed by a sister.
Washington reports labor leaders and veterans clash over SS act interpretations. One claim favors preserving veteran seniority or bumping non veterans with higher seniority, while another warns protections may undermine unions and seniority systems. Proposals seek seniority credit for all veterans including temporary workers and those who never held a job.
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