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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1942
Page
3
National Whittias news behind the news reports on rationing plans with centralized enforcement and plant committees to allocate car usage. Enemies and allies described. details on La Follette's hydroelectric tax exemption attempt and Africa front logistics reveal strategic challenges and wartime anxieties.
The Coutheastern Lutheran Laymen's League reelected Vernon T. Eckerd of Marion as president at its two day convention in Hickory. Other officers include R. Sk. Bolik Conover vice president W. T. Spencer Hickory secretary A Q O Hollar Conover treasurer W Agner Charlotte assistant treasurer Bernam Smith Conover board member Rev Herman Scherer Hickory pastoral advisor. About 73 attendees from Charlotte Marion Hickory Conover Taylorsville Winston Salem and High Point heard closing sermon by Nev FL A Freed of Hickory on a faith for such a time as this.
Rio de Janeiro restricts street cars trams buses and taxicabs with private motor cars banned from streets. Taxicabs run only short trips as they receive about three gallons of gasoline per day. Many diesel buses may soon suspend operations due to fuel shortages.
A fragmented list outlines Eastern War Time programming with stations and shows from 5:45 p.m. through midnight including Captain Midnight and Dan Bernstein's lineup. Various serials, news briefs, music, dance, and dramatic features are noted, with references to war coverage and network adjustments.
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Oakland California veteran J S Dumser 93 national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic recalls Civil War days and notes growing public seriousness as losses and missing loved ones heighten emotions. He served in the 52d Illinois enlisted at 16 and now recalls narrow escapes and a paralyzed finger from a bullet.
Violence left two dead in North Carolina during the weekend. Dov Harris, 28, of Wilkes County, was killed in an auto crash near Elkin while driving home from Virginia. Pvt. Willie Simmons, 24, who was stationed at Camp Croft, S. C., was found dead on a highway near Marion, likely killed by a hit and run driver while visiting his mother.
The Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company announced a new campaign for Chesterfield cigarettes to begin in newspapers on November 2. The campaign centers on the theme What Cigarette Gives Smokers What They Want with each ad carrying a picture.
A fragment notes a booklet titled Tobacco- Nend U S A illustrating phases of cigarette making. It states the booklet is a source reference in schools and offers a free copy by writing to Chesterfield Box 21 New York NY.
London anti aircraft guns fired at a high flying unidentified plane over the outskirts during a mid morning alert. Mrs Roosevelt was in the home counties visiting a unit of the womens auxiliary territorial service and her exact whereabouts remained undisclosed. Sirens last wailed in the capital a week earlier with three daylight alerts.
The State News Bureau outlines Eastern Carolina beef potential based on State College experiments. Nutritious native seeds and shrubs, plus permanent pastures and crops, could profit beef raising, while dairy cattle struggle. A $25,000 revolving fund aids eastern farmers to buy cattle, with weekly west to east shipments increasing.
Oklahoma educator Benjamin A Cartwright notes superstition shapes many beliefs from tobacco to silver bullets and salt seeking advice. He catalogs thousands of folk practices across the United States while highlighting the Ozark region as a prolific source of superstition and noting public belief spans despite lack of evidence.
North Carolina State College guidance on saving gladiolus corms advises not leaving them in frozen ground. Dig after tops yellow, lift with a fork, dry thoroughly, and store in open airy areas. Clean and separate, remove old corms, and treat thrips if present. Store at 49 to 50 degrees F to prevent premature sprouting.
Raleigh notes broad public response to the tire order with only minor misunderstandings. People simply notify Railway Express to pick up extra tires or bring them to the nearest express office, then fill a form with serial numbers and receive a receipt. Tires go to government warehouses for appraisal and pricing under the tire rationing plan.
Italian high command said British seaborne troops landing behind Axis lines on the Egyptian front were repulsed with sharp losses. The attempt targeted Matruh, 125 miles west of the front, as assault planes forced boats to abandon the attack and one boat exploded after bombing.
Private Robert O Barrington, 18, was killed in action in the South Pacific. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W C Barrington, have been notified by the VA Department.
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