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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1944
Page
5
Today marks the start of Scout Week through November 4 with Girl Scouts working on Taylor Street at Congregation Church. Local clubs and churches host meetings, plays, and fundraising, including Mary Bethune YWCA activities and the Alpha Art Club staging Lady Windermere's Fan on November 6.
Hollywood writer Holly says Tarzan and the Amazons frames Brenda Joyce as Jane with Johnny Weissmuller in an African trading post scene. Producer Sol Lesser backs a new Jane amid baby plans, while Harriet Parsons films Enchanted Cottage in a stuffy New England mansion with Dorothy McGuire undergoing drastic makeup to look homely.
Dr. Allen Knight Chalmers will speak at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the First Methodist church auditorium on Religion's Contribution to a Lasting Peace with the theme A Job For The Unafraid. Sponsored by the Highest Council on International Relations, the event invites all races and civic groups to attend. Chalmers also speaks at the Woman's College in Greensboro and is pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City.
Raleigh reports 108 diphtheria cases this month and 386 for the year, as state health officer Dr Carl V. Reynolds criticizes parents who fail to immunize children. He cautions against panicking over polio while diphtheria remains preventable and deadly. He recalls a mother who opposed vaccination, saying she “hated” the shot.
The United States consumes roughly 9,000 tons of cigarette paper annually. This figure highlights the scale of raw materials needed for cigarette production and related manufacturing processes.
Betty Grable says she feels lost without Harry James as his band hits one night stands. She explains their five week separation and that traveling with the band proved impractical after she faced media scrutiny and acting pressures.
Mr and Mrs D C Haynes of Rt 2 announce the birth of a daughter named Margo at Memorial hospital Washington street branch yesterday.
The article notes apostle spoons, typically silver, with handles ending in figures of the Apostles each bearing a distinct emblem.
High Point Post 619, W F Wa will consider buying a home at its meeting Monday night per Commander C Stuart A committee formed earlier will report A plan for the Buddy Poppy sale set for November 11 is in place and a 1945 membership drive is outlined A letter writing program will contact all service members from the High Point area with names and military addresses provided by families of those in service to T C Potts post adjutant at 1 Richardson Street
The memo from 1932 33 quotes Roosevelt and Ray Moley on foreign policy. It says he favors flexible approaches to debts tariffs and arms talks and would negotiate bilaterally rather than in general conferences. It notes openness to League of Nations cooperation but self contained policy and wary international parleys. Russia approach favors commercial recognition with caveats and no judgment of their system.
Albert Leman argues Koiso’s admirals mismanage the war with three pronged maneuvers in the Pacific and Mediterranean. He praises U S sailors and naval fliers as the world’s most battle wise mariners and notes Japan’s strategic dilemma as their empire erodes while civil and military leadership gamble on breaks. He emphasizes Japan’s maritime culture and the public shock abroad at naval defeats.
Reports described naval actions with initial claims of battles near Jute land and later communiques stating Kaiser's squadrons fled. The text notes British awareness of maritime dangers and Japanese sensitivity to sea power amid ongoing war observations.
A famed admiral believed Admiral King anticipated Japanese plans in 1942 before Alaska and Puget Sound raids. King reshuffled forces and struck at Midway, delivering a decisive blow in naval history. American officers noted deteriorating Japanese staff work and strategic errors.
A battleship's fire control gear costs more than 1,000,000 dollars marking a major investment in naval firepower. The figure underscores the ship's advanced targeting systems and heavy weaponry capabilities.
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