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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
13
Elsie Robinson writes of veterans returning from war to a changed world and families' hopeful welcome. Many men appear emotionally numb, disoriented, and unable to resume old lives, demanding patience as they navigate postwar recovery and find themselves again.
Tonight at 8 30 audience members hurl questions at speakers debating if Japan can keep peace without prolonged occupation. The Reader's Digest sponsors the WMER Town Meeting as experts clash on the vital issue.
New York stylist Mildred Ward predicts a major shift in men's clothes after the war as comfort and practicality outrun formal summer attire. She notes men in offices and transit switching from coats to lighter wear and cites Shanghai styles as inspiration for a relaxed, era-appropriate approach while cautioning against extreme casualness. Ward emphasizes healing for soldiers and civilians alike, urging restraint and faith in a measured postwar fashion evolution.
Eastern War Time shifts reduce one hour, with two hours for MWT. The night features serials like The Sea Hound and Superman, news reports, variety programs, and dance music across NBC CBS and local stations. Holds include The Frank Morgan Show and The Jamboree from Dixie with multiple repeats and war commentary.
Mrs Ward, a longtime men’s wear stylist at Macy’s, suggests dress reform postwar with bolder color in men’s sports clothes. An English-born designer, she notes a natural rebellion against navy blue khaki and white and recalls her path from writing about men’s fashion to securing her unique role.
Mrs. Dalla Thompson, a farmer's wife, finished a tatted bedspread after about seven and a half years of work. She estimates 30 hours per week over the period, totaling around 12,000 hours, and used about 75,000 yards of crochet thread.
The Institute of Life Insurance announces a women’s division to address activities of women who are owners and beneficiaries of life insurance. It aims to educate women on insurance facts.
Chicago dispatch reports President Roosevelt will give a nationwide broadcast on October 5 aimed at Democratic workers in over 125,000 voting districts after a three day Midwest Southern and border state leaders conference National Chairman Robert E Hannegan said the speech follows that meeting Knoxville Tennessee outlines relief plans for livestock producers in stricken counties and mentions a UT extension effort to aid hay gathering from western states The piece also notes a brief odd historical aside about ancient Greeks rubbing hair with a pint to turn it golden
Aviation Cadet Henry Sech of High Point completed the first phase of flight training at Hawthorne Field Orangeburg South Carolina and will begin the second part at an eastern flying school. Pvt Grover Peele of 200 Ward street earned the Wings and Boots of the Army Paratroops after four weeks of jump training at Fort Benning Georgia. Corp Ross Caudell of High Point arrived in England with the U S Air Corps for duties.
A unit carried out five jumps with the final one a night tactical jump. A combat seeing on landing was involved, indicating a hostile contact event as the sequence concluded.
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