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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1942
Page
2
North Carolina continues cool with lower temperatures east and central tonight. South Carolina cooler tonight. Georgia remains cool in the north and cooler in the south portion tonight.
A preliminary statement urges rapid recommendations within two weeks. The speaker argues there is no final authority to balance military and industrial manpower, complicating AMcNutt’s planning without a detailed production schedule. He warns against delaying worker transfers and stresses training and replacing with new industrial workers, including women.
Unofficial reports say the German battleship Tirpitz remains a costly deterrent though largely inactive. British officials claim new capital ships and carriers supplement Britain’s losses, with Alexander asserting matched construction after 27 months of heavy naval attrition.
The piece argues Finland could push for peace as German military aid dwindles. It notes Mannerheim’s decorations from Hitler and Mussolini, Finland’s risky alliance with Nazi Germany, and renewed Red Army pressure threatening Finnish resources and morale. It suggests Finns might regret joining Hitler and seek U.S. friendship instead.
A sergeant pilot over Alunich for 20 minutes reported the city rocked by a massive explosion with no flares. The blaze lit the city in a red smoky glow for a full minute before black smoke rose. RAF crewmen noted fires from earlier in the raid taking hold as they returned home. Rome radio added British bombers hit targets in Sicily.
Senate and House struggle to pass final farm price ceiling bills before the October 1 deadline. President urged to suspend current laws and hold prices near September levels, with a 4.6 percent parity boost contested by Senator Bankhead. Debate centers on lifting ceilings to reflect farm labor costs. compromise sought to avert delays.
Lawmakers debate farm loan parity and price stabilization plans with Henderson arguing high costs. Brown defends smaller increases to avoid broader living costs harm. Senate sides with flexibility, House sticks to a 15 percent wage cap tied to 1941 levels, delaying restrictive actions until above that threshold.
The task of collecting scrap from households hinges on obtaining volunteer trucks, with no government aid available. The WPB clarified that service rations for trucks under CPA rules are mileage based. Scrap stockpiles have risen in five months after prior declines, as communities respond.
Willkie toured Soviet plants and farms and reported Russians are grimly determined and fully devoted to the homeland. He noted their anger that aid from the U S and Britain has not been enough, and that a second front has become a symbol of essential support. He found no signs of weakening spirit, just skill in industry comparable to American cities.
The front lines run near the pre 1939 frontier along the Svir River between Lakes Ladoga and Onega, with Finnish gains north of Len ingrad limited toward Murmansk. German hopes of taking Leningrad from the north faded as Finns resisted storming Lenin grad's northern defenses. Colombia reports banana crop damage from a pest impacting production and yields.
New York born cat, Jitterbrat also known as Bombay, is a prize-winning foreign short-hair led by Ted Rogers. The animal performs a two to five minute jive routine, spinning on hind feet and waving paws to beat, then nuzzles Rogers and enjoys steak and flowers.
ERSKINE JOHNSON reports on Glenn Miller’s army entry influencing Betty Grable’s two week Army camp tour. Betty leads and vocals while starring in Coneysland. Mickey Rooney’s divorce costs and Rita Quigley’s role in The Human Comedy add to Hollywood intrigue. Grace Moore to entertain overseas. Jane Russell publicity photos teased. Koerner funds lure stars to RKO. Lois Andrews fears burglars. Ritz brothers in Passing the Buck spark boogie tunes.
Allied spokesmen said mopping up in Milne Bay, New Guinea, eliminates all Japanese forces from a July landing area. Air raids continue a coordinated drive to destroy bases used to supply troops toward Port Moresby, with eight tons of bombs dropped on Lae in the prior day’s strike.
The Soviets claim crushed German infantry and destroyed tanks and trucks while silencing artillery and mortars. Russians repelled attacks in the Mozdok area and near Novorossisk as Stalingrad battles intensify. Izvestia boasts that Hitlerites face unprecedented difficulties as Red Star notes the new Messerschmitt 109 G fighter entering service.
Reports detail Soviet units destroying German tanks and vehicles in Stalingrad sectors and Mozdok with 300 enemy killed in one engagement. Cavalry dispersed infantry as German counterattacks yielded heavy losses. Key claims include von Kleist reported killed and Russian marines in action near Novorossisk and Voronezh amid unabated combat.
The Men’s Brotherhood of First Evangelical and Reformed Church plans a supper meeting at the church this evening with entertainment and a discussion of Fall and Winter work. All members are urged to attend. Miss Mull Lutz, longtime Atlantic States Motor Lines office staff, has resigned to take a federal government position in Washington.
Battleships are named for battles, cruisers for cities. The greyhound is the fastest dog. Edgar Wallace 1875 1932 is widely cited as the fastest writing author. The letter Q is omitted from the standard telephone dial. The Twin Cities refer to Minneapolis and St Paul.
A compact guide detailing common misuses mispronunciations and misspellings with examples. It covers phrases like intended versus figured to go to town and pronunciation notes on data and the word manageable, plus a list of synonyms such as gummy and sticky.
Discussion of odor perception and susceptibility as a daily vocabulary exercise. Notes that each person has different odors that affect them and explains susceptibility as the capacity to receive impressions.
Ottawa has been torpedoed and sunk with its commander four officers and 107 sailors missing and believed killed, Navy Minister Angus McDonald announced today. The incident occurred near Ottawa during wartime operations.
Reuters dispatch from Moscow reports all women and children evacuated from Stalin grad as of Sept 21. Every able-bodied man remained under arms to defend the city, the dispatch notes.
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