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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1940
Page
9
Horizontal clues reveal a set of terms: huge destructive fish plural, plentiful in warm seas, and assorted words covering weather, law, science, and daily life. Vertical entries include aged gray, weapons, measure, courtship, dress, and many others.
Donald A. Laird, author of How to Use Psychology in Business, presents insights on common misjudgments in human behavior. The piece analyzes decision making, impression formation, and bias, offering practical guidance for clearer judgments and better interpersonal outcomes.
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE discusses Edmund Hoyle and his lasting influence on card play. The article recounts a historical bridge hand where careful play and a spade finesse mattered, noting Hoyle’s fame as a standard of skill and instruction in whist and card games.
The piece argues bold colors and loud outfits rarely affect popularity. It notes that clothes influence impression minimally, with traits like body type and self-presentation having larger effects. Most people can wear bright clothes without harming social reception, while very tall or short individuals may be advantaged or disadvantaged by flashy attire. Gene McMahon of Carrickmacross, Fire, is noted for bagging three ducks with one shot.
Answers note April as American battle month due to Revolutionary and Civil War events, Ulysses S. Grant never gave a public address, a holographic will is one written wholly in the testator’s handwriting, the potato is the most consumed vegetable, and Canada is the largest country in the Americas. Includes word lore and pronunciation hints, plus a sandwich etiquette and April birth stone diamond symbolism.
A fragmented prompt discusses how to avoid misusing words such as othertimes and cautions on correct phrasing. It illustrates common spelling and usage concerns without presenting a full narrative or identifiable events.
A reader asks if a girl can suggest leaving a party or dance. The answer: yes, it is her privilege and duty for the man not to suggest it, but she should not push to depart when the event is only half over.
Instructions describe tightening chair rungs with wooden wedges and splitting ends for a tight fit. For syrup, add 1 to 3 teaspoons of cream of tartar per 2 cups of sugar during boiling to prevent icing. Zinc laundry tubs are cleaned with coarse salt and paraffin.
Val Douglas, a sharp sports writer, persuades Captain Hansen to let Eddie Cavalier train on a Pacific freighter. Duffy Kelso and Pop Grimes doubt the plan while Eddie and Cavalier clash with Val. If the voyage continues, port authorities may investigate and a dramatic training regime unfolds aboard the Northern Belle.
In this installment Uncle Ray outlines how Romans used censuses, the role of censors, and how citizens were counted. It notes 270000 citizens in 220 B C with about 1 25 million family members, a later drop to 214000, plus widespread noncitizen farmers and Gallic converts under Julius Caesar. Tomorrow: The Domesday Book.
Hollywood report details the Westmore brothers famed for makeup work and their turbulent marriages. Pete Westmore and Gloria Dickson face a divorce linked to radio work and public intrigue. Wally Westmore, Ernest, and Ethlyne Claire, and the late George Westmore are cited in a saga of divorces, alimony battles, and a fatal overdose that marred the family amid the film industry.
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