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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1939
Page
7
A fragmented OCR page presents a list of crossword style clues with numbers and partial answers, including references to Pistol Rumanian coins scripture canticle and various verb definitions, with a vertical column of numbered hints.
Paul Harrison chronicles Hollywood life with sharp eye on fashion and pretensions. The piece notes women in fur, children dressed for caricature, stand ins in old Rolls Royces, and waiters in stupefying menus as the boulevard bustles with studios, shops, and dreamers. It recalls Hollywood Boulevard long ago, landmark bars, and early ordinances while tracing why films sometimes sour.
Betty Mary Jordan arrives in El Paso to probe Luis Barro smuggling case while Sheridan Starr and Hope Kil dare tail an old woman seen near the jail. The pair, longtime partners, pursue clues by night through El Paso streets as a radio code signals their next move.
When making the beds place the under sheet with the narrow hem at the top and the upper sheet with the wide hem at the top. Tucked in top and bottom, it won’t affect appearance if the small hem shows. Use a whisk broom to sweep under heavy furniture. Polish chased silver with whitening, then clean with turpentine and soap and finish with a chamois.
The article recalls Hollywood Boulevard as a filming hub with no studio along its five miles, noting early bandits and the water hole corner near Cahuenga. It highlights Central Casting, iconic landmarks like Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Lon Chaney's bench, and Valentino connections to the Hollywood Hotel.
The article urges adults over forty to adopt annual cancer examinations, reduce false modesty in reporting symptoms, and seek information from the American Society for the Control of Cancer. It summarizes simple prevention rules from Dr Clarence C. Little covering mouth hygiene, skin protection, nonirritating clothing, sensible diet, regular bowel habits, and pregnancy-related care guidelines.
A hostess may ask a male guest to help mix cocktails or place all items on a tray and have each guest mix his own. After a small informal dinner some entertainment like cards or dancing should be arranged. A woman should wear a hat when attending a motion picture.
Johann Gutenberg was not the first printer nor the inventor of the press, yet he helped put printing on a practical and profitable footing.
Lesson notes define Garrulity as talkativeness and urge daily vocabulary work. It cites misused phrases and pronunciation tips while highlighting common spelling pitfalls such as eczema.
A concise note recalls a historical practice in which British laborers were compensated with suits rather than money, illustrating a rare form of early payment tradition.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a dramatic countdown scene describing events as they unfold in real time. The lines suggest a theme of a world in motion and destiny developing within sixty seconds. No concrete names or places are readable.
In sixty seconds the world sees two Americans contract a disease and 46 tons of U N soils lost to erosion. England makes 2000 dollars worth of chemicals. Nine thousand gallons of wine are produced. A new machine makes a thousand light bulbs per minute. A locomotive uses 120 gallons of water per minute. Dead Sea brine yields borax at four pounds per minute. Federal penitentiaries cost a dollar per minute to run and stockyards cost sixty dollars per minute to maintain.
Answers include 360 degrees for a circle and Alexander Pope as the father of epigram. The average life of today’s ocean liner is about fifteen years. LaSalle’s real name is Rene Robert Cavalier. The Netherlands ranks second to England in colonial population.
Uncle Ray explains bamboo’s versatility in Filipino life from houses to bridges and shares a Filipino creation myth about brown skin. He notes U S progress in the Philippines since 1898 including schooling and Manila University, and mentions potential changes due to Japan. He invites readers to request a travel leaflet.
A bridge hand from the Eastern Contract Championship shows why returning partner’s opening lead is not always correct. Kaplan and Ziman of New York won the event as Kaplan found the optimal line, sacrificing a diamond to keep the long run of cards blocked and prevent the dummy diamonds from running. South ends up with three hearts, two diamonds, one spade and two clubs, short of game.
In South's four spades contract a precise line is needed to succeed. The problem provides a specific deal layout with key cards: 7 5 3, 10 6 4 3, 10 9 4 2, A K J 5, 10 5, A K Q, Dealer A K Q N J E, 3 8 2, Q J 1 0 6, 9 6 3, 5, 8 7 4 2. The solution explains the optimal sequence and defender signals to make the contract.
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