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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1939

Page

7

Border Patrol Pair Stake Canyon Narrowly Fends Off Smugglers

Betty Mary Jordan and Border Patrol officers Sheridan Starr and Hope Kildaire plan a stakeout in San Felipe Canyon to intercept a suspected alien smuggling party led by Luis Barro. The night vigil stretches into another shift as they await a possible crossing.

Betty Mary Jordan Border Patrol Sheridan Starr Hope Kildaire Starr Luis Barro Betty Barro Mexico Albuquerque Denver Sherry Betty Mary San Felipe Canyon Jtarro Sheridan Hope

Presidential Dwelling Puzzle Clue List Appears

A fragmented puzzle page features clues for a vertical and horizontal word grid about presidents home decor and etiquette. The readable items include definitions and synonym prompts such as wind pound verbal and grain with a mix of archaic phrasing.

Hollywood Hardball on Rooney and Hardy Crew

In Hollywood on April 10 Mickey Rooney faces a firmer hand from director W S Van Dyke who will helm the next Hardy feature after The Hardys Ride High while Busby Berkeley may take over later. The column also notes Eddie Cantor’s anti Nazi jests provoking debate and reports on Rudolph Vallee Barbara Brewster and Gloria with Twins Vallee in play and Tyrone Power and Anna Bella wedding plans blocked by Catholic church rules.

Ollywood Mickey Rooney W. S. van Dyke Hardy Ickey Busby Berkeley Pater Joe E Metro Yule Angeles Hardyes Sbitz van Dyke Auties Madeleine Carroll England Rudy Vallee Barbara Brewster Gloria Tyrone Power Annabella Johnny Davis

Cranium Crackers Historical Dates Riddle

Items hint at major events: 1898 explosion at sea points to USS Maine, 3937 Roosevelt term hints at Theodore Roosevelt era politics, 1609 site of first skyscraper in Chicago, 1920 women voting rights ballot, 1773 Boston Tea Party beverage dunked.

Roosevelt

Lessons in English by W L Gordon

A compact English study note explaining birth date versus birthday pronunciation missteps and common misspellings. It offers word guidance with a focus on fidelity and loyalty, plus a daily vocabulary goal and a Pope quote about dog fidelity.

John Gaucherle Her Pope

Glamour Stars and Stage News Peek From The Screen

ALEXANDER RAYE’s glamor partner joins MARTHA RAYE in a football thrill future project. Metro’s all woman cast for The Women lists NORMA SHEARER JOAN CRAWFORD ROSALIND RUSSELL and INA CLAIRE. FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW trims hair for a film role. ALICE BRADY plays Mrs. frontiersman in Young Mr. Lincoln with EDDIE WALLER and sons BILL and DELMAR WATSON. Two studios race two same themed pictures Quantrells Raiders and Two Years Before the Mast. RICHARD CARLSON lands the choice role in a new project.

Martha Raye Joe E. Brown Metro Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell Ina Claire Freddie Bartholomew Cissie Mr. Lincoln Alice Brady Eddie Waller Bill Delmar Watson Miss Brady Edward Small Republic Quantrell Raiders Richard Carlson

Family Doctor Warns Youth To Be On Watch For Tuberculosis

An editorial from the Journal of the American Medical Association emphasizes that tuberculosis remains a major killer of youth. It notes early signs like fatigue and weight loss, urges immediate medical exams, and describes how X rays and the tuberculin test detect early infection, especially among young girls aged 15 to 30 in school settings.

Men of Death

Modern Etiquette Questions and Replies by Roberta Lee

A set of etiquette guidance addressing guest greetings by hostesses, proper fork use for Continental dining, and traditions of titled naming after a patriarch's death. It affirms rising to greet arriving guests, using the left hand with the fork downward is acceptable, and a Junior bearer should cease using the title after his father’s death.

How Can I

A reader asks how to wash furniture and keep sausages from breaking. Answers cover making a Castile soap wash with linseed oil for wood and leather, boiling sausages before frying, rolling them in flour, and boosting starch stiffness with Epsom salts in boiling water.

Castile

Christian Science Lesson Sermon Addressed Sin Disease and Death

Sunday April 9 1939 Christian Science Churches and Societies held the Lesson Sermon with the Golden Text from Exodus 15 26 I am the Lord that healeth thee and Psalms 103 2 4 6 praising the Lord for healing and deliverance The Christian Science textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures asks what is this power independent of God and calls it an error of belief mortal mind and a denial of true spiritual law

Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy

Minute by Minute World In Motion Destiny Unfolds

A fragmentary notice frames a rapid, time tied snapshot of events as they unfold in real time. The piece hints at journalism designed to capture a minute of global activity, emphasizing immediacy and the flow of current events.

Earth

Building an Ocean Liner Keel and Hull Basics

Uncle Rays Corner explains the keel as a backbone of ships and traces early dugout canoes to modern liners. It describes keel blocks, the transition from wooden to steel keels, hull shaping, and weight distribution influencing stability. The piece previews future notes on hull work.

Europe

Carefully Executed Play Preserves Dummy's Entries

Bridge writers stress entries determine tricks and contract outcomes. The article notes players lament missing cashing tricks when the hand holding the tricks lacks entry. It discusses how proper play preserves dummy’s entries to maximize contract chances.

Bridge play analysis at Laurelton Club in New York

In a Laurelton Bridge Club duplicate, North holds a strong six card suit and mixes bids to reach nine tricks. South navigates entries to the dummy and exploits the club and diamond suits, with careful timing to prevent defense from constraining the run.

Laurelton Bridge Club New York Robert PB. Fuller American Contract Bridge League North South

Surprising Daily Totals Highlight U S Consumption

Scientists estimate global muscle power at 220000 horsepower each minute as insects ruin crops, aspirin sales total ten pounds per minute, and the government spends eighty dollars per minute on cross rail safety. Four people seek polio prevention each minute while the American housewife walks about thirty feet per minute performing chores.

Stop Reading

A brief mention appears with a copyright attribution to 1939 Esquire Features Inc, indicating ownership of material. The line reads as a publishing note or credit rather than a full article summary.

Esquire Features, Inc

Look to Learn 1 Quiz Answers

Over 50 per cent of all accidents are injuries to the arms and hands. Chester A Arthur and Woodrow Wilson were presidents who were sons of ministers. The ostrich is the bird that hatches eggs in the sun. There are about 1125 different species of trees in the United States. Minnesota has the longest Canadian border. A free circular on controlling blue mold can be requested from the Agricultural Editor at State College Raleigh North Carolina.

Sherry Hope Ryskind Hitler Vex Vallee U. S Union Chester A. Arthur Woodrow Wilson Minnesota State College Raleigh North Carolina

Contract Problem Five Clubs Card Play Question

South faces a discard decision on the ace of spades in a five clubs contract. The hand features AQ KQ109 42 and 1854 Ag Q9732 with dealer 9863 10973 a ada KG J3 and AKI1064. Determine whether declarer should throw a diamond or a heart when the ace of spades is played.

South Declarer

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