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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
12
Uncle Ray outlines Congo beliefs where 11 million natives rely on magic, witch doctors and charms. He notes drums for fits, shell bundles to avoid dizziness, beetle ashes on teeth, and a seed nose trick. A British traveler’s charm fails, yet faith persists with rival explanations. Tomorrow: Gift for an Idol.
Hollywood spectacle for 20th Fox in Technicolor centers on Maryland Hunt Cup with fox hunting and steeplechase. April 27 race to be filmed on location. a white horse victory would force costly re shoots in Hollywood.
Joe Weber and Lew Fields, Hollywood stalwarts of 63 years, rarely work but reunite for a Lillian Russell scene. Irving Cummings films their comic pinochle exchange with tight closeups while 20th Century Fox and others boast Four Sons in development. Cecil DeMille’s Mounties show tight pants and a sharp punch by Anna Sheridan misfires at Cagney. a blank cartridge wounds Tobias in Torrid Zone footage.
Plans were completed for the Apple Blossom Festival in Mt Airy from April 19 to 21. The program includes a 60 mile apple orchard tour and will be opened by Mayor John D. Thompson.
Horizontal hints list a Supreme Court justice, reticent person and other terms. A mix of twelve clues covers metals in singing material, invisible emanation, citric fruit, meshed fabrics, secular, crime, therefore, to contribute, doubly, actions, cravat, common spigot taxi eggs stone su planing machine and similar garbled endings.
Washington April 17 The WPA said 2,161,811 were on its rolls as of April 10, down 42,598 from the prior week. Germany promised 1,000,000 farm hands from Poland. Australia has lifted wheat planting restrictions due to world demand.
Tom Cooper campaigned for a constitutional amendment to let towns and counties fund libraries with tax money. He argued home rule and criticized Raleigh leaders for deeming libraries nonessential while stressing the need for educated citizens and access to library resources.
A column from McKenney on Bridge by William Be. McKenney presents expert guidance on bridge strategy. It analyzes common leads and bids, offering practical tips for improved play and card management during matches.
In the no trump hand, Mrs. McKenney leveraged the opening club lead by East. The dummy held the king, four diamonds were cashed with East discarding hearts and a spade, then McKenney returned a club. West won and cleared four more clubs to seal the win.
In a club game Fast faced a discard that would reveal a king if he shed the nine of spades. Choosing a small heart would let the declarer capture the remaining hearts with ace and king, forcing East into a squeeze. This rare play, called the suicide squeeze, is a warning flag for skilled players.
In Mount Airy on April 17 Wayne Boyles’ German police dog tore a hole in the car roof to shelter from a thunder storm. Boyles paid a $15 repair bill and then tied the dog.
Vienna notes the death of Katherina Schratt at 87 after several weeks illness. Once a celebrated beauty and confidante of Emperor Franz Josef, she lived near Schonbrunn Palace and later befriended Vienna beggars. Her famed influence over the emperor and ties to Empress Elizabeth were widely discussed.
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