High Point Singers Win State Music Contest Awards
High Point musicians won several awards at the State High School Music Contest and Festival in Greensboro. The festival closes tonight with a large choir directed by Olaf Christiansen of Oberlin College. High Point tied for second in Boys Quartet Class A, with New Hanover and Albemarle High tying for first. also tied for second in Mixed Quartet Class A. Baritone Bobby Gayle earned second in Class A, and Girls' Glee Club also took second in Class A.
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Greensboro
High Point
Woman’s College
Olaf Christiansen
Oberlin College
Aycock
New Hanover High School
Wilmington
Albemarle High
Bobby Gayle
Glee Club
VERITABLE WORDS IN ENGLISH LESSONS
A compact note on word usage and pronunciation. It points readers to correct forms for phrases like here is the target at which I shot and defines veritable as agreeable to truth real genuine with an example. The lesson urges daily vocabulary growth using a single word.
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Pit
Look and Learn questions with answers
A reader quiz lists five questions and provided answers: 1 Goethe, 2 The Gulf Stream, 3 water expands when freezing, 4 the Bushmen of South Africa, 5 Indiana.
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe
South Africa
Indiana
Modern Etiquette Q and A on Abuse and Club Roles
A compact 19th century etiquette snippet presents guidance on handling witnessing abuse, advising discretion and leaving when possible. It also answers that consent is required before adding someone to a club program and that sweet wines should not precede dry wines.
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Colton
Fudge Making Tips and Care for Rubber Bands
Advice on fudge: add butter off heat and don t stir, melt on top to avoid crust, stir near cooling and mold with fingers. Rubber bands last longer in a sealed tin to retain elasticity. Kerosene stain removal uses turpentine then soap and warm water.
National Parks and Their State Locations Puzzle
Identify the U S state locations for five national parks. Platt National Park famed for sulfur springs Lassen Volcanic Park active volcano Grand Teton Park with mountain range Carlsbad Caverns largely unexplored Zion Park with scenic canyon.
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Glacier
Yellowstone National Parks
Platt National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Ark
United States
Grand Teton National Park
Carlsbad Caverns
Zion National Park
Scenic Canyon
Cross Word Puzzle Clues and Answers
Horizontal entries listed include Pictured actress Farewell To decline to prosecute To assist Triad Bargemen Ancient Wool fiber knots Sloth Railway abbr To swagger Observed Breakfast food More fastidious Afternoon Before Stepped upon 100 square meters Auto Over Bodies revolving around sun Pronoun.
Charming Actress Puzzle Answers
A list of crossword like clues with numbers and answers including phrases for charming actress various cross fits and a birth note for a Canadian place. The collection spans birds shells and poets with references to mythical beings and measurements.
Fishbein Demonstrates Masterful Bridge Reading In Tournament
McKenny on Bridge reports Harry J. Fishbein of New York a world champion demonstrating precise card reading during the Eastern team of four championship. Though the author’s team finished second, Fishbein’s play on a key hand shows careful deduction and timing.
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Harry J. Fishbein
New York
Fishbein
East
Declarer
West
American Roast and Sides From Home Cook Menu
Step by step home style recipes including a five pound American rib roast in a 400 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes per pound, a three pound chuck roast with vegetables and fat, an orange cake with filling and frosting, a lamb chops with minted pear halves, Asheville salad, and pineapple apricot jam with jelly seals.
Surry County State Park Won’t Be Formally Opened
Raleigh April 19 State Parks Superintendent Thom Morse indications are that Hanging Rock State Park in Surry County will not be formally opened this summer. Recreational facilities including an artificial lake bath house parking areas and several miles of roads and trails have been completed but provision has not yet been made for the entry road.
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Raleigh
Thoment
Hanging Rock
Surry County
Morse
Governor Hoey to Attend Rotary Convention in Rocky Mount
Governor Hoey will attend the 189th Rotary District convention on May 8-9 in Rocky Mount. District governor is William Riker of Reidaville and J D Thorpe of Rocky Mount is general chairman with Mrs. Jack Bennett in charge of Rotary Anes entertainment. Physical decline begins around age 26.
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Rocky Mount
Hoey
Rotary
William Riker
Reidaville
J. D. Thorpe
Jack Bennett
Rotary Anes
Secret societies and hunting rites in the Belgian Congo
UNCLE RAY describes indigenous secret societies among Belgians Congo men and women with ritual offerings to hunting gods. An elephant hunt leads to a wooden hunting idol, water poured on its ear, smoke blown into its face, and a chicken sacrificed to pay for success. Missionaries have had mixed success in replacing old beliefs. Natives are described as Bantu, related to Zulus, and generally classified as Negroes with dark skin. Tomorrow: A Little Saturday Talk.
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Congo
Africa
Belgian Congo
Uncle Ray
AAA Farm Program Cost 1938 Total Hits 499 Million
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reports 1938 farm program costs of 499,532,875.44 dollars, with 464,832,875.44 spent on payments and admin expenses and the rest on program obligations. State totals range from Alaska 1,289.51 to Rhode Island 40,443.26, with notable figures for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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AAA
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agricul
Alaska
United States
Rhode Island
Phillips Esso Service Opens on North Main
Phillips' Esso Service opens at North Main and Bay Streets as a full one stop station operated by Grady P. Phillips. It offers Standard Oil products, cold drinks, light refreshments, and a general auto and truck repair department under Mr. Phillips. A car pickup and delivery service is available on request.
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Phillips
ESSO
North Main
Bay Streets
Grady P. Phillips
Lyles Chevrolet Company
Guilford County Realty Transfer Highlights Local Deeds
Property transfers in Guilford County include T. H. Corporation to Evelyn Gilson Ballew on Oakwood Street and Carey Ogburn Jones to Franklin Lewis on W C J Estate, with multiple plats and subdivisions across High Point and adjacent townships. Other transfers include J T Reynolds to 8 T Prie. George F Newman to Lange. Starmount Company to W L O'Brien. Central Investment Corporation involving Joe H. Wright. and several family transfers on West Mar Street Longview Street and Lawndale Drive.
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High Point Township Co. T. H. Corporation
Evelyn Gilson Ballew
Oakwood Street
Carey Ogburn Jones
Franklin Lewis
Morehead Township
J. T. Reynolds
T. Prie
Lawndale Drive
George F. Newman
C. , Lange
Oakwood Subdivision
Starmount Company
W. L. O'Brien
Madison Avenue
Central Investment Corporation
Joe H. Wright
Ashe Street
John van Lindley
Frances Saunders
Linhurst Subdivision
W. B. Richardson
Clarence Bulla
J. G. Preddy
Wil
Floyd Street
R. H. Cline
Carl Cline
West Mar Street
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