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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
12
A dense list of crossword like clues and crossword style entries referencing religious leader titles, Italian terms, and various definitions. The fragment includes many numbered hints such as Pope Pius XII formerly 12 Hub 13 To contend 15 Olive shrub 16 To quote and more, with notes on Papal service and office.
Hollywood notes reveal LeRoy Prinz doubting inches translate to screen appeal and a scarce response to New York fair casting calls. Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes film future remains uncertain while Mia and Campbell nickname him “two profiles pasted together.” Ann Sheridan and Alice Faye face shifting roles as budget news hits The Rains Came with a 2.5 million cost for war era epic elements. Warners gears up a baseball star studded project featuring Cobb Wagner and current greats.
Betty Mary infiltrates Luis Barro's ranch to gather smuggling details while posing as a tourist. Barro narrows suspicion and confronts her, ordering guards to move her to forced labor as she plans escape and informs Hope and Sheridan of new dangers.
Post starter leads to a five clue puzzle where a behind delaying ending a letter going to school and self evident post are defined. Answers appear on the Want Ads page.
A reader asks if used paraffin can be reused and is told to heat to boiling, strain through cheesecloth, and reheat from a coffee-pot. Advice also covers avoiding burns by inserting a cork into lid rings and removing wine stains with salt and boiling water.
A backstage look at 1940s film planning reveals Fox shifting locales for A Briton at Yale and Universal lining Bright Victory against Dark Victory. Warner Bros tests The Dead End Kids at Valley Forge while Maxie Rosenbloom hypes a doltish role with a self made disguise involving earmuffs and dark glasses. William Holden signs a seven year contract at 50 dollars weekly, amounting to a potential 400 dollars plus wardrobe costs.
A reader asks how to achieve rosy cheeks. The advice emphasizes healthy circulation via massage and heat, blood tests to check hemoglobin, iron and liver nutrients, vitamins A B and C, a diet including liver and kidneys, and outdoor activity with sun exposure for a temporary rosy appearance.
A reader asks if a broken engagement makes gifts and an engagement ring hers to keep. The answer says she should return them. The piece also advises thanking an attentive clerk as courteous, and suggests fruit and flowers as appropriate gifts for a fourth wedding anniversary.
An estimate states that about 68 682 of the 243 135 horses and mules attached to the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I perished in service.
The questions cover Brigham Young’s wives the liver Napoleon’s birthplace the presidential term length for France and which original state was named for Queen Elizabeth. The answers: nineteen wives the liver Corsica seven years Virginia the Virgin Queen.
Some England schools have installed desks featuring inkwells on the left side to assist left handed pupils. The adjustment aims to improve writing comfort and accuracy for children who prefer using their left hand.
A brief paragraph describes how a single minute holds active news as events unfold around the world. The piece frames rapid, live reporting that captures ongoing action in real time.
A rapid fire collection notes per minute outputs worldwide. It highlights river sediment erosion lumber growth sulphur production and birth rates with brief global glimpses and a tongue in cheek stop cue. It mentions Canada hay South America wheat and the FBI fingerprint speed.
A compact word study mixed with pronunciation notes and misused terms. Includes definitions of abstract as an adjective and quotes and a playful line about vocabulary growth. Mentions mispronunciations and a Siamese aristocrats dish reference as light trivia.
The article discusses how millwork firms supply doors and windows from distant cities, measure openings precisely, and deliver built in features like bookcases. It highlights the trend toward multiple bathrooms, shower stalls, tile work, linoleum, and roof tiles as key elements in new homes, with evolving costs and finishes.
The tenth in a 25 part bridge quiz analyzes opening bids and contract choices. It discusses whether South has an opening bid, the optimal contract if East and West pass, which suit declarer should lead, and whether East should continue hearts after the ace of spades.
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