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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1941
Page
3
Betty, Gene Forrest, and Larry Jarvis hide in a house as police pursue a drug scheme involving a hidden bottle. Detective Halliday warns them to recover the extra bottle and avoid tipping off the Murdocks while Betty visits Uncle Frank and the group schemes to trap the culprits.
In a tense confrontation, Fred W. Hence recounts a robbery and pursuit where Mrs Murdock and her husband are overpowered, a wall safe is robbed, and Halliday arrests them at gunpoint. The trio hints at confinement at a quiet Belleville resort as retribution. Betty helps summon police. the group contemplates returning home afterward.
Reuben vo makes money by crafting inexpensive key chains from imitation feather bands and rings, selling for 10 to 50 cents after discovering a cheap two cent per yard material and five cent per dozen rings. He earned a dollar prize for the idea. The piece also provides camping hack tips, including safe night lights, craft from cans, an improvised air cushion, and tent stake tricks for stability.
A dainty porch tray idea using a ten cent muffin tin with six eight or twelve cups. Build a wood base, sand with grain, trace a cardboard pattern, cut holes for cups with a scroll saw and drill centers for blade access. Finish smoothly for a neat, portable drink tray.
Lay out a muffin tin pattern on cardboard with precise hole positions and add a 34 percent larger outline plus end handles. Cut holes to fit the tin, test fit, then transfer to a wood base, suggesting plywood for a stained tray or the side of an apple box if painting.
Instructions describe assembling a muffin tray in a wood base by splitting two thread spools, attaching halves to corners, and applying oil stain with brisk cloth. After staining, rub to remove excess and reveal grain, then wax or enamel finish, creating a two tone coaster tray for summer drinks.
The article notes that many young men rejected from pilot training may still serve in WWII roles such as radio men observers and gunners. It details bomber crew structure, required skills for bomb sights, navigation, and signals, and mentions a Negro squadron in Tuskegee, the 99th Pursuit. Readers are invited to write TR Hegel with a stamped reply.
A short guide describes a cork popping trick using a five ounce bottle baking powder and warm water. When water mixes with baking powder carbon dioxide gas forms, increasing internal pressure and ejecting the cork. The author notes gas expands in all directions and pushes the cork out.
An elderly visitor asks to see Eddie, claiming to be his grandfather, triggering confusion about a funeral. A separate scene shows Jim clashing with his school principal over a note from his parents, revealing the joke about the principal of the thing.
Outdoor shouts may be answered by echoes not people. Ancient Greeks linked echoes to nymphs, but science shows a reflecting surface bounces sound. Travel time, about five seconds per mile, lets sailors gauge ocean depth using a sounding method.
A clipped exchange shows Comedown Offee manager asking about plans, a stenographer refusing, and a late mornin remark. The dialogue, contributed by George Aman, hints at a Latin exam concern and a puzzled face with cerinkles and a screw-on hat.
A short editorial warns that telling lies to cover up a fault leads to a chain of further falsehoods. Each new lie compounds exposure risk and damages character. The piece urges honesty, noting parents and authorities tend to be understanding and may offer leniency if truth is chosen.
A quirky recipe submission from Virginian Rowland at 1205 Seventh Street Sioux Falls South Dakota presents Baked Vegetable Loaf. The dish combines diced potatoes and carrots with green pepper onion bread crumbs butter beef stock molasses and eggs baked in a hot oven for about an hour. Serves six.
Five readers see their riddles printed after sending to the Riddle Man care of the newspaper. Submissions must be new. Names and towns are listed with each riddle as proof of participation.
A fragmented list presents riddle answers with garbled wording. Clues reference pinching, tour dellars, Boreal sun, and a bitten side, suggesting a puzzle with misheard phrases and misprints. The text lacks coherent context or complete sentences for definite interpretation.
Crossword puzzle text filled with scattered clues about food at picnics and insects. Across hints include South America abbr and North Dakota abbr, plus cryptic phrases like Alternative-Sum and Erbium abbr. The puzzle promises a theme around picnic foods and three illustrated foods.
A playful note suggests a boat ride after meals and describes a boat ready for use. It includes a riddle about word positions and a humorous dialogue about neighbors, a dentist, and a manicurist. The excerpt also features a courtroom moment with a defendant and a judge dialogue.
Puzzle solution notes list words like amen vend enda Ah rah hare read Tenacious tener tenderloin tend. Likely a wordplay roundup with matching clues and potential letter patterns for a Sunday puzzle feature.
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