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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1941
Page
5
Henry A Wallace interest in boomerangs highlights two kinds the return and non return. The craft dates back to ancient Egypt and Australia with notched surfaces and twist directions key to flight. Experts claim throws reach up to five hundred yards under proper technique and wind conditions.
A brawny policeman seizes Willie's arm while he clutches a baseball bat. A broken window in a neighbor's house is visible as curious girls stare. Willie offers a defiant line, recounting that he did nothing and hoping to play shortstop as ordered.
Eleanor Pirches, 15, of Coatesville PA, threads profits by darning brothers socks. She earned 32.50 plus the dollar from the paper, with 30 cents weekly later. Readers urged to send notes to the Boys and Girls Page editor for a chance at a $1.00 prize.
A reader submission from Virginia Matuszewski, 11, wins a weekly prize. The recipe details apricots simmered with water and sugar to soft ball stage, butter, vanilla, then cooled and cut into squares for serving.
A reader submission of five brain-teasers includes questions about why birds migrate, how a male deer resembles a dollar bill, when broken bones become useful, why ending the world would be fun to restart, and why a joke is like a coconut. Names and towns accompany each riddle entry.
The editor urges young people facing family financial strain to pitch in. Practical money making ideas and moral support matter, aiding parents while fostering independence. Even small earnings and a positive outlook can accelerate stability without complaint.
This article recalls early rocket dreams and efforts from Agnes Hermansen to Gerhard Zucker and Austrian rocket routes. It notes public doubt while highlighting rockets as a growing field in air experimentation and lists key books for readers curious about propulsion and space flight.
Katherine Houison offers a simple parade viewing hack using a mailing tube and two mirrors to create a periscope. The guide explains sourcing a long tube at stationery stores or repurposing an old one and suggests using a discarded compact as a mirror source for the contraption.
A DIY guide explains cutting holes at the tube ends to mount angled mirrors, forming a periscope. Glue, cement, and shellac finish the device, with a mahogany stain for a costly look. The text notes using it at parades to view ahead of a crowd.
Bill Dodge, newly hired at Hager's drugstore, faces gang pressure as he takes a job to support his father. He proves the crowd wrong by delivering ice cream flips and prescriptions, earning a place in town despite Hank Parthmore's mockery. The scene ends with the four teens waiting at the counter.
Walker King describes building a powered toy submarine from a window shade roller tin and solder. The craft uses a wound spring for propulsion and a tin keel for balance, illustrating buoyancy principles fundamental to balloons, airplanes, ships, and submarines.
Riddle answers cover items tied to common phrases. It notes five clues about return journeys, collaborative effort, early stages of knitting, a recreation as re creation, and something only useful when cracked. Each line hints at a familiar expression or concept.
A puzzle lists items like A Christmas Carol The Raven The Comedy of Errors and asks for the author of each work. Answers include Charles Dickens for A Christmas Carol Edgar Allan Poe for The Raven and William Shakespeare for The Comedy of Errors. Other items listed may be misprints or unclear titles.
The Collegian shares a humorous exchange between an officer and a student. The officer asks for a parking place, the student says he has a car in that spot, prompting a playful twist about mislaid ownership. The item is contributed by Mildred Murdock.
The text lists reflections on authors including Sinclair Lewis Edgar Allan Poe Thomas Hardy James Hilton William Shakespeare and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with some misread spellings. It appears as a puzzle answer or literacy prompt referencing major writers and poets.
Start at one and trace a path through the puzzle boat. The second word is the past tense of rest, the third a English county, the fifth a group of three, and the sixth the finish. Sail on with a word square and a second boat puzzle.
In a playful exchange a freshman questions speed of writing while a roommate jokes about wax and readability. The late night dorm banter blends food and writing puns as they tease each other about closeness and effort.
Puzzle section lists solutions including cah cameo camping balce ne cot tent blanket camp aria mill pale and a line labeled Crossword Puzzle Solution.
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