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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1936
Page
7
An old article argues exercise is essential and explains how digestion competes for blood after meals. It notes long school commutes and heavy breakfasts strain energy, suggesting lighter lunches and paced meals to prevent tummy aches during activity.
A 1936 NEA Service profile notes Mrs Wallis Simpson's charm and sociability as key to her popularity at the British court. It highlights her hospitality, wit, ease in conversation, and the appeal she holds with Edward VIII and Queen Mary, reflecting on the art of sociable living and cultivated charm.
Alicia Hart advises women to prepare arms and shoulders for evening wear with foundation or powder, then use a brush on joints and elbows. She endorses hand lotion daily, night creams for dry skin, and massaging to reduce flabbiness. Regular meals, milk, nine hours sleep, and medical advice if underweight are recommended.
Questions cover height, broken homes, first English printer, cabinet status, and state population. Answers: one in two hundred, 100000, William Caxton, cabinet appointed, Nevada with 91058 residents.
A newly compiled volume of city ordinances lists restrictions including shooting jack rabbits from moving street cars selling snakes on city streets and driving more than 50 cattle or mules through the city at a time No arrests have been reported for these offenses yet.
London reports suggest Wallis Simpson has influenced King Edward VIII in tastes, meals, dress and even pronunciation. She reportedly reduced his brandy intake, introduced American dishes, and encouraged informal dining. The couple entertained Balmoral guests with jazz and a dimly lit black glass table dinner.
An article quoting Dr. Louis I. Dupblin warns that declining birth rates and rising mortality threaten America's future. It urges improved prenatal care and maternal education to curb deaths in childbirth and encourage higher fertility for a stronger national population.
A two day conference on Social Security taxes opened in Chapel Hill with government officials on the program. Ewan Clague of the Social Security Board will speak on technical problems in state programs. H D Wolf and Clarence Heer will discuss North Carolina perspectives. Dean Van Hecke is in charge of arrangements and expects state legislators to attend.
The Commerce Department reports Japan produced 186,616,800 pounds of rayon yarn in the first nine months of this year, up from 128,658,800 pounds in the same period in 1935.
The hostess often wears an emerald pendant valued at 150000 dollars, a gift from the King. The scenes unfold on evenings when guests dress for dinner, adding a sense of gala to the unfolding drama.
Part time workers are not barred from old-age benefits. The Federal Old-Age Benefit Act treats part-time and full-time workers the same, using total wages to estimate benefits at age 65. Examples show four hours daily or morning factory work, with total earnings determining benefits if otherwise qualified.
Simple projects for kids to make useful gifts. Tassels from corded pull chains for lights and cottage curtain tiebacks in red white or pastel tones. Boys weave rugs and picture frames with loom directions and decorative window mounts. many variations with practical touches.
December 6, 1936 sermons across Churches and Societies of Christ Scientist center on God the sole cause and creator. Texts include Isaiah verses urging seeking the Lord and turning to God for mercy, with Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health noting thoughts shape disease and the defense of virtue and truth against evil.
The court of claims upheld the Senate’s removal of Halsted L. Ritter from the Miami federal district judgeship. It ruled the impeachment verdict is not subject to judicial review and denied Ritter’s bid for immediate Supreme Court interpretation, ruling only on jurisdiction.
Raleigh dispatch reports the Highway Safety Division revoked 84 more driver licenses, bringing total permits removed since November 1 1935 to 7 308. Seventy one others who lost licenses in early months become eligible to reapply.
A brief etiquette column answers how to introduce two men at a function, seat guests at a luncheon without place cards, and give a Christmas gift to the elevator man. It suggests saying Mr Brown, Mr Smith, designating seats as guests approach, and a five dollar gift for a nonwealthy resident.
A Q and A on practical cleaning and buying tips. Wash rain coats with a alum solution in water rather than soap. For linen marking use a lead pencil then ink over the lines. When buying beef check for firmness color and clear juice when cut.
A brief daily language lesson lists common usage errors mispronunciations and misspellings. It promotes vocabulary growth with a featured word inanimate defined as lacking life and provides pronunciation hints and examples.
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