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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1939
Page
5
A compact crossword style puzzle listing Across and Down clues with terms like stages, flattery, and musical notes. It presents a mixed set of definitions including geographic and literary hints and a few themed entries. The grid references stages and theater language alongside science terms and common words.
Hollywood report notes Clark Gable’s violent door slam during an escape scene in a prison sequence for a picture on a set with Lombard. The wall hinge torn, actress Lombard quips about his behavior at home.
Detective Dawson pursues a lead as a large black cat is revealed to belong to Mrs. Helen Benthorne, linking her to Ben thorne's murder scene. The tension rises as Flynn struggles with the pet while authorities scrutinize upstairs rooms and staff placements.
A reader puzzle asks to identify vessels: 1 dory 2 felucca 3 frigate 4 junk 5 schooner. answers appear on Want Ad Page.
A column discusses English usage and pronunciation with examples and word study. It notes misused phrases such as should wait and warns about mispronunciations and misspellings. The piece mentions Hollywood racketeering rumors tied to extra talent hiring and an investigation by SAG, detectives, and federal agents into payoffs and taxes.
A thirty nine year old Esquire feature presents quick facts about global and American commerce. It notes American colleges printing their papers and sardine imports while Mexico exports Zacaton root and India’s population.
The article explains types of slam invitation bids in bridge, including examples where bids may be necessary or unnecessary and varying in strength. It covers strategies for slam attempts, overcalls, and showing missing aces through suit bids and jump bids.
The most abundant metal in earth is aluminum. The Christmas night 1776 battle was the Battle of Trenton in New Jersey. The Three Graces personified Grace, Beauty, and Mirth. The quote about a lever was said by Archimedes. The Cape of Good Hope lies at the southern tip of Africa.
A reader asks how to buy Christmas gifts on a tight budget and is advised to choose thoughtful inexpensive items. A separate tip says a girl may keep her coat on during dinner dancing. A third note suggests handwritten condolence letters convey more sympathy than typed ones.
A reader asks how to separate glued stamps and prevent mold. Answers advise placing thin paper and applying a hot iron to separate stamps, and sprinkling lavender oil on shelves to deter mold. The note adds Uruguay produced 125 million pounds of wool this year.
New York obituary notes Martin Green a long time World newspaperman of 85 years on the staff died Friday at age 69. In recent years he worked for the New York Sun.
A reader asks if a large white rock found on a mountain, showing bones, leaves, and shells, could be fossil and of museum value. Uncle Ray explains fossils may be valuable, museums sometimes fund digs, and most bones lie flattened in rocks. continents shifted over millions of years, explaining shells and fish remains in mountains.
A letter to Uncle Ray at The Enterprise High Point NC asks for a copy of the New War Leaflet. The writer encloses a stamped self addressed envelope and provides a name and street or KR F DD.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses the rise of motor car deaths to 2.7 percent of all fatalities in 1937 and outlines prevention measures. He highlights licensing exams, road lighting, one way streets, hospital care, and safer car design while detailing pedestrian rules and the high weekend accident risk.
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