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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
7
A mixed set of crossword style clues titled Legendary Miser with numbered across and down hints. Includes Greek myth references, measurements, animals, objects, and wordplay guiding solvers through a themed grid.
Dr Morris Fishbell notes progress in easing pain during childbirth using carefully controlled drugs. 800 cases show no rise in infant deaths, though breathing difficulties at birth remain a concern. 6000 births at one hospital link breathing trouble to prematurity or prolonged labor. Dr Joseph DeLee urges careful drug selection to balance maternal relief with fetal safety.
The Guilford County Grand Jury completed examinations in Greensboro and reported that 54 bills were examined and all were found true. Foreman Joe W Walters announced the results in a special Enterprise dispatch.
In Southbury on Christmas Eve a boy named Jim Carter shovels snow to buy gifts for his children while the town's toy department at Donaldson's Palais Royale glows with holiday bustle. Betty, Alice Banks the teacher, and Santa Claus Brown charm the scene as questions about a real Santa arise, leading to a cliffhanger.
Fred Shamel displayed a 21 inch circumference turnip of the seven top variety. He recently furnished six turnips for a dinner of 30 people, and there was still plenty of the crop left.
Hollywood reports a long production drift for The Miracle with multiple revisions and star changes. Loretta Young, Barbara Stanwyck, Marian Marsh, Jean Muir, Josephine Hutchinson, and Bette Davis all shuffled through the nun role as Warner Bros weighed delays, cost, and a wartime pause. The project aims for color epic scale, with James Hilton drafting the script and production slated to begin next year if finances permit.
The Greenville tobacco market will close Friday with activity limited and buyers scarce, signaling a quiet end to the week as farmers await next market opportunities.
The annual meeting of the first district American Legion Auxiliary was held in Elizabeth City today.
Uncle Ray explains why stratosphere travel is not common yet. He describes how the stratosphere begins several miles up, the extreme cold at height, and the need for sealed air cabins to protect pilots and passengers. He notes heated suits and the potential for speeds above 400 mph once planes fly above weather.
Prince Alexis Obolensky and Princess welcomed a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach. The newborn, unnamed, and mother are reported well. Obolensky, a New York cafe society figure, heads a Russian nobility group in New York. He previously lived in New Orleans where he wed Jane Irby, a 1934 debutante, on January 6. The piece notes a separate line about war songs in South Africa.
The column discusses bidding strategy for a three heart opening hand. It explains crawling to create holes, and recounts a hand where five hearts were bid and made, despite opponents likely to bid three spades. The narrative notes the ace of clubs being trumped and the queen of clubs as the only defensive trick.
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