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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
5
A cross word style puzzle shows clues across and down with various wordplay hints and definitions. Readers solve to fill a grid revealing names terms and abbreviations across themes of language measurement and chemistry.
William McKenney explores budgeting for yards and outdoor spaces with practical guidance. The column outlines design considerations, plant selection, and maintenance tips to create functional green areas within budget constraints.
In Atlantic City N J Mrs Gloria Fleisher playing South showcased a striking bridge hand. The opening lead was clubs queen and after a sequence of ruffs and discards she cashed key spades and hearts to achieve six odd tricks amid opponents signaling.
Giant Santa Clauses with peppermint candy cane sticks appeared on Morehead City lamp posts this week. The same decorations used in Raleigh last year return in fresh coats of paint, secured for the town by the local Chamber of Commerce merchants division.
The item presents a trivia query about a 17th century sailor and colonial official nicknamed Old Peg Leg. It recounts that he was born in Sherpenzeel 1592, served in the West Indies, directed Curacao and New Netherland, and died in 1672 on a farm later linked to the Bowery.
A Central Press reminiscence profiles a beloved Hollywood figure famed for a broken nose from Cornell football. He excelled on stage in The Jest and The Hairy Ape and on screen in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and All Quiet on the Western Front. He died at 43 after an appendectomy in 1931.
A quick retrospective notes the death of Florentine sculptor Donatello in 1446 and the birth of German poet Heinrich Heine in 1797. It also records Czechoslovakia declaring war in 1941 on nations at war with the U S Britain and Russia during World War II.
Quote about three things to consider before speaking: manner, place, and time. Attributed to Robert Southey, reflecting careful communication.
The term lubricate means to make smooth or slippery by applying a lubricant such as oil tallow or graphite. It derives from Latin lubricatus and is used to describe reducing friction in mechanical or figurative contexts.
Kabul unveils first paved streets signaling urban progress. Edinburgh remains a hub for British printing. World population debates reach 300 million in the Western Hemisphere and wartime manuals note survival diet amid wilderness. Fried ants in South Africa reportedly taste like bacon.
A financial problem may be simplified today with hints of good fortune next year. The reading also predicts success in life for the child born on this date.
The document cites January 3, 1950, detailing actions by the Secretary of Commerce on a fishwheel matter affecting South Dakota, Wyoming, and Springfield. Officials weigh regulatory implications and regional impact.
Radio manufacturers report television receivers make up 65 percent of the dollar volume of their output, highlighting the shifting emphasis at holiday season.
The Thomasville council discussed rural fire protection funding with Lexington and Denton, delayed action pending a Raleigh meeting, and approved water service for Wal-Cliff development. They studied street widening near the post office, zoning for a National Highway segment, and parking restrictions near the Southern Railway station.
Frederick Vernon Murphy, ex head of architecture at Catholic University, foresees Washington as a desirable place to live by 1999 with few slums, limited private housing, an opera house and a large modern art gallery. Edinburgh nicknamed Old Smoky.
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