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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1943
Page
7
J D Lawrence explains a DIY slidefilm theater using a cardboard box as the screen and simple slits to feed a continuous strip of drawings. Decorate the box, create scenes on film strips, and add basic “talkies” with speech balloons for a homemade cinema experience.
A Signal Corps photographer is described as a man who has packed more thrills into his life than a movie marathon. The article highlights his professional background and latent talents, portraying him as adventurous and bold.
The Signal Corps Photographer trains soldiers as expert cameramen and marksmen, ready for combat. They travel by jeep and plane, study film care, and master Cinéma optics. The Cumberland Combat Camera aids navies with pistol grips, built in California, promising improved images during and after the war.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference figures like Lady Jane Grey and English natives, with garbled terms such as sacred, ape, and hentaing. The passage includes incomplete references to individuals named Bill and Jim, lacking coherent context or events.
A reader quiz compiles playful questions: pomelo meaning, the English nine days queen, birds crossing the Atlantic, hieroglyphics origin and meaning, hippopotamus meaning, a horse with heavy hair, the true meaning of Idaho, and three boys names linked to Sonnet titles.
A domestic blaze alarms neighbors as a cat owner and firefighter husband spar over when the flame started. Fire crews extinguish the fire with minor smoke damage reported to the unit. No injuries noted and the cause under investigation by local fire officials.
A note invites readers to share proven money making ideas with the Money Maker editor of the Boys and Girls Page. Include detailed methods, address the letter to the paper, and you may win a prize.
Roberta Mae from Route 3 Delphi Indiana writes of trapping with her family near a creek on shares. They earn two to three meat per person per catch and twenty five cents a car in season at fishing grounds. They spend every cent on War Stamps to support the war effort.
Readers confront the idea of a whistle so high pitched that humans cannot hear it while dogs do. The column notes rumors of people claiming to hear mysterious sounds beyond human perception, inviting speculation on unseen noises.
The piece discusses claims that animals perceive sounds and sights beyond human ability. It notes bats hear by air pressure changes, and suggests ants may see unseen light forms while mice may chirp unseen. It ends with a playful warning about dogs hearing odd noises at night.
Citizens urged to save dimes and quarters to purchase War Stamps as part of the ongoing campaign. Local leaders emphasize thrift and patriotism, outlining how small contributions support national defense efforts.
Letha Brownell of Ban gor New York submits a prize winning recipe using carrots in multiple ways. The guide suggests raw creamed grated and mixed into hamburgers with peanut butter eggs sage and onion baked until done.
Readers can make a decorative windmill wastebasket using a round box such as a cereal carton or coffee can. Cover with foil or enamel, glue windmill pictures, fold along diagonal lines, and fasten with a brad to create a breezy desk accessory.
Scientists note rapid color changes in various fishes as camouflage strategies. Some use reflective scales to blend with sand or mud, while others adjust skin color cells in response to visible surroundings to mimic bottom colors from blue lake to golden sand. The fish must see their surroundings to adapt their coloration.
This article advocates entomology as an exciting backyard pursuit and potential career. It notes insects comprise 75 percent of living species, estimates 2.5 to 10 million insect types, and explains simple gear like a magnifying glass net and killing bottle. It highlights educational value, library resources, and diverse insect roles from crafts to ecology.
A reader is urged to search the page for details on a dangerous act related to national defense shown in an image. The prompt directs finding the exact description elsewhere on the page. The item appears as a cautionary caption linking to a safety or security concern.
In 1837 Victoria became queen and Egypt’s Prince Said, then young, faced Mehemet Ali’s diet rules while Ferdinand de Lesseps befriended him. De Lesseps fed Said macaroni, sparking a bond that led to the Suez Canal concession and a far reaching historical tie between Egypt and Europe.
A short advisory urges readers to list unfinished summer plans and schedule them before school starts. It emphasizes making the most of the remaining vacation days and warns that nine long months will follow without another break.
Riddles list names five writers including Robert Duncan Donald Hirschman Dawn Dyer Patsy Davis. It invites readers to send more riddles to the newspaper under Riddle a. section.
Defence guidance on conserving bristles during war urges washing brushes in borax solution then drying in a tumbler away from heat. Use teaspoonful of borax per bowl of warm water and never leave brushes standing wet.
A cryptic hint suggests a passing remark about wet dirt in eyes. The fragment includes a playful line "Ta bite" and references a mix of letters, numbers, and phrases like we're in and jan. The readable bits point to a language puzzle or wordplay clue collection.
The article explains Hindu belief in trans migration of souls after death. A virtuous life may send the soul to a person or high being, while evil deeds can condemn even a high caste person to inhabit an animal such as a pig.
Crossword puzzle clues list multiple short prompts such as Point of the compass Abbr and Solidified water. The item includes abbreviations for American League and Naval Reserve plus color and tree hints. Down clues reference fortification parts and verb forms.
A reader notes a picture anagram as an easy entry to puzzles. The puzzle hints include an affirmative vote, a bread‑making tool, a pale shade, and a numeric answer.
Read the sentence with missing vowels restored: WE MUST STEP THES DS WILL WATERD IF WE EXPECT TH MO TD VLOP.
A cavalry captain orders a private to shoe his horse but the animal goes missing for hours. When found, the captain repeats the command and the private realizes the miscommunication and bursts out with a stunned exclamation.
Puzzle notes reveal several wordplay lines. The printer lists anagrams such as the prince related to i toe note stone honest and a diamond set of encoded words including T yea yeast tench ashen ten R. The text hints at preserving well water for future development.
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