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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
10
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma said he would back Senator Wheeler of Montana for the Democratic presidential nomination if Roosevelt does not run. He cited Wheeler’s broad appeal to progressives farmers labor and veterans and noted Wheeler’s 1937 opposition to the court bill earned conservative support.
Reading notes cover common misuses and pronunciations. The guide contrasts phrases is as far as I have read and Page fifty is all the farther I have read. It lists mispronunciations and spelling quirks and urges daily vocabulary growth with the word Primal as today’s focus.
A reader asks how to press silk without cracking or hardening it. The answer advises using a damp muslin cloth and a moderately hot iron until the muslin dries.
Answers include the esophagus for number one and clarify Virginia Dare as the first English child born in Virginia. It states the right side is starboard and the left is port. Washington was inaugurated in 1789 and Hawaii’s islands were acquired by the United States in 1898.
A reader asks about mailing Christmas cards and learns to mail local cards three to four days before Christmas while distant cards should go earlier. The oyster cocktail fork belongs on the outermost right of the plate and is held in the right hand. The term for household help should be the maid, not hired girl or help.
A note on the earliest Christmas carol known as The Virgin and Child, attributed to the fourth century. The line links the ancient hymn to the long history of Christmas music in Christian tradition.
A mid century style set of recipes for a festive holiday meal serving eight. Includes chicken and tongue pie with cheese pastry, breakfast items like grape juice and cod on toast, and luncheon and dinner components with precise quantities and cooking steps.
A vintage guide urges stocking a holiday pantry with glass packed foods for quick meals. It lists juices, beverages, canapes, smoked and pickled items, warmed tongue and lobster options, ready to heat chicken noodle soups, and glass packed main dishes for fast entertaining.
Executors Eunice A Parker and Wachovia Bank and Trust Co give notice to creditors to present claims against the estate of D Ralph Parker of High Point Guilford NC by December 9 1940 and for debtors to pay. Executrix Clara Perkins publishes notice for Mrs Cora Barber Lewis estate with November 23 1940 deadline and immediate payment request.
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