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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
8
J. Moore aged 51 died unexpectedly yesterday while driving a Duke Power Company passenger bus. Passengers observed something amiss as the bus crept along a residential street and a fare stopped the vehicle.
Uncle Ray explains how steam turbines power ships and generators with hundreds of small curved blades and high speed rotation. He notes efficiency, high pressure tests, potential auto use future, and invites readers to request the illustrated leaflet Your Body at Work.
Raleigh reporter says Attorney General Harry McMullan ruled that voluntary unsolicited contributions to a political campaign fund are not prohibited by the Hatch Act. He added it is a crime to solicit funds from WPA employees and all federal employees are barred from soliciting funds. Supervisory WPA officials fall under the act. The ruling responds to a question about contributions to Jackson Day dinners.
A dense list of crossword style clues spans horizontal and vertical entries with definitions for famous detectives, verbs, nouns, and place names. The puzzle references Conan Doyle elements, mythic terms, and various linguistic hints across numerous short clues.
A fragmented 60 second slice notes rail freight in the United States, government loans to shipping, Nazi and Italian trade movements, and daily global consumption figures. It also includes a Bridge column by Mrs. R. C. Young offering strategic tips and a game anecdote about a North hand and a two heart double.
A brief copyright disclaimer from Esquire Features Inc notes reproduction is prohibited. The text hints at strict adherence to 1939 Esquire publishing practices and rights without detailing specific content.
A classroom prompt lists U S territorial gains from oldest to newest and asks to rearrange: Texas, Gadsden Purchase, Alaska, Louisiana Purchase, Florida, Land from Spanish Treaty, Panama Canal Zone, Guam, Mexican Cession, Oregon, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Philippine Islands, Hawaiian Islands.
The writer analyzes a bridge deal where doubling the spade contract led to an easy make and notes that a doubled two heart contract would also have been made by East and West. The column then remarks that not all women are third bidders.
Real estate transfers listed for Guilford County show multiple plats and adjoining lands in High Point and Morehead Townships. Transactions include Beards to Goodson and McMahon, McAdams to Winfrey, Lloyds to Leach and Stadlem, Wall to Fuller, Dean to Fuller, Smith to Abe Smith, and insured property on South Elm and Ashe Streets. Beer drinking in Japan increased 21.7 per cent in the last year.
A simple Christmas tea table feature with a cranberry cream cheese spread. It includes a recipe blending jellied cranberry sauce with cream cheese, then serving on raisin or nut bread with related cookies and prep tips.
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