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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1940
Page
7
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Hollywood faces a shift toward sociological and political dramas as studios push intellectual thrillers and prestige films. Capra works on The Life and Death of John Doe while Warners bets on big budget money pictures to ride out censor risks and wartime pressure.
Hollywood auditors highlight the gap between artier films and commercial profits. Statistics from the U S Department of Commerce illustrate the trend, mentioning Winterset and the stage Pulver prize winner as contextual references.
Dan Donovan speeds from Varner's to find Marie La Porte on her father Bat La Porte's barge Molly. Bat rejects Dan as socially unsuitable and Marie's mother Nanette worries over the situation as Dan vows to marry Marie despite obstacles. The chapter ends with Dan rushing to locate Marie as Bat plans to help.
A trivia item asks to name the president during Hughes appointment and other court facts. It notes the oldest justice by service, the creation era, the justice before Murphy, and the annual pay for an associate justice, with answers on the Want Ad Page.
Practical advice on odor removal from medicine bottles using dry mustard and cold water. It also suggests using an old flour sifter to boil eggs and a ammonia solution to clean jewelry, followed by polishing with a chamois.
Movie theater managers rejected A Midsummer Night's Dream 3259 times and The Green Pastures 1506 times while Quality Street was passed by 4837 exhibitors. Fewer than 20 exhibitors canceled bookings for The Last Gangster Her Jungle Love Littl Tough Guys Frankenstein Dracula and Alcatraz.
Dr Morris Fishbein surveys ten landmark medical preparations that transformed treatment, from quinine for malaria and digitalis for heart disease to ether anesthesia and insulin for diabetes. The piece cites salvarsan as a premier Magic Medical Bullet and notes the history of its initial sterilizing promise and later refined value.
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Blood money is the Judas money for betraying Jesus. The smallest political division is a precinct. The oldest weapon still in use is the sword. Russia is noted for sable furs. George Washington is famous as first in war peace and heart.
Brazil requires a fixed alcohol share in gasoline and consumes twenty quarts of alcohol per minute. Iceland sees 8,000 tourists yearly spending about a dollar per minute. India recovers ilmenite from tin washing at a rate of 1,000 pounds per sixty seconds. The U S outputs 25 gallons of cotton per second and $800 of furniture per minute. Drugstore streamlining costs rise by $40 per minute.
Readers question a Valentine sign off and child seating norms. Answers advise signing a valentine is fine, children may be left to recipient imagination, and children should be served in the same rotation as adults. Also explains N B stands for nota bene and means vote well.
A column recalls how white rats helped advance vitamin B knowledge through tests linked to nutrition and disease. It notes the 1897 Dutch physician Dr Eijkman used polished rice to treat chickens, introducing the vitamin concept, and lists foods rich in vitamin B and the need for multiple vitamins.
In a bridge hand analysis a dangerous king is outmaneuvered by a knave. West wins another round of diamonds, South takes a heart trick, and East's jack forces continued play. The declarer secretly hopes for a throw in, but the plan hinges on a safe finesse. Next: who is the king of playing cards?
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