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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
7
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UNCLE RAY profiles Prof. Harry Steenbock of the University of Wisconsin, detailing his discovery that exposing foods to ultraviolet light can boost Vitamin D content. The process led to vitamin fortified milk bread and malted drinks, advancing bone and dental health worldwide. Tomorrow: Visit to a Laboratory.
In Hollywood, Bob Taylor’s mustache outshines even Orson Welles' beard for public notice. The 28 year old star cites past strong roles in Magnificent Obsession Broadway Melody and Small Town Girl as high points, while criticizing recent films Lady of the Tropics Lucky Night and Remember. He admits poor script judgment early in his career and notes Par nell was reassigned with Clark Gable later starring.
Marie La Porte confronts pressure from Dan Donovan’s father Mike and Tommy Ryan as Bat La Porte resists forced marriage. Tense family meeting aboard the Molly reveals shifting loyalties and ambitions amid Marie’s coming out and a dangerous love triangle on the East River.
A puzzle lists five Russian figures with multiple role options. Feodor Chaliapin is a singer, Vladimir Lenin a revolutionary leader, Count Alexei Tolstoy an author, Peter Tschaikovsky a composer, and Anna Pavlova a dancer. Answers on want ad page.
The article reviews Richard Burton not, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier? Wait, it discusses Clark Gable? The text cites Taylor and Leigh in Waterloo Bridge with a World War I plot twist. It mentions Flight Command and a Technicolor Quo Vadis as risky assignments. It also notes Julius Caesar bringing a giraffe to Rome and plume moths.
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines the historic shift from mercury to arsphenamine in treating syphilis. He notes the discovery by Ehrlich, testing by Hata, and the drug’s immediate action in halting disease spread, with modern variations and a broad arsenal of therapies enhancing cure prospects.
A reader offers practical remedies and techniques for softening and whitening hands with glycerine bay rum bergamot oil and night olive oil and gloves for nighttime care. Leftover pie crust can be kept fresh by wrapping in cheese cloth and a dry cloth in a cold place for a week. Linoleum spots can be removed with fine emery paper applied gently to avoid damage.
A compact column discusses common language errors and pronunciation tips. It highlights ambiguous negative phrases, mispronunciations like account er, and a misspelled diaphragm. It defines termagant as a boisterous turbulent woman and notes whales travel in pods, not a hoools.
A compact Etiquette Q and A set explains usher selection for a distant city marriage, card dealing timing, and luncheon ordering. It advises choosing ushers from either the groom or bride circle, waiting for all cards to be dealt before playing, and that each diner should place his own luncheon order.
A Civil Service Commission notice warns applicants that waist size cannot exceed chest measurement for an examination. In Chicago detectives pursue a thief who broke a jewelry store window and left clues inside a warm car bearing Edward J. Morgan's name and address. Morgan admits to the smashing.
Mrs La Porte and Marie try to calm Tommy while Bat taunts him over his truck, and Mike watches the fray with interest. The scene shifts to Donovan and a tense exchange as Mike asserts possible future contact amid a readying clash over romances and loyalties.
A rapid montage describes global activity in sixty seconds. Denmark and Sweden produce 1200 pounds of meat per minute, Canada slaughters 20 livestock, Norway exports $20 per minute, and the Soviet Union spends about $5000 every 600 seconds on its forces.
Civil War officer known as the Praying General is Thomas Jonathan Jackson. The closest star to Earth is the sun. The silkworm feeds on the mulberry tree. The U S census occurs every ten years. The longest narrow country is Chile.
The column presents expert analysis on bridge strategy and play. It outlines practical tips, common misplays, and bidding ideas attributed to the renowned authority WM E McKenney, guiding readers to improved declarer and defender technique.
The piece notes a 1392 entry in the Chambre des Comptes describing payment for painting three decks for King Charles VI of France. It recounts a bridge hand where West doubles five clubs, declarer makes, and the play sequence shows trump logic and end-position diamonds.
The text notes red hail formed by red dust blown into hailstones and frozen, and mentions the Pleiades as a famous star group often misnamed as the Little Dipper.
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