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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1937
Page
8
A cryptic style grid with numerous across and down hints covering names numbers and general terms. Clues reference various categories from metals and coins to positions and actions, forming a compact wordplay puzzle row and column interplay.
The article traces ancient artillery from feathered iron arrows to early cannon used in western Europe. It notes stone balls and later iron projectiles, cites a 1413 siege at Constantinople with a 4 foot mouth and 600 pound stone ball, and mentions bulbous mortars and cast iron barrels. It also references a 1460 Edinburgh castle museum cannon.
Stamp news reports Germany will issue a long series with Hitler’s portrait. sixteen values decided so far and more may follow. First day sale of the three cent army navy stamps featuring Sherman Grant and a naval portrait will be Thursday Feb 18. Britain halts Edward VIII stamps with coronation sets for colonies and Manchukuo plans six designs including two airmail stamps.
An excerpt describes how cannons named like Kings and Queens were used in sieges and battles. It notes grape shot and iron projectiles replacing stones and mentions red hot cannon balls. The text links gunpowder to end of armored knights and mentions historical notes and a garbled postmarked message.
In Raleigh on February 15, a dispute rages between anti and pro diversionists over highway fund use. Anti-diversionists claim a tactical win via a compromise that delays highway withdrawals while diversionists argue the deal preserves possible future diversions up to 2.1 million dollars annually. Both sides claim the other achieved the larger victory as the fiscal plan aims to balance the general fund without heavy highway transfers.
Edenton February 15. The Chowan county school board appointed by Representative John F White under a new law reducing its size from five to three will assume office April 1. Members are T L Ward Z T Fens and T C Nverm of Edenton.
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