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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1940
Page
7
A fragmented word puzzle shows clues and partial entries hinting at a crossword style task. The readable phrases touch on marriage and geography while suggesting garbled letters and misaligned clues, creating a curiosity about the next solution steps.
Puzzle clues list numerous terms across categories including weapons dite styles and mythic references. The vertical clues cover phrases such as In so far as Concord and Kind of duck with additional terms like To bathe and Roman calendar day. The set seems to form a crossword themed around royalty and linguistic twists.
Reporter notes Victoria Vinton at Grauman's Chinese Theater premiere crowd scenes and autograph chaos. Ached by moonlit Our Town set shadows, filmmakers use painted silhouettes and odd angles as Bert Glennon shoots pace and glare.
The story notes a girl and a boy fighting an economic system for their happiness. It mentions a weekly payment of $15 and frames their struggle as a dream of happiness in 1940. The piece highlights romance amid economic pressure.
In a Chicago West Side room, 20 year old Ann Brown, jobless for 328 days, endures isolation, dream turmoil, and a glimmer of connection. A personal lonely ad lists refined gentleman seeks friend, offering a possible escape from her lonely life.
Makeup men carefully applied a set of false whiskers to the horse known as Muni, drawing curious onlookers. The scene suggests a playful stunt or publicity ploy as part of a local parade or show.
The article details a large expense for the Lily Russell production with star Alice Faye amid lavish roses in about 15 scenes. A Los Angeles market run and a 20th Fox refrigerator staging accompany last minute substitutions using fresh blooms to avoid artificial rustle under sensitive microphones.
A reader asks if a mother can participate when a bride has no father. The answer says the mother can give the bride away but cannot be maid of honor or bridesmaid. Other questions address unwrapping candy at the theatre and buffet etiquette, noting candy rustling annoys others and that women at buffets serve themselves.
Kire has launched a new campaign to plant more acres, triggering the strongest demand for farm horses in years. The push aims to expand cultivated areas and boost agricultural productivity across regions.
A reader asks about peeling oranges easily and receives a method of pouring boiling water over them for five minutes so the skin and pith lift cleanly. The same approach can be used on grapefruit.
Heavy losses among sheep from blowfly prompt the return of vultures to South Africa for the first time in 42 years as conservation and ecological shifts raise concern over livestock health and wildlife recovery.
A compact guide lists common misuse and pronunciation notes for English. It defines formidable as exciting fear and dangerous to encounter with emphasis on the first syllable and gives examples and reminders to improve vocabulary daily.
Commercial travelers arriving in Brazil are required to report to the government within 48 hours after landing. The notice emphasizes prompt compliance for immigration and customs processing.
In Gaul the Franks under Clovis converted to Christianity after a critical battle. He cried to the God of the Christians and was baptized with 3,000 warriors on Christmas Day. The ruler then secured vast power in Gaul and settled in Paris, praised as the most Christian king. Tomorrow: Castle of France.
McKenny on Bridge series examines F B Bruelheide Fundamentals of Play. The article argues against forcing declarers to trump when dummy holdsa long solid suit and shows how establishing high cards early can defeat a heart based contract. The featured hand illustrates leading diamonds after a heart win to block declarer's potential four spades five clubs and ace of diamonds. Next installment previews playing for the breaks.
The page asks five trivia questions and provides concise answers: 1 sloth spends life upside down. 2 Golden Age before Civil War with Bryant Whittier Longfellow Holmes Lowell Emerson Thoreau Hawthorne. 3 Boulder City Nevada near Boulder Dam. 4 one meter equals 39.37 inches. 5 Dres den is famous for fine porcelain.
The snake's digestive system works rapidly so swallowed prey is dissolved quickly. Gastric juices break down flesh and most tissues, but hooves and hair remain intact.
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