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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1940
Page
7
The puzzle lists many clues for a gemstone themed crossword with numbered across and down entries. Key terms include carbon crystal gem and references to opal mineral color and cut, with entries spanning anatomy and measurements, though the fragmentary text limits complete solution details.
Ruth Ayers reports a copyright notice for 1939 under NEA Service, Inc. indicating distribution rights and service attribution for the column or feature. The note anchors syndication and credit for the material.
Hollywood veteran John Carroll, known as the crazy actor, shares tall tales of running guns as a boy and leading treasure hunts in Florida with parchment maps. He recalls exploiting tourists with parasitic maps and charging them for the experience.
Mary Carroll fights for life aboard the Moravia as torpedoes strike twice. A blond youth who returned her beret dies at the rail. Lifeboats deploy under moonlight while survivors endure icy seas and a nurse-like surgeon aids the injured. Mary clings to Anna Winters and recalls her baby as she drifts toward unconsciousness.
The article profiles Julian LaFaye Carroll known as John Carroll tall with black wavy hair and a striking smile. It outlines his unusual path from Houston stock boy to floorwalker to treasure hunter and sailor then to film star with RKO and Metro contracts.
The article explains how repeated rubbing or pressure forms fluid sacs called bursae in many areas such as the knee elbow shoulder and hip. Irritation and ill fitting shoes cause bunions and bursae inflammation may require rest heat drainage or surgical removal.
A compact note lists usage tips and word notes. It explains phrases for expenses, pronunciation of hosiery, and spelling quirks like stratagem versus strategy. It highlights synonyms for calm and defines COMPETENCE with a Coleridge quote about honest work.
The text advises darkening shabby gloves with black ink mixed with olive oil and applying with a soft brush. It also recommends removing coffee grounds immediately or keeping brewed coffee hot on a low flame. For chapped lips it suggests a mixture of borax and honey, mixed well before use.
In a single minute the world moves fast with Cary Grant recalling Archie Leach. Esparto grass fibre booms with 150 pounds per minute exported from French North Africa. Japan South America trade tops $75 per 60 seconds as 20 000 bushels of potatoes grow globally every minute and whale oil output hits seven barrels per minute. Finland’s consumer trade rises to $150 per minute before war interrupts. STOP READING.
A year in review highlights Marian Anderson’s charity recital and Soviet embassy appearance. Paul V. McNutt rises as federal security administrator. Sigmund Freud’s exile concerns surface. Gen Walter Krivitsky exposes Stalinist espionage. Col. Charles Lindbergh closes with a notable around the world flight completion.
A. C. Gordon presents a quiz section with five questions and answers on politics religion science music and state products. The piece notes world flight coverage praising France aviation strength a request to leave England and a nation address on neutrality.
A Q and A style note covers asking to run in for friends during a drive and etiquette with wait staff. It states not to expect another invitation if propriety is in question and says the bridegroom stands to the right of the bride. It advises courtesy yet impersonal behavior toward servers. It also notes a past New Zealand dairy stock figure of 14 900 tons awaiting sale.
Sunday services center on Christ Jesus with the Bible Golden Text from John and parallels from Matthew 4 23 24 detailing Jesus healing the sick and healing all manner of disease The lesson also references passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy for contemplation.
Uncle Rays Corner offers a New Year lesson on habit formation using a William James analogy of crossing snow. A boarding school boy is urged to schedule regular letter writing, with growth into a lasting habit and a reminder to write for affection, not money.
The 1936 37 national champion Florence Stratford of Cleveland secures both national mixed titles in one year during the Pittsburgh event. Partner Lewis H Fremont of Detroit aids the feat as Stratford shows superb technique on a demanding hand, culminating in a heart and club squeeze for the final ninth trick.
The excerpt debates Jesus’ mission to destroy sin sickness and death versus fulfilling the law. It cites scripture that Christ came to destroy the works of the devil and to bring truth. It argues that truth dispels falsity and light overcomes darkness.
Expert bidder L. H. Fremont places a contract in the correct suit, signaling strong bargaining and authoritative handling of the deal. Fremont's precise move suggests a favorable outcome for his client and a disciplined bidding strategy.
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