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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
7
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McKenney discusses a bridge hand from a recent tournament illustrating a six odd split and a key play involving the jack of clubs. He reflects on card history from Columbus to America and teases the upcoming piece on the Joker.
Yesterday in New York Mike Donovan learns Dan Donovan is missing while a barge world dispute erupts. Marie la Porte, daughter of Bat la Porte, fears Tommy Ryan and Dan clash on the dock as Bat tries to shield her. A fight ends in police involvement and a jail threat as Marie pleads for peace.
A scrambled list of 12 world events arranged by historical order. Events include Confucius born, Birth of Christ, Jesus era markers, Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Jamestown settlement, Mary Queen of Scots execution, Crusade to Holy Land start, Reformation began, French Revolution begins, First blood drawn in American Revolution, French and Indian Wars, and Julius Caesar assassination.
Hollywood observers burst the Treasury salary myth by noting top earners show bias toward executives and studio heads. Claudette Colbert earned 301,944, Warner Baxter 279,807, and Roy Del Ruth 216,741 while many major stars are unlisted. The piece argues Treasury figures misrepresent Hollywood value and notes freelances and overall earnings across studios.
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A column offers practical how to advice on cuticle care avoiding hangnails with oil or cream, safe brick cleaning with pumice ammonia paste, and making whipped cream substitute by beating egg white with grated apple. It mentions a hydroelectric plant using Lake Tota waters.
The piece describes global wartime trade shifts such as 20 pounds of shells per minute imported to the U S and British seizures of Nazi goods, then notes U S plans to spend 70 dollars per minute on canal defenses. Modern Etiquette columns discuss education and concise business writing with brief Q A guidance.
Uncle Ray describes early Argentine settlement alongside the United States and Canada in wagon days. He notes arid western regions with two inches of yearly rain and eastern wet regions with 55 to 60 inches. Wagons with huge eight to ten foot wheels faced flooded roads, driven by oxen in caravans. Gauchos, mixed Spanish and Indian descent, tend cattle and wander with their herds. Tomorrow: Argentina's People.
The article explains the vitamin B complex with B1 thiamin containing sulfur and notes its link to neuritis prevention. It lists foods classified as excellent good or fair B1 sources including beans pork eggs dairy and cereals and advises using pure preparations when deficiency is diagnosed.
Answers include John Tyler as ex president in Confederate Congress. Quebec province hosts asbestos. The penguin is the swimming winged bird. New Zealand natives are Maoris. Gopher State is Minnesota. Japan seeks volunteers for charcoal to ease cold homes. London civil defense costs total 30 million dollars through March 31 next year.
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