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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1942
Page
7
Harold Gerard traces the evolution of baseballs from handmade cores to standardized modern balls. He details cores of rubber cork and wood, winding with worsted yarn, and the shift to precision machines ensuring uniform weight and size for major leagues.
Bruce Townsend and Newt Winter, both 14, fret over wartime limits and seek real work. After failed attic cleanouts and hazardous ideas, Bruce learns from his father that nearby farmers need help. They plan to ride out with Newt to find honest labor, aided by family backing, for the summer. To Be Continued Next Week.
The article stresses choosing a camp site carefully with five rules. Seek near pure water and boil drinking water if needed. Avoid swampy areas due to mosquitoes. Locate near wood supply and on elevated ground with good drainage. Ensure some sunlight reaches the tent to prevent dampness and mold.
A brief caption hints at a dangerous action to national defense shown in the image. Readers are urged to redirect coins to War Stamps, suggesting a patriotic savings message alongside the illustration. The note directs readers to locate the answer elsewhere on the page.
The editor urges boys and girls to learn swimming and the approved life saving methods to reduce drowning risks. Join Boy Scouts or request a Red Cross pamphlet, study and practice, and always use common sense in the water to prevent accidents.
Guidance on tending a fainting person warns against placing a pillow under the head or giving liquids. It recommends loosening clothing and using smelling salts or a similar inhalant held beneath the nostrils.
In a humorous town tale, Timmy grows up and starts a family while proudly wearing longer pants than any man in town. The joke turns on his lifelong goal becoming a punchline about maturity and fashion.
Vacation time can bring new friends or spoil it if you cannot start. Be friendly to all and pay your way when outings occur. Don’t expect others to cover you and share in group plans. If you can sing tell stories or tell a witty remark, contribute willingly.
The Civil Service announced open competitions for aircraft modelmakers aged 16 to 28 at NACA Cleveland Engine Laboratories and Langley Field Virginia. Applicants must show a successful scale model and tool familiarity, with salaries of 1440 and 1260 dollars respectively. Also notes growth in model building for the Navy program and a call to start a model club.
A fragmentary word puzzle uses barrel related clues to build a diametric word diagram. It hints at a center theme with lines naming stages like evil drink and ancient, while suggesting a SAND to HOME replace and careful one-letter shifts to form valid words.
Odell Coley sells hair tonic at 15 to 20 cents a bottle and claims dandruff removal. He sent in prize winnings of one dollar in War Stamps for the Money Maker of the Week, via Box 338 A Rt 1 Fremont NC. The tonic formula lists sweet oil castor oil glycerine and a touch of kerosene. Readers are invited to write to the editor with details for possible publication and a $1.01 War Stamp reward per published letter.
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