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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
14
A mixed list of crossword style clues appears, labeled horizontal and vertical. Clues include varied senses from people and places to objects and actions, suggesting a themed fill exploring common terms and proper nouns.
In Uncle Rays Corner ants show cooperative life and dangers from robbers like red Amazon ants. An attack story describes hundreds of red Amazons marching from their nest to raid a black ant colony, armed with sharp jaws and half inch bodies, in a summer cornfield.
Practical etiquette guidance addresses mourning duration, monogram placement on napkins, and street etiquette. It notes mourning may be short or omitted, monograms belong in a corner on folded napkins, and when a man and woman meet on the street the woman should speak first.
A compact note on English usage and pronunciation by W. Gordon urges clearer wording. It highlights common errors such as misusing we need a new car the worst kind and mispronouncing broth and th. It ends with a daily vocabulary push and a definition of circumlocutory.
Practical household tips from Anne Ashley Q and A style. How to clean wrought iron with a soft brush and soap, rinse well, and dry to prevent rust. Advice on diaper washing with pure white soap and thorough rinsing to avoid skin soreness. Tips to prevent sweet potatoes from rotting by spreading them out to avoid contact.
Questions and answers cover dry ice, Alexander Hamilton, cubic acre, voter registration binding, and Philippines hemp as the chief product.
A committee led by Dr. B. B. Dougherty of Boone began a study of teachers principals and superintendents pay to draft a new salary schedule for the state school commission. The group was formed at a commission meeting in Raleigh and is to report by July 22. The 1937 legislature approved roughly a 10 percent pay raise and also includes members W. G. Gaston Clyde Erwin Edwin Pate and A Mel Graham.
The piece describes amazon ants raiding to steal cocoons from black slave ants and explains how the red ants’ strong jaws drive these raids. Photographs show fighting and ants marching off with cocoons as researchers observe frequent raids.
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