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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
12
A state political scene heats as candidates clash over Wilkins Horton prospects. discussion shifts to civic clubs as Horton develops speaking focus. A university comptroller dispute ends with no appointment until January due to a statute prohibiting trustees or recent trustees from appointing. Joe Calcutt is noted in a joking aside.
Cartoon caption and editorial humor reflect a North Carolina slot machine joke amid Washington social tensions over royal visit. The piece contrasts bond bids and sparse pay raises for approximately 25,000 teachers with policy debates and public notices in Henderson Daily Dispatch.
A Q and A offering kitchen tips. Waxed paper under a centerpiece keeps linen from sticking and prevents table stains in heat. Pipe cleaners clean ice tea or milk stains from glass straws to keep inner and outer surfaces bright. Cocoa can replace chocolate with three tablespoons per square and extra butter due to cocoa being less rich.
NEA Service writer Bruce Catton asks five Washington trivia questions in a quiz about the capital and its government. The piece notes a refugee camp in Richborough England where nearly 1000 people are learning English.
A compact note on English usage by W L Gordon highlighting misused phrases and pronunciation. It introduces vocabulary growth with a daily word example prodigality defined as extravagance in expenditure and cites Colton on gaming and avarice.
Questions and answers cover longest Senate service Lion and unicorn on arms Romanoff silk from silkworm cocoon Canada’s three most populous cities Montreal Toronto Winnipeg. Cuba tobacco shipments valued at 2 92930 in three months.
A Q and A on dining etiquette covers napkin use when dancing in hotels, tipping a porter for one piece of luggage at ten cents, ushers offering an arm to all women in church weddings, and a note about German girls training for servant work over two years.
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