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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1941
Page
18
Readers from across the Union send questions on aviation careers and training. The author answers on topics from shop courses and blueprint reading to airline sponsorships, gliding plans, and stewardess paths. Notable examples include Pratt & Whitney schools and Curtiss-Wright apprentice plans.
A playful guide suggests using an ordinary wash tub or discarded bathtub to create a sunken garden pool. Dig a hole, fill with water, add coldwater fish and water plants, keep fish count small, plant around for a natural look, and maintain balance with occasional water changes. Aimed at quick, affordable, decorative backyard features.
The article outlines flag ideals tied to courage purity and perseverance since 1777 and notes rules for patriotic jewelry. It recalls Francis Scott Key's grave as a longtime site for flag flying and describes Washingtons Tomb half mast salute by the U S Navy during Potomac River passes.
A reader from Suplee Pennsylvania Grace Stauf submits a macaroni recipe using bacon toast and toast crumbs. The dish is prepared by boiling macaroni frying bacon mixing toast pieces with bacon grease and serving with bacon garnish. A one dollar prize is awarded for the week’s best recipe.
The eel hatches in the Sargasso Sea far offshore and travels to fresh water homes of its parents. European eels head east while American eels go west. Maturation varies by sex, with males becoming silver eels at four to six years and females a bit later. Some never mature, living 40 years or more, then return to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die from the ocean pressure on the journey home.
Chauncey Close, 13, of 1315 South Norton Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, describes turning a pine 6 inch handle with a socket and wooden bail on a lathe to create a rewards-cup toy sold for a nickel. He earns dollars for his idea, with readers invited to share money making ideas for a $1 prize per published letter.
Afinister Johnny asks what becomes of little boys who lose temper during play. Answer: they grow up and become golfers.
A reader laments borrowing etiquette after lending a dictionary to a friend who returned it silent, triggering frustration and a pointed question about what happened. The quip captures a lighthearted dispute over courtesy in a small, everyday mishap.
A school vacation prompts students to use break for growth rather than idle waste. Plan daily learning and practical activities beyond fun, from baseball to doll clothes making, to turn summer into personal profit. The editor urges choosing constructive pursuits that develop character and skills rather than aimless time.
In a classroom moment the band director announces a second number titled Fire Star-Spangled Banner. A freshman trumpet player whispers to a neighbor that he just played it.
Quip exchange shows Joe and Father joking about Grandpa's age. The boy asks how old he is, the father suggests consulting the family Bible, prompting Joe to remark he knew Grandpa was old but not old enough to be in the Bible.
Puzzle column invites readers to send riddles and author names for printing. Contributors Shirley Emnig Herbert Katzman Mary Evelyn Wells Madge Carole Hammond Elinor Troth supply lines from Florida Ohio Columbus Indiana Cambridge to appear in upcoming issues.
Fragmented OCR copy reports a weathered line about a family planning a vacation and a remark about Angus and his spectacles. Names and context are unclear. the text lacks coherent events, places, or identifiable organizations.
A fragmentary note lists vague phrases including a claim about doubling fists and a line about success tied to hates, plus mentions of a river and a whimsical title The man in the moon, with scattered, unclear connections and no coherent event.
This week’s word square invites readers to solve a flag themed puzzle. Across clues include U S flag maker and a Los Angeles abbreviation while Down clues cover flowers clamor and prejudice abbr. The note ties to Flag Day as readers are urged to join the parade and work the picture anagram.
The office boy received letters from the host who ordered trimming. The boy returns noted lack of progress and suggests cutting the letters with scissors to speed the task.
In a storm the same boat sinks leaving two young aristocrats to swim. One asks the other for directions and quickly queries how to reach New York. The brief exchange reveals their immediate concern and shared perch.
Puzzle page teaser lists last week's solutions with scattered fragments. Items include a crossword solution, the words trip file idea peat mountains counter sshare, vaccinations valentines vacancies and a garbled Vagienh. The readable segments point to a miscellany of puzzle answers and wordplay.
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