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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
14
In 1939 the British House of Commons dining room served 1417 pounds of cheddar 408 pounds of gorgonzola and 216 pounds of gruyere cheese. Wright Aeronautical in New Jersey reports over 500 man hours required to assemble 14 cylinder Cyclone engines delivering 1600 to 1700 horsepower.
Editor notes that city police and fire departments form the core of civilian defense under LaGuardia. The piece outlines police duties in protecting people and infrastructure, coordinating with volunteer groups, guarding vital zones, handling air raids and blackouts, and maintaining morale amid war-time stress.
A compact guide notes common errors in English usage and spelling. It highlights choosing luxuriant over luxurious for fern growth, correct pronouncing of quay and ke sounds, and distinguishing words like kidnapped and unfailing. It emphasizes mindful word choice and study.
Raleigh notes the large military presence near camps and poor local recreation. Citizens should welcome soldiers and offer home hospitality. The United Service Organization coordinates aid through YMCA, Catholic Service, Salvation Army, Jewish Welfare Board, YWCA, and Travelers' Aid.
The piece urges support for the U S O as an emergency defense morale cause. It states private donations are needed since government funds cannot cover this work, and emphasizes recreation, counsel, and spiritual facilities for servicemen. It frames gifts as a vote of confidence in those serving and stresses economy of common effort without duplication.
Answers include Lake Superior as the largest North American lake. The two gentlemen of Verona is the Shakespeare play with a dog. A violin has four strings tuned G D A E. Melding is used in Pinochle. The distinguishing feature of Gothic architecture is the pointed arch.
A reader asks how to frost bathroom glass using gasoline and tissue paper with thinned varnish. Another asks about cleaning pearl-handled knives with salt and a chamois to restore luster. A whitening method uses hydrogen peroxide diluted with water for dull teeth. The passage notes dormant as a vocabulary word with example sentence.
A dense directory style item lists numerous Archdale and area grocers with street addresses and phone numbers including Allman’s Cash Store Archdale and Cagle’s Grocery on East Green Street, Highway route stores, and several others such as Carolina Cash Grocery Prospect and Highland, Ideal Grocery, Phillips Food Store, and Ward Street Cash Grocery among many entries. The list serves as a public notices style catalog of local commerce.
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