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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
7
A crossword style prompt lists clues and answers describing a king during a war era with related terms. The puzzle mixes historical reference with wordplay for a late monarch and associated terms. The scope centers on monarchy, governance, and wartime context.
Hollywood producer Pete Smith is deluged with reader letters proposing short films based on readers ideas. Fans request everything from using nagging wives to showcasing villains always winning, with some urging educational pieces on morticians, all of which Smith declines as impractical.
Susie Lambert accepts a three night a week beauty show on a Chicago broadcast after a flirtatious sequence with Dick Tremaine and Jeff Bowman. She signs with Princess Cosmetic, plans to stay in her hotel room, and awaits rehearsals while juggling suitors and Christmas plans.
The guidance says to acknowledge introductions graciously even if you have no interest in the other person. It favors starting letters with the friend’s or recipient’s perspective rather than self-focused openings. For the fifth wedding anniversary, appropriate gifts are made of wood.
A guide listing simple home remedies. To clean a felt hat use a flour paste with gasoline and a brush then dry and brush clean. For bananas place unripe fruit in a paper bag in darkness for several days to ripen evenly. To avoid holes when pulling threads, cut threads every few inches.
The article explains life stages from growth to old age, focusing on middle age 40 to 60. It notes gradual skin changes, hair graying, slower mental activity, muscle weakness, and possible emotional distress. Weight gain and substance overuse can accelerate decline, with higher infection risk making pneumonia more dangerous in later decades.
Stamp news notes the 3-cent Golden Gate Exposition value, first day covers tallying 352,165 in San Francisco and 10,296 in Washington, with San Francisco sales at 25147.18 and Washington 11407. Also reports a printing increase from 50 million to 65 million and previews a new handbook on United States Postage Meters.
Readers glimpse a gallery of quirky film ideas from Pete Smith and others. Proposals include humane dental demonstrations to ease patient fear, tricks like playing tunes on water glasses, and odd talents such as a human cork and a racing-horse selection system.
A compact lesson on common word usage errors with pronunciation hints and synonyms. It introduces AXIOM as a self evident truth and cites the phrase The whole is greater than a part as an example. The piece encourages daily vocabulary growth and careful spelling.
The questions cover burial of Abraham Lincoln, why German submarines were called U-boats, the site of the largest bird house in the United States, the organ affected by glaucoma, and which European country has the longest coastline.
Willie quotes the Statue of Liberty attributed to Frederic Bartholdi. It weighs 225 tons and holds a law plaque dated July 4, 1776. The head was completed in 1878 and the statue is under the Interior Department. The teacher notes three errors in the answer.
Uncle Ray presents a brisk overview of Akbar's 49 year reign, his conquests and admin reforms. It notes his tolerance toward Hindus, support for education, and openness to different Muslim sects and Christian priests. The piece previews tomorrow's column on The British in India.
Charles C. Harvey of Boston praised for sound card play while the ideal hands for success hinge on swindle. The deal features West's opening lead covered by dummy queen, East taking with ace, a telling blow before declarer ruffs hearts and cashes spades. North faces a bidding sequence and must count tricks.
In a rubber game West holds a weak heart stop and South discards to clubs. The critical idea is a sawed off club squeeze on the dummy’s two trump tricks, forcing safe discards from defenders and letting South win the final two tricks with the club ace and four of spades.
A historical note states that ninety five percent of business in the United States is conducted on credit, reflecting widespread reliance on credit arrangements across industries.
The article notes that more than two million golfers are estimated to be active in the United States, highlighting the sport's widespread popularity and growing participation.
Fragmentary items list Springfield Illinois Norways Norway and the National Zoological Park in Washington DC. The note about the letter U signifying a German submarine term appears separately with ambiguous context.
Salmon do not return to their birthplace to spawn for sentimental reasons but to access higher oxygen levels in the source stream. The young fish require this richer oxygen environment for survival and development.
Historical note explains that cooks used the term blurps to designate molasses quantities. A blurp signifies the noise heard when pouring from the jug, serving as a rough, informal measuring cue in old recipes.
A brief puzzle note asks readers to locate the answer to a lent question on the Want Ad Page. The item references a biblical scene of Christ driving oxen and invites participation in a reader contest.
A cat senses touch at whisker tips via a delicate nerve at the base of each whisker. This sensory mechanism allows immediate reaction to contact.
Germany leads Europe with more than 10 marriages per 1 000 population, followed by Poland at 8.3 and Holland and Italy tied at 7.6. England stands at 7 and France at 6.9.
Extremely hot weather is necessary to freeze hailstones. Only in hot weather are the upward rushing air currents powerful enough to sweep raindrops up into the freezing atmosphere.
In Australia fence posts emit a raspberry jam odor due to timber from the umbrella bush, the plant used to make the posts.
A short guide notes paper towels are inexpensive and handy in kitchens. It highlights their convenient placement and says a roll has a thousand uses, suggesting versatile, everyday tasks.
Among the earliest timepieces in the world were candle clocks. King Alfred the Great of England, who reigned in the 9th century, regulated his work at night by a candle marked with hour intervals.
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