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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
7
The clues present a mixed puzzle with across and down entries, referencing the founder of the Boy Scouts and related terms. Answers span various categories from objects to actions, including metal mold, knot, banner, and fish eaters, with a final note on advertising.
Hollywood columnist Paul Harrison surveys studio shifts and star moves. Plans for nickel-ot machines and rapid two to three minute pictures surface as United Artists backs projects. Roosevelts and Jones films stir talk of endings and cast changes while Gone With the Wind reaches financial heights with $11 million gross and rising.
Ann settles into a new city life with Clara after meeting Paul Hayden a respectful stockroom man. Florabelle’s flashy setup hints at smarter ways to live, while Clara chases romance and status as Ann dreams of a better future.
A rapid read highlights global wartime activity: ships, birds, and mail streams show one minute of world events. Mentions Alaska rail revenue, Nazi shipping of songbirds, Japanese mail drops, and fish trade value, plus notable celebrity marriages and industry rumors.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains cataracts as a physical change in the eye lens not cured by eye drops or vitamins. He notes scams using dilating drops, urges regular checks, and advises surgery when needed without waiting for complete blindness.
Inquiries cover tenderizing a steak by pounding rolling in flour and frying then simmering in hot lard with water for a tender result and gravy. Also advised is removing lipstick stains by soaking in full strength vinegar or diluted vinegar on colored fabrics. A tip suggests using hot paraffin to ease extraction of screws and nails from wood.
A compact teaching note on common errors in English usage focusing on going vs going, pronunciation hints for meliorate, and a reminder that mastering one word daily builds vocabulary. Includes example sentence about a child’s petulance due to illness.
A test prompt lists five American works and asks to insert the author after each title. The items are The Gold Bug and The Deerslayer Rip Van Winkle The Scarlet Letter Poor Richard's Almanack, with the instruction to place author names on the want ad page.
Roberta Lee presents etiquette guidance on declining invitations without using the word refusal preferring regret. The column notes a firm handclasp signals friendliness and describes proper politeness such as a man raising his hat to offer a seat. It also mentions Russian women attending railroading classes.
A Davidson County raid by nine deputies targeted filling stations on the Thomasville High Point highway near Thomasville. Operators Reid Moore Arthur Hedrick and Julian Kennedy faced prohibition charges for sale after deputies found about four pints at Moore’s station and a case of whiskey at each other two. They posted bond and are to be tried March 8 in Thomasville recorder's court before Judge C W Gilliam.
After a 15 month idle period the London film company moves forward with a fresh production of Tilly of Bloomsbury, aiming for a modern screen version with period elements retained.
Report states Manchurian sugar interests purchased 100 tons of sugar beet seed from United States suppliers, signaling cross border agricultural trade activity and potential supply chain ties between regions and industry players.
UNCLE RAY tours New Britain in the Pacific near New Guinea noting its crescent shape about 3800 miles long, the Father and Mother volcanoes plus four children, a 68 000 native population, Rabaul city, and a mountain backbone. He mentions cannibal rumors, white settlers few in number, and native hats worn in a religious dance.
An English deck linked fables to card faces, such as Lion and Mouse on the king of clubs. A recent bridge hand shows a South player making 3 no trump by a sequence: queen heart lead, spade play, dummy nine, and precise club finesses to exhaust East and force diamonds.
Mrs. Isabelle Smith of Bunnievel has begun duties as a practical nurse at the Harnett County Home announced by Supt. Earl P. Byrd. National President Hugh C. Mitchell of Statenville will speak at the Cabarrus County convention of the Patriotic Order Sons of America Thursday night. A Boy Scout campaign in Cabarrus County, slightly under its $3,000 goal, will be continued another week.
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