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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
7
Crossword puzzle clues describe a grand fortress in Spain and related terms from alcazar to royal palace. Horizontal and vertical entries include deities, metals, plants, and historic nouns tied to architecture, geography, and culture.
Uncle Ray’s Corner recounts Coronado’s search for the seven cities of gold in the Kingdom of Cibola. He describes Pueblo villages with multi story ladders, native customs, corn and beans, and how Zuni and Pueblo peoples lived, preferring gold to return to Mexico, with a note offering leaf copies via a self addressed stamped envelope.
The article argues superstition arises from historical reasons and that credulity rises with illness. It notes beliefs about luck and appearances, then links intelligence and athletic ability to success in academics and military studies, citing Rhodes scholars and entrants to West Point and Annapolis.
In a grim lodging house Ann Brown plans a grand night with Paul Hayden. She scrimps for a white and gold gown and gold slippers, buys a bargain dress, and juggles a tablet of wage pride with a society party at the Athens Club as Steve Claybourne circles with comic hauteur.
Five clues ask definitions for lap- words. Each item lists options. choose the correct meaning such as lapis lazuli as a gem, lapwing as a bird, lapidary as a gem cutter, and so on, with answers found on the Classified Page.
A reading on misused adjectives spelling and pronunciation, teaching how to use words like good healthful and faithful, and showing piqued as to offend by slighting. It also notes mispronunciations and encourages daily word mastery.
The article notes Ceres has so little gravity that a bullet fired vertically from its surface with a modern rifle would escape the planet and never return.
Hollywood writers and stars face complex deductions as the Bureau of Internal Revenue taxes about 80 million in movie wages. Madge Evans saw deductions slashed from 11 777 to 1931. travel, publicity photos, auto costs, and a tonsillectomy bill were disallowed. Experts warn that allowances for hair dye and tips differ for actors versus ordinary businessmen. Appearances at premieres count as publicity. gossip-fueled outings may be deductible only with studio proof of business purpose. Revenue agents keep scrapbooks and ask about big winnings at Santa Anita and cash from major studios.
Purity, obedience, benevolence, faith, hope, love, and humility are listed as the virtues. George Washington had no children. On average a person breathes about 18 times per minute. The United States National Bird is the bald eagle. The largest city on Lake Michigan is Chicago.
A rapid montage lists wartime economy and daily totals across the United States and territories. It notes Germany’s bomber upkeep cost, U S public works spend, youth employment shares, pineapple exports from Hawaii, a star-constellation shift, glue manufacture from fish, sassafras imports, and New York City aid to seniors.
Roberta Lea Q explains that to judge a person as a good or poor sport one watches behavior in a game. A poor sport surfaces quickly regardless of outcome while a good sportsman remains cheerful when losing and restrained when winning.
McKenny on Bridge describes the World Bridge Olympic where players worldwide follow identical 16 hands sent in advance. An analyzed note shows a declarer’s hunch on spades after a heart run and how opponents discard as the trick sequence unfolds.
A bridge hand play shows Pass facing a loss of contract. The declarer clears the third club, inserts the dummy, and tries a squeeze against East in spades, while the defense presses.
A domestic Q and A discusses varnishing walls for damp cloth cleaning, wedding announcements distribution, and improving medicine palatability. It gives mix-and-heat instructions for household tasks and suggests private guidance, along with culinary tips for sausages and flavor with orange rind or cayenne.
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