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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
5
A 1940 NEA Service serial story titled Bet on Love by Charles B. Parmer appears in this column. The paragraph notes copyright and service attribution, indicating a syndicated romance feature.
Uncle Ray recalls how Norse people once worshiped Odin Thor and Freya, creation stories from a frost pit and ash tree, then details Olaf the Norse leader who converted England and France to Christianity. St Olaf becomes patron saint as Norway moves toward Lutheran faith with religious freedom. Tomorrow: Norway’s Capital.
Hollywood notes detail Olivia de Havilland’s five and a half month absence from Warners and her return to star in Episode. The piece profiles other stars who faced strikes and contract disputes, including Bette Davis and Myrna Loy, and notes Ameche and Donat’s unresolved battles affecting their careers.
A household cure suggests mixing a tablespoon of baking soda with a pint of bran and adding warm water to form a thin paste. Soak feet in the basin for ten to fifteen minutes to gain relief from fatigue.
A compact language lesson lists common errors in English usage and pronunciation. It highlights phrases to avoid such as you and Frank's car, offers pronunciation tips for diag nose, and stresses correct spelling of eliotrope while encouraging daily vocabulary growth.
Sherry Bond faces rival Paul Wharton over Pepper Boy as a rival owner files a claim. Willie Bond exposes timing rules while Wharton tries to protect the Derby caliber colt. Sherry learns Wharton acted to save Pepper Boy and hints at a future marriage option.
A reader asks how to remove a fresh grease spot from a rug and how to smooth a curdled custard. The advice suggests blotting with paper, pressing with a hot iron, applying magnesia for twenty four hours, brushing, and for curdling custard to beat in a raw egg and slowly reintroduce the curdled mixture.
A candid remark describes advice given as ingenuous sincere and open. The term is defined with pronunciation noting second syllable ten and e as in men.
The Marquis de Lafayette served American forces in the Revolutionary War. Rainier is in Washington state. The robin is the common thrush. Stephen A. Douglas was known as the little giant. The birthplace of the drama is Greece.
A host should arrange immediate food for arriving guests at home or nearby, then attend the dinner and return promptly. A girl wearing a man's fraternity pin signals an engagement, though some campus engagements are casual. The most fashionable hour for a formal dinner is eight o'clock.
A fragmented puzzle lists clues for anatomy terms and related words. Across items hint at organs such as lungs and trachea with various linguistic puns and vertical down entries including be hold and rubber tree.
McKenney reports Mrs. Meyer Rothschild, longtime New York bridge player, elected honorary member of the Women's National Committee of the League. In a sample hand she held the South, North opened four spades, East bid five hearts, and the sequence continued with five spades, a double, and a redouble, illustrating the playful yet strategic nature of bridge.
In Sheboro on May 1 W Frank Redding Jr leads Asheboro Rotary Club to Pinehurst district conference with J D Ross Jr and E O Schaefer as delegates. A bridge hand is described with trumps and doubled contracts. A household cleaning tip mentions a flannel cloth dipped in oats as an aid for woodwork.
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