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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1940
Page
7
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers and some garbled entries. Includes references to religious leaders, navigation terms, body parts, objects, and archaic words. The puzzle appears unfinished with mis-spellings and stray letters, plus a prompt for the answer to a previous puzzle and scattered fragments.
Bridge column by McKenney discusses strategic concepts and problem solving for contract play. The piece outlines key principles, common mistakes, and practical tips for advancing skills in competitive bidding and play.
Nutritionist explains how spring heat affects appetite and body temperature management. A higher protein intake raises heat production, while milk eggs vegetables and cereals help keep cool. meat can be reduced to once daily, and seasonal cheaper foods aid cooling and savings.
Sherry Bond and companions flee New York with Pepper Boy toward Churchill Downs for the Derby. Shep Grant faces a conflict over May Belter's money while Uncle Willie bets and shifts loyalties. A helpful motorcycle cop clears the way as Pepper Boy travels toward Kentucky.
In this deal South rebids spades after a light two hearts by West. North has a strong spade fit and clubs. he jumps to four spades, signaling limit. East cannot overcall five diamonds, so the contract goes four spades, made five, while four hearts by East-West would yield a good score if doubled.
In bridge scoring the five hearts doubled and down yields minus 200, while the opposite direction results in minus 450.
Uncle Ray's Corner recounts Belgium's 1914 invasion after Germany refused passage, Britain’s entry, and Belgium’s prolonged fight as a captive country. It notes Albert I’s leadership, the war’s four year duration, and the later defense turn with new forts likened to a Little Maginot line. The column teases tomorrow’s Belgian Customs item.
NEA columnist details Jim and Marian Jordan history from Peoria to vaudeville and radio. The couple explains early earnings, home purchases, and their shift from live acts to Fibber McGee and Molly. They note plans for another film and reject mega productions. England fights slot machines as butchers protest oversized pork. In London daily water use averages 38 gallons per person.
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