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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1939
Page
7
A crosswords style clue list features musical and poetic references with a mix of vertical and horizontal entries. The page lists names, terms for artists and roles, plus various short definitions and wordplay hints across the grid.
Sheridan Starr and Betty Mary defend a crossing from Luis Barro and a band of aliens. Starr's quick order halts the group on American soil, disarms the smugglers, and leads a tense pursuit ending with Barro captured and Hope Kildare mortally wounded, while Betty Mary and Sherry share a mournful, intimate moment.
A compact look at how different animals grasp objects and how the human hand excels. It covers teeth and bites, elephant trunk tips, monkey tails, ape hands, and the thumb’s uniqueness, plus bone counts, wrist structure, and fingertip touch. The piece ends with a note offering a leaflet and a teaser for tomorrow.
Hollywood sound experts work on The Wizard of Oz crafting noises unseen before from buzzing insects to clanking metal. They record bullets hitting a blade and use voice re dubbing to reshape character speech. Birds from Catalina aviary provide trill and chirp sounds blended and reversed to create strange effects.
A wordplay teaser asks for a number where adding 17 to front yields 1789 the start year of the French Revolution. Adding 18 yields 1889 the Johnstown flood year. Adding 19 yields a clue about culture, prompting the solver to identify the base number.
Quiz answers cover human skull bones twenty two in number Cognac derives its name from the town of preparation in Cognac France Goethe is the greatest German lyric poet In Wall Street a bulge is a minor price increase and a dip a minor decrease The South American capital city near the Equator is Quito Ecuador
The article describes staging complex dance sequences for The Wizard of Oz with up to ten soundtracks synchronized for the completed film. It details the use of a tempo record, footwarmers, a dolly camera, and a wire hoop to keep the principal couple in frame during casual dialogue without music.
In a large city hospital about 26 000 yearly admissions show emotional and mental disturbances often linked to dehydration. Giving water and salt, by mouth or IV, lowered death rates and shortened the duration of agitation in some delirious and alcoholic patients, though such therapy must be directed by a physician familiar with the patient's condition.
Mildew on unused leather bags is removed by rubbing with a cloth dipped in petroleum ointment then allowed to sit a few minutes before drying. Repeat if needed. To prevent visibility through screens apply aluminum paint. For finger cuts while peeling vegetables place adhesive tape over the finger.
A scene on a very low platform had dancers wobbling on a camera dolly while Brent and Miss Davis argued and steadied themselves. Miss Davis complains of dizziness and slipping on her dress hem as the crew pushes the camera and sound gear amid the performers.
A reader asks about sudden friendships and extravagant remarks at dinner. Roberta Leek advises cautious friend-making, private compliments, and seating the woman on the man’s right to avoid public impropriety.
Paris drug squad officers pursued a bus to curb it and forced it to halt. They arrested the leading trafficker as he dropped several drug packages at his feet. More packages were found on him and in his flat. Cuba allocated 25000 for repatriating Cubans in Europe amid the Spanish Civil War fallout.
A brief note presents the idea of rapid reporting as events unfold in real time. It frames journalism as tracking a world that changes in seconds, stressing immediacy and current events.
A historical overview notes Canada produces 250 cigars per minute while cocoa yields 3000 pounds each minute. It highlights coal sulfur waste, union dues, German telephones, US streetcar boarding, lime usage in Illinois and Iowa, and 37 days of annual US industrial injury losses per minute.
A compact reader listing common errors mispronunciations and misspellings with guidance on vocabulary growth. It notes misused phrases and provides examples and a daily word study entry for RECONCILE. The item also reports vessels through the Suez Canal in the first quarter being 126 fewer than in 1938.
A note from the American Contract Bridge League highlights McKenney as bridge secretary. The item emphasizes organizational leadership and duties within the ACBL.
Bridge quiz 2 titled Paris 100 explains scoring penalties and reveals solutions. North should bid three clubs with six trumps to allow a later slam. South rebids five clubs. South should ruff hearts after drawing trumps and then play diamonds. the plan ensures contract success regardless of misplaced high cards and permits one spade loss.
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