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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1938
Page
3
Marian Young advises budget dressing using a royal blue wool suit as a core. a solid color dress, a print frock, and a jacketed evening dress complete a spring wardrobe. Accessories and versatile pieces extend wear to work, lunch, travels, and dinners while staying economical.
Jackie waits in a radio tower as Roger Breckner flies west toward the coast in a supercharged craft. Messages from the ship report altitude about 35 thousand feet and 50 miles east position as dawn breaks and tension grows.
The Lions Club fish fry at H A Cecil's farm drew many members and guests. Frank Massey led the event featuring the Austin Brothers quartet from Guilford Sanatorium, with several spirituals and encores. Notable guests included Floyd Wright, Leslie Andrews, J B Pate, Chas Perry, Sidney Allen, Oscar Barker, Wayne Russell, S A Larter, and John Kalte. Attendance awards went to J B Pate and Lion Jim Fink. The club approved repainting and a new blind merchant confectionary stand run by Dad Bowden on South Main Street, with Kalte providing paint and materials.
The Declaration of Independence had fifty six signers. The Father of History is Herodotus. The mourning band is worn on the left arm. Ibid means in the same place. Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake after Lake Superior, with about 26,900 square miles.
Instructional note on English usage misused words mispronunciations and common misspellings. It highlights demonstrative pronunciation yolk versus yolk frame meanings and urges daily vocabulary growth with a sample word reverential showing respect for genius.
Practical tips from Anne Ashley on preserving lacquered copper with kerosene cloth, loosening rusted screws with hot paraffin, and removing egg stains by soaking dishes in cold water after use.
Roberta Lee answers reader questions on courtesy tips pall bearer attire and invitation style. A kind word with a tip is nice but not required. Any dark suit suffices for pallbearers and invitations should be written in the third person.
Only eight states test drivers' vision before issuing licenses while just fifteen require knowledge of traffic laws. This comparison highlights gaps in vision screening and written tests across jurisdictions.
Jackie waits through the morning schedules as planes circle above. She faces a tense two hours ahead, hoping for word from Roger while Mac’s plan unfolds, and the sense of time stretches in the waiting air.
A historical newspaper style puzzle lists across and down clues for fruits and related terms. Across entries include well known fruit and structural clues while vertical clues cover verbs, objects, and descriptors leading to a word grid solution.
A 17 year old Japanese girl Teiko writes in a translated letter about her life, studying at Tsudo college, hopes for peace, questions Japan's actions in China, and urges books that teach humanity and better worlds for future generations.
A coupon notice invites readers to join the 1988 Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club via Uncle Ray at The Enterprise High Point North Carolina. The letter requests a Membership Certificate a leaflet on making a Corner Scrapbook a printed cover design and asks for personal details and a KR F D Olty.
The Kernersville school graduated its largest senior class in history with a full auditorium ceremony. Rev B E Baker delivered the baccalaureate address as diplomas and special awards were presented to standout students.
Dr. Otis Marshall, Red Cross instructor, spoke to the Kiwanis club at the Elwood hotel about a High Point first aid course. He cited 10 to 12 million injuries annually in the U S with about 135,000 fatalities and many cripplings, and described course sections including artificial respiration and hemorrhage treatment. Visitors included J Edward Carroll and Oscar Barker among others.
Dun & Bradstreet reports this week’s retail buying at leading distribution centers averaged unchanged to 3 percent under last week and 5 to 12 percent under last year. Frost and rain reduced shopper interest in spring goods while coats and millinery were neglected. Shoes hosiery handbags and crocheted gloves saw gains as cotton items and summer bookings rebounded in some wholesale markets.
Denton area residents visited relatives and friends across North Carolina and Virginia over the weekend. Milestones include Mrs. T W Mitchel recovering from appendicitis at Burrus Memorial Hospital and Linda Campbell returning home after a tonsil operation. Revival services at the M E Church begin May 16 at 11 00.
Sunday morning services in Sandy Ridge drew large attendance with strong interest. Three ministers preached during the week Rev R O Knuckles Baptist minister Rev C B Way and Rev C A Brown pastor of Kernersville Pilgrim Holiness church spoke at the midweek service Wednesday night.
Postal receipts at the Kernersville post office show a rise of 112.97 dollars for April 1938 compared with April 1987, according to Postmaster Harmon Linville who released the figures.
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