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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1937
Page
8
A crossword style clue set lists across and down entries with answers such as Famous French airman and other terms including Indian ocean, volcanic, and heraldic terms, all tied to a puzzle grid referenced as Pioneer Flyer.
Uncle Ray explains the grass family includes thousands of kinds across continents, from staple crops like wheat and rice to bamboo towering over 60 feet. Reeds in marshes reach over 10 feet and help dry swamps by forming root mats that trap mud.
A reader asks how to extend stocking life. The answer advises washing perspiration from damp stockings under cold water to prevent fiber damage from sweat.
Daily vocabulary note explains common misuses and pronunciations. It highlights double negatives with witness, chamois pronunciation, and common misspellings. It defines discretion as prudence and self control, citing Shakespeare on valor and discretion.
A breezy question and answer feature presents five questions: baseball pitch speed enamel of teeth secretary Henry Morgenthau the first state to grant full suffrage to women and the number of signers of the Declaration of Independence. The answers include 220 feet per second enamel, Henry Morgenthau, Wyoming, and fifty six signers.
A column by Roberta Lee answers etiquette questions. The engagement length depends on plans, with six months as the usual maximum. In a mixed group, the girls follow the head waiter and the two men follow the girls. Introduction is obligatory when two people wish to meet.
Nathan H. Yelton of Bakersville Mitchell county starts as director of the North Carolina division of public assistance. The post oversees old age pensions and aid to dependent children adopted by the 1937 General Assembly. Appointed by Mrs. W. T. Best with Governor Clyde Hoey's approval, his start was delayed by seeking a successor as Mitchell County superintendent of schools.
The text describes how plants grow in mud forming solid material and notes Kentucky’s famous blue grass, its origin near Lexington, and the blue grass in Texas and Canada. It mentions limestone soil, European import history, pasture use, and a nature leaflet titled Masters of Music available via Uncle Ray with a stamped return envelope for Tomorrow The Fern Family.
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