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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1941

Page

3

Bailing Out Of Plane Is Easy And Here's How

An anonymous Air Corps News Letter tip provides light hearted yet practical steps for a bomber crew member forced to bail out. It outlines pre jump actions radios, forms, altitude checks, pilot coordination, and a post landing path including filing forms and seeking sympathy. The satire notes counting, rip cord, parachute deployment, and even a humorous nod to a swimming booklet as useful before landing.

New York Special News Service Air Corps Intelligence Division The Corps Area Post Operations Office U. S. Army Washington, D. C

Look and Learn Qs and Answers Summary

A compact Q and A piece lists five early U S presidents George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison and James Monroe. It states the most economical driving speed as twenty five miles per hour. It names fine arts as music painting sculpture and architecture. It identifies bacteria as the plant that sour milk and juices. It confirms signatures in read pencil on legal documents are valid.

United States George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe

How to mend walnut scratches and cream fixes

A guide explains scratching walnut with fresh nut kernels to renew finish, adding honey to whipped cream to stabilize sweetness, cleaning parchment shades with olive oil, and notes on snakes and patent history.

Believe it On Mlot by Roki Ripley ADD THE NUMBER OF YOUR SISTERS

The fragmentary text mentions Believe it On Mlot by Roki and a prompt to reveal the number of your sisters, lacking clear news value or event details to form a proper item. This record preserves the available entities without adding facts.

Roki Ripley

Younger Men of Asheboro Sid Myers Reigns at Ashton Hotel

Sid J. Myers, 20, manager of the Ashton Hotel in Asheboro, is celebrated as one of the town’s most popular young business leaders and likely the state’s youngest hotel manager. A LaGrange native, he studied at UNC before returning to Randolph to help his mother’s estate, then joined the hotel as assistant to Winston Adams and later took the post. He modernized the property, revived a shuttered dining room, and now oversees meals, rooms, and community involvement with the Merchant’s Association, Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber, and Southern Club while pursuing photography as a hobby. His sister Sue Taylor Myers visits for the summer, adding to local interest.

Sid J. Myers Ashton Asheboro North Carolina Sid Randolph County LaGrange University of North Carolina Winston Adams Adams Mr. Adams Sam Sam Burrow Bank of Randolph Merchant's Association of Chamber of Commerce Southern Sue Taylor Myers

Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers

A Q and A on proper public decorum. A man should not place an arm across a woman's chair. A saleswoman should address customers as sir or madam, not master or lady. A bride may show her trousseau informally but not display wedding gifts.

Notable Facts From Everyday Life and Science

The passage notes that eighty five percent of American farm families own motor vehicles. It states an elk regrows its antlers in four months with buds appearing around mid March. It recalls miners once paid $100 to analyze a ton of ore samples, now commonly paying $2.50.

Explosion That Claimed Seven Lives Is Ruled Unavoidable

A coroner's jury ruled the Nightingale explosion an unavoidable accident after seven killed and 14 injured on the Atlantic fishing excursion. Coast Guard searched for three missing, while two other boats aided survivors. Names tied to Salisbury, Rocky Mount, KannapOLis, Dillon and Beaufort are listed among the dead and injured.

Little River S. C Nightingale U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Charleston Atlantic Curry Krider Salisbury N. C T. W. Cothran G. A. Barber E. R. Griffin George B. Barfield Rocky Mount N.C Grey Barber, Jr Jerry Barber Shelton Lesler John Dix John Mintz Cadet Robert Montz

Georgia’s First Ec Colony Founder James Oglethorpe

A historical note recalls that the first ec colony in Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe, marking the start of colonial establishment. The caption also notes a comparison about animal physiology with sloths having about half the muscle mass of other animals and a spider’s initial web being as perfect as its later ones.

Georgia James Oglethorpe

Fewer Trees Mean More Trouble in Urban Areas

The article argues that declining city tree populations raise trouble for homeowners and urban health. It cites sanitation-driven elm disease removals, noting over 4,000,000 elms condemned and destroyed to stop Dutch Elm Disease. As populations grow, road widening and new construction cut shade trees, increasing insect problems.

FDR Jr. Injured in Auto Crash In Stable Condition

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr is described as in good condition after an auto accident at Phillips House Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctors say he is not in danger and expected to be released soon.

Boston Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr Phillips House Massachusetts General Hospital

Tree Health Risks in Urban Plantings Demand Owner Awareness

The text argues that fewer trees, artificial surroundings, lawn plantings, root damage from construction, altered water tables, and changing growing conditions threaten tree health. It urges property owners to learn about dangers and apply prevention to avoid costly remedies later.

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