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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1941
Page
3
A simple woodwork guide describes turning five board pieces into a sturdy bookcase suitable as a Christmas gift. It details cutting ends from a 10 inch board, forming a hand hold, creating a bottom shelf and trough, assembling with screws, and finishing with putty, paint, varnish, or wax.
In Caxton New England a student named Constance Hart encounters Bob Andeman at the Corner Shop. He shares a family treasure legend tied to her old house and a possible hidden gold stash from the colonial era. Constance contemplates risk to help her family as Bob plans to visit that evening. To be continued next week.
Peter Li of Ludlow Mass asks if high school education is needed for aviation and how to pursue flying training. The reply urges completing required subjects for the Air Corps entry and supplementing with science drawing meteorology and math. It suggests model planes gliding lessons and emphasizes ongoing education for aspiring pilots.
A column explains that ice can make water boil by reducing air pressure. A round bottle of water, uncapped, is heated until boiling, then half is poured out and a cork inserted. As the bottle cools a vacuum forms, causing renewed boiling when returned to ice. Boiling temperature lowers with altitude.
A reader from Edwardsville Illinois submits a VEGETABLE SALAD recipe with gelatin, hot and cold water steps, and chopped peppers celery cabbage and carrots. Martha Jean Upton earns a dollar prize for the submission, part of The Kitchenette page by Aunt Peggy.
When first discovered about two centuries ago platinum was cheap and used in swindles by covering bricks with gold. Russia minted small coins from platinum and France alloyed it with gold and silver to harden them. Prices later surged from 316 to 3 pounds per ounce. Platinum is ductile and can be drawn into wire long enough to span the distance from New Orleans to New York. It expands little when heated, making it ideal for high temperature thermometers. It is nearly chemically inert and used in weight and measure standards with iridium alloys for lasting durability.
A humorous feature salutes a windblown riddle man and prints five readers names with their submitted puzzles. The list includes Stasie Dugger Larry Brynell Ethel Hurt G Rubino and Katherine Schockiey. A brief dialogue caps the item with a playful pilot and girl exchange.
Fragmented clues reference a Maid of Orleans, a wooden figure, and phrases about reaching a place before hymns begin. The lines hint at wordplay with removeable letters and sounds like kilt and lid. The passage mixes word riddles about objects and persons with unclear endings.
A home craft note describes making a lamp from two round gourds and a long Sneck. Dry the gourds then shellac and enamel in green with a black design. Trace with paper and fill, wire the base like a pottery lamp or use an alternative.
Instructions describe converting a gourd into a string holder by cutting the top, drilling holes, shellac and enamel painting, then threading a wire hanger and inserting string to complete a decorative functional piece. The design echoes a lamp tracing with black oil paint for a silhouette effect on a neutral shade.
The editor laments how cinema glamorizes bandits and notes kids imitate criminals as heroes in public spaces. He recalls Dillinger era banquets where adults warned that real outlaws were ruthless killers, not Robin Hoods, challenging the romantic view of crime.
Leona Myhres of Arlington South Dakota carves designs into plain soap bars to sell as ornaments and gifts. Using a sharp knife to cut shapes and a toothpick to add details she receives 10 to 15 orders weekly and even makes baby soap figures sold to new mothers. The project earns her extra spending money and she wins a prize for sharing her money making idea.
A fragmented quiz asks to pick birth years for well known figures. Options given include Farragut Adams Irving Roosevelt Bryant Revere Rockefeller Jackson and others. The text mixes dates with stray characters and mock dialogue about mail and envelopes, presenting a puzzle rather than a clear article.
This piece notes Election Day significance, mentions men running for offices, and presents a crossword puzzle with clues across and down. It invites readers to fill the grid while considering voting day, counting objects in a accompanying picture, and highlights a 13-count in the illustration.
An elderly man was knocked down by a bus which halted abruptly. Onlookers gathered as an ambulance was called and the victim woke asking where he is. A quick passerby offered a city map for two bits amid the scene.
Puzzle recap lists answers for last week including fob fable zomblins blind end host Witch coffin Nard area rear dare and notes Crossword Puzzle Solution. The fragment presents a partial solution set and a heading indicating a puzzle review.
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