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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1939
Page
11
A practical guide on learning ventriloquism focusing on the ventriloquial drone. It covers producing the distant voice, avoiding labial sounds, and using misdirection. Bergen and Charlie Mc Carthy are cited as examples of expert use, with notes on technique and performance tips.
Kayton Houison explains a craft using fine sawdust mixed with poster ink to create colored powder pictures. Outline a design on smooth wood, apply glue within lines, sprinkle colored sawdust, then build up layers and borders for a vivid, folk art effect.
Dot Parthmore, a Rushton high student, learns that Bob Leonard a new boy who dislikes football might be hiding a remarkable backstory. An award from 1938 and a Philadelphia Times tip threaten his quiet facade as Rushton struggles in a key district game.
Dot confronts a grim football controversy after a reporter learns Bob Leonard’s life changing tragedy. Dan Bemis dismisses the story as closed while Dot vows to protect Leonard’s secret and support him despite the devastating events. A crisis with Jacky reveals new guilt over a golden football tale. To Be Continued Next Week.
A young reporter described Brigadier General Bluff as one of the prettiest girls at a party. The next day the editor questioned the remark, and the reporter defended it by saying the general was indeed present, prompting a debate over appropriate phrasing.
A pessimistic query about the world is answered by a senior recalling a slip on the sidewalk this morning, illustrating a lighthearted exchange about bad luck. The brief dialogue contrasts a bleak view with a simple personal mishap.
A dialogue fragment shows two Eskimo travelers discussing distance to Igbooton and a six month dog sled journey. The exchange notes an all night ride and a repeated voyage theme.
The article explains regular cage cleaning and disinfection to keep canaries healthy. It covers temporary cages for relocating birds, removing roosts to scrub, disinfecting feeds and water dishes, and caution about brass and chemicals. It also notes sun drying, trimming nails, and avoiding harmful cleaners reachable by birds.
An African explorer comments on a meal saying it is among the finest steaks he has eaten. His guide replies that it is not gnu but claims it is as good as gnu. The exchange highlights a playful moment over meat and wordplay between traveler and guide.
A man entering a packed street car stood and fell into another’s lap. The second man cried to move, and the first retorted that he is not a Swede but a Laplander, highlighting a nationality quip in a brief gag.
Readers are invited to send riddles to the paper for publication in print. Submissions should include the writer’s name and the riddle text. The offer promises chosen puzzles will appear with attribution.
Urquhart Dixon of 819 Gibson St Alexandria Virginia, a 16 year old high school student, describes his job as a house boy gardener and errand s as an unusually profitable and respectable form of labor. He says the work gives him spending money and useful exercise and fresh air.
A reader asks for letters about how readers earn money and to include age. If selected for publication the writer would win a one dollar prize, offering a chance for young readers to share personal income stories.
A playful craft article describes making a decorative peanut bird in a yellow crepe paper gilded cage. Using yellow sippers copper wire and string, readers assemble a 25 bar cage with a peanut body bird, crepe paper wings and tail, a match stick perch, and a hanging loop. The result is purely decorative and requires no care.
Smith looked dazed as a neighbor questioned him about the missing cat. He explained his wife told him to take the cat out and lose it, so he carried it in a basket six miles into the country, then followed it back home.
A university psychology study found the top cause of unpopularity is breaking promises. It argues the remedy is careful promise making and then full effort to keep words given, stressing that keeping commitments prevents loss of friends.
Recipe from The Kitchenette features salmon corn custard baked in a casserole with a tomato sauce. Prize of one dollar awarded to Evelyn Mae Norman of Sibley Texas for submitting the dish. readers under 18 invited to send favorites for a future print.
A list of five reader riddles with names Mary Kimmage Merna Hines Luella Mae Christopherson Carnelia Hancox and Percy Dillard. The items pose playful questions on time horses peeling spider and weather themed puzzles.
A minister visits a parishioner and asks her son Jimmy if he says his prayers nightly. The boy responds that he does not, explaining that some nights he does not want anything.
Riddle clues suggest wordplay about the back of a clock and Saltheaters. Other items claim slips and catching things, while a final line notes night falls and day breaks. The compact phrasing echoes a puzzle column or teaser feature.
Puzzle text presents a word grid with clues across and down about salt related terms and a meta instruction to form a diamond and remove the middle letter of a weight measure to yield a lake. It hints at composing a body part and a weather/heavenly element from the solvable word paths.
A shy country girl rides a railroad journey alone. A conductor asks for a favor and a train boy offers chewing gum. She reacts with awe and embarrassment, then sighs about giving up small comforts.
Puzzle recap lists nuts and fruits with hints. Mentions a river raver and wordplay like rakes and lakes. Notes a “Crossword Puzzle Solution” entry.
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