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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1939
Page
7
A long word list of clues and answers spans music, geography, and common objects. Includes references to opera themes, instruments, animals, directions, and everyday terms, forming a dense crossword style puzzle with many cross-linked entries.
Deanna Durbin receives her first onscreen kiss from Bobby Stack as their romance begins during the making of First Love. Stack, 20, recalls his nerves and the ice breaking after weeks of dancing scenes and rehearsals. He pursued acting after leaving USC.
A quiz item lists five presidential figure clues. 1 Princeton graduate Dolly Payne secretary of state under Jefferson. 2 William and Mary rector and chancellor later Virginia governor and U S senator. 3 Ohio editor who called armament conference died in San Francisco Baptist. 4 Zachary Taylor VP later New York comptroller and Buffalo chancellor. 5 Milwau kee shooting police commissioner New York Harvard hunter.
A healthful weight loss plan stresses small reductions across meals rather than eliminating foods. The article outlines simple portion control and light daily exercise to maintain weight after initial loss, including fruit snacks, salads, and walking routines.
Guilford County real estate transfers listed from High Point to Jamestown and beyond. Transfers include J B E Lyon to H W Agner in Spring Valley, J E Fouts to Mrs D L Wright on Arch Street, J W Ray to M Shane on Summit Avenue, Mary F Foust and Martha Lee Foust to M W Klotz adjoining Wharton property, H D Crenshaw to R L McDonald on Greensboro road, A R Bullock to James D Geene in Archdale Park, North State Improvement Co to Margaret B White on North Gilmer and Cambridge Streets, B T Jackson to T A Glascock on Gregory Street.
The subject, a celebrated skeet and pistol shooter, details a string of national titles from 1936 to 1939 and a world record 364 straight skeet hits in 1937. He warns against vanity after a run of press notices and recalls losing four contests in a row that kept him grounded.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes malignant endocarditis remained fatal until sulfanilamide and derivatives emerged. Sulfapyridine lowered fever and reduced germs but yielded only one recovery in 65 treated. Boston and Chicago studies explore combining sulfapyridine with heparin to prevent vegetation on heart valves, yielding encouraging but non curative results.
The passage sketches rapid, global snapshots of ongoing events timed to a minute. It notes Irish pig births rising to two litters per minute, Nazi chemical shipments cut off costing Germans $35 a minute, droughts and floods in North China, and cotton and wheat production losses measured in minutes. It also cites UK banana consumption, Palestine sulfur production, and US costs to police Indian reservations.
A Q and A on serving fine wine with after dinner coffee and fruits, host ordering for guests or sharing orders, and whether to close letters with yours. The answer notes using yours after closings like Sincerely Lovingly and Devotedly.
The American representative of the Colonies in France during the Revolution was Benjamin Franklin. The city referred to as Gotham is New York. Boiling water kept boiling does not get any hotter. Ophelia appears in Hamlet. The English city noted for its cutlery is Sheffield.
Raeford Leo Nance of High Point faced juvenile court in Thomasville on Tuesday with Clerk E. C. Byerly presiding. He was released to his father Young Nance, who is under 16, to report back within a month for a final decision on a larceny of an automobile belonging to T. W. Crowson of Thomasville. The case is generally expected to result in probation.
A reader asks how to make inexpensive fudge and receive a method using water sugar cocoa salt and butter followed by vanilla and cooling. Another query seeks a method to polish ebony toilet articles with vaseline and absorbent rubbing. A third asks how to prevent ink from spreading on linen with a two step marking process.
The note teaches common word mix ups and pronunciations with examples. It highlights geisha pronunciation, perennial spelling, and synonyms for late. It defines determinate as having defined limits and cites Emerson on eloquence. It ends with a law about special permits for driving in Germany.
In Paris a special gas mask demonstration drew participants from American and British circles. The event highlighted civil defense readiness amid growing security concerns and showcased practical gear for wartime conditions.
Irish players dominated the Dunoon bagpipe tournament in Scotland with top awards. The event showcased skilled performances by leading pipers from Ireland, earning premier prizes and regional recognition.
One hundred twenty one Londoners earned their living from agriculture in the past year. This read as a regional employment note highlighting farm work in the capital.
Voluntary labor reduced the Burma China Highway project cost to 24 million dollars for the 726 mile route. Local volunteers contributed effort that lessened the financial burden on the government and sped progress on the long road between Burma and China.
The X ray machine runs on electricity at high voltage to produce X rays that pass through the body and form a film. Dentists find X rays helpful for seeing tooth roots and abscesses, guiding treatment decisions about tooth preservation or extraction.
This installment explains WEM a self play card game for three to six players with no partnerships. Bidding affects scoring with exactly bid tricks earning points and null bids earning five points. A revoke costs points and may affect others contracts. Next section covers bidding and play.
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