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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
14
A crossword style list with horizontal and vertical clues covering various terms from sanitation to geography and history. The grid includes clues for measurements, garments, animals, and historical figures, combining common crossword themes.
In Uncle Ray's Corner the origin of the word ski is traced to an old Norse term meaning snowshoe. It notes an older spelling skee and explains skis as faster snow travel over open fields, comparing them to snowshoes.
The article chronicles ancient and modern skiing from Sweden Norway Denmark and Finland to Asia and North America. It notes early sport use in southern Norway around 1860, record cross country runs, and long distance ski explorations from Siberia to Murmansk. It cites 1934 and 1935 jumps at 301 311 feet and mentions Uncle Ray skating tomorrow.
The text recounts Kamehameha rising from Kohala to unite Hawaii by 1800, ruling harshly and subduing subordinate chiefs. It notes his pagan beliefs and cruelty, his later death in 1819, and how missionaries arrived after his death. It mentions Hawaiian stamps honoring him in Honolulu.
Mrs. G. L. Fuquay was committed to the state hospital by Superior Court Judge Edward H. Cranmer after being ruled mentally incompetent. She had faced charges of setting fire to a house from which she was evicted for nonpayment of rent.
Four year old Calvin Rhash died after his six year old brother Dewaine fired a pistol during play. The tragedy occurred in Asheville according to local reports, with authorities investigating the incident.
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