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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1942
Page
5
Seth Harmon profile on parachute recruits revealing six weeks of training, packing the chute, and the fear and nerve needed to bail from aircraft at 1 000 to 10 000 feet. Jumps shown under jump master supervision with static line deployment and careful landing technique.
In a tense Vinton High School Senior class race the Ford Club and the Quintuplets back candidates with posters and speeches. Larry Wills, associate editor of the Victorian and Quints vice president, fears Doug Landis may fail to win but hopes a victory boosts a college scholarship for King. Lloyd Martin of the Torch pushes a war stamp drive through a club competition, aiming to sign students on pledge cards and publish results in the Victorian, motivating sales and campus fun. The plan wins approval, with Mr. Palmer instructing club reps to organize quickly and report back.
Larry and Duck lead the Quints against Lloyd Martins Torch Club in a drive for War Stamp pledges. The Torchers secure early pledges by approaching students at doors while the Quints scramble to match the effort. Grace Morris hints the Torchers overpromised pledges, signaling a strategic advantage that may backfire. To Be Continued Next Week.
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Joe Louis achieved a historic feat by stopping two heavyweights in the ring earlier in his career, a record unmatched by any heavyweight champ. Lord Mountbatten is famed for his interest in the Royal Navy. Hannibal, Missouri gave birth to a noted author and a war leader. The founder of the Chinese Republic was Sun Yat-sen. Puerto Rico’s governor is appointed by the U.S. president. The three colors on the flag of the Chinese Republic are red white and blue. Bolivia and Paraguay are the two South American landlocked nations. Battleships are named for states. cruisers are named for cities.
Jeanne Horan of 806 Carolina Street Vallejo California wins a dollar in War Stamps for the week's best cookie recipe. The note grants the prize as a reward for the winning entry and praises the cookies as worth the wait.
Shortening peanut butter and sugar are creamed with milk and eggs. Flour and soda are folded in, dough dropped by teaspoon, pressed with a fork and baked at 325 for 13 to 20 minutes. A weekly prize of 1.00 in War Stamps is offered for readers under 18. Send entries to the Kitchenette today.
Emmett Fowler of Chancellor South Dakota earns a dollar in War Stamps for his week’s best idea by turning tin cans into decorative birds. He splits, traces, cuts, and paints the can pieces into lawn and houseplant ornaments while also posting show bills for a local theatre. Readers are invited to send in money making ideas for a chance at War Stamps prizes.
The article describes a skill demanding ring toss game with a wooden peg stand. Players throw rope rings from ten feet to land on pegs numbered 5, 10, 20, and 25 points. Three rings are made from 15 inch rope loops. Ten turns per game, high score wins.
After purchasing War Stamps or Bonds, hold them unless a real emergency. Selling them unnecessarily equals neglecting to use them when needed, making the investment wasted.
The British Commandos are noted for a daring charity bid risking their title. Names Mark Twaitt and Donald Nelson appear in connection with the effort. Sun Yat Sen is referenced in a related context. A resident appointment is cited as part of the aftermath. The visual description mentions a red background with a white sun in the upper inside corner. Bolivia and Paraguay are listed among locations.
A caption hints at dangerous actions harming national defense and directs readers to the page for the answer. The item appears as a cautionary illustrative note or feature, employing a provocative question to engage readers with a safety or security issue.
A reader from Belleflower California sent 20 riddles to the paper and five are published here. The five presented ask about lengthened words cut at both ends, a man and his dog path, being in debt, a thing lower with a head than without, and why washerwomen are silly.
A brisk note presents a winter crossword puzzle with clues across and down. Entries include Distress signal outlet beverage tree umpire grass skaters lubricant steam Civil War general right guard abbr comparative ending physical note plural ending. A wordplay line hints at beheadings yielding fascinate injure equip with weapons behead cloth legal document and behead al to reveal evil.
Puzzle text mentions changing one letter to form real words in chains from RACE to BALL and GAME to SLED. It hints at a word diamond based on reflect and references a telegram, Africa, and named lines. Includes quirky dialog with Rastus and Circus Owner's Wife about a mail sent with tails.
A terse clue snippet describes a crossword puzzle solution with stray words like Spinach asparagus and mint. The fragment mentions lost items and a lane reference, suggesting a brief puzzle update or reader note about a misplaced entry and related wordplay.
The fragmentary lines reference a dinch and a remark on a wig meeting payment, a figure of four million, and a note about a tube catching soft water during heavy rain. Names, places, and clear events are absent, yielding minimal concrete details.
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