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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1939
Page
7
A playful puzzle page fills the Enterprise with crosswords and word clues. Readers chase clues like organizer of American Red Cross and legendary figures through themed mini games and family friendly hints.
A list of crossword style clues with numbers and definitions covering topics from people actions to astronomy and measurements including red cross related terminology and misc terms like incognito and 3.1416. The grid hints appear as vertical and horizontal entries with varied word lengths.
Hollywood gossip notes from Paul Harrison with quips on 1940s film set life. Extras slack off amid lean hiring while studios move more work to Hollywood. Joan Fontaine hospital incident prompts eerie on set closeups. Mae West spoof lines spark jokes about reading and censorship.
Detective Dawson pursues the Benthorne murder case as Arnold Benthorne’s widow Helen and ally William Alston reveal clues. Alston vanishes after supplying a half burned cigarette fragment, while Dawson searches for a missing gun and a culprit among the tangled alibis at the mansion.
Panama drew public interest as American shipowners sought to transfer vessels to Panamanian registry. True and false questions test knowledge about Panama’s republic era Spanish language canal zone loan from Panama General Somoza and its Venezuela connection.
Chaplin’s Dictator crew reports calm delays and lingering inactivity as Charlie Chaplin ponders minor gags. Walt Disney advances new Bambi work slowly with trial animations and color tests, aiming to start real work next spring and finish about a year and a half later.
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom’s night club has faded with little business prompting a bouncer to eject patrons. A boulevard marquee features double billing for The Old Maid and What a Life. At Warners a bugler plays taps on The Fighting 69th set. The Grapes of Wrath outdoor set roof catches fire during final scene filming. Ann Sheridan described as a tropical tramp in Torrid Zone script, her first major chance.
A Q and A on etiquette covers correcting mispronunciations not by repeating the word, handling business calls via a secretary, and dining table manners such as leaving a napkin in the chair, suggesting the napkin signal may indicate a rustic origin.
In 356 B C Macedonia’s King Philip welcomed a son Alexander and asked Aristotle to tutor him. Thirteen years later Aristotle went to the royal court to teach the prince who would become a great king. The story notes Aristotle’s school near the capital and the famed lessons in reading writing geometry and Homer.
Instructions cover waterproofing by melting tallow and resin then applying warm mix to soles. Repairs for worn rug edges suggest buttonhole stitching with heavy colored yarn. Also advice to revive old lemons by simmering in hot water without boiling for two hours.
The origin of Pennsylvania comes from William Penn and sylvania meaning woods. The popular name for sodium chloride is salt. The line “Of all the words of tongue or pen the sad destiny are these it might have been” was written by John Greenleaf Whittier. Patriots’ opponents were called Tories. Nevada is the most sparsely populated state with about 99 000 people in 1935 estimates. Baseball remains popular in Japan this year. Venezuela lifted its ban on foreign potatoes. Plowmen in England carry gas masks on the plow.
A rapid collection of global stats views how much is spent and moved each minute. It notes costs for legal salaries in the United States, Russian and Nazi production figures, Nordic convoy activity, Italian trade items, and Asia's wool output, all per minute.
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines how infection and tissue degeneration affect heart disease across ages. He lists ten practical heart commandments promoting rest sleep nutrition exercise and regular checkups to prolong life and reduce strain on the heart.
McKenny on Bridge explains shaded one level openings in Vanderbilt bids. It analyzes risks and benefits of shading spade heart diamond or two clubs and the impact on partner and opponents in various vulnerable and nonvulnerable situations. It discusses when two clubs signals five cards and how one diamond may reveal the hand.
Publication notice states no reproduction of the distributed Esquire Features content and reserves all rights. It asserts ownership by Esquire Features Inc and prohibits unauthorized copying or distribution of material from the 1938 issue.
Lessons cover proper usage and pronunciation with examples. Today's word is commendation meaning favorable opinion and praise. The excerpt notes that censure from opponents can be the nicest commendation. St. Evre wound.
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