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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1936
Page
7
A reader asks how to restore a stiff broom by removing stitching rows to spread the straw. Another asks how to keep bread’s fresh taste, answered that it spoils when stored with stale loaves and should be kept separate in a clean container. A third note suggests removing rust from scissors by rubbing with kerosene.
The article notes many U S presidents, including up to 31st Franklin D Roosevelt, have not yet appeared on stamps. It highlights Switzerland and Belgium issuing charity and commemorative stamps for causes this Christmas season and mentions limited runs for tuberculous funds and city honors.
Alexandrine guide examines word usage and pronunciation. It discusses common misuses such as omitting certain words and mispronouncing Fidelity while emphasizing synonyms for rapid and abrupt and noting obnoxious as an example. The piece promotes daily vocabulary growth with a playful instruction.
A theatre party may be any size but six or eight is the usual and most popular number. Small envelopes are hard to handle and should be avoided. Alma Mater refers to the university, college, or school where one was educated, and is pronounced with the first syllable emphasized in Alma and Mater.
Answers cover the vast universe size two quintillion miles about the Civil War battleground state Virginia author James Fenimore Cooper meaning of a la mode in the fashion and Oregon’s key city Portland.
A burglar broke into Mrs. Genevieve Richards 27 year old invalid mother of two in a first floor Chicago apartment. He slashed her as she woke to quiet a barking dog, leaving her critically injured. Her sons Grant six and Louis five slept through the attack.
A brief note observes how cats perceive color, suggesting their world appears frayed and altered by color blindness. It uses a playful tone to describe feline vision and perception.
Dr E Stanley Jones urged ministers at the national preaching mission in Raleigh to cast their cares on God and pursue victorious living. Miss Muriel Lester of London urged Americans to speak out boldly and go into strained communities to understand people’s pain and needs. The four day event featured sectional meetings and large crowds at Memorial auditorium as the mission neared its end.
Extension meetings were held in eastern North Carolina towns and cities. A mass meeting, group meetings, and a youth conference comprised a busy day of activities as part of ongoing outreach.
Akron Ohio November 28 1923 Babcock Wilcox Co Barberton will grant a ten percent wage increase to all hourly employees effective Monday General superintendent J Edward Trainer announced about 2500 workers will benefit.
In a humorous letter, a writer censures loud diners who demand special treatment and misusing utensils. The piece suggests building separate soundproof pens so such patrons feel at home without disturbing others. Readers are invited to submit their own pet peeves.
Sioux City grocer Robert Herzoff alerted police after dreamily believing his store was being robbed. Officers found the shop undisturbed, and Herzoff admitted the alarm was based on a dream rather than any real crime.
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