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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1939
Page
7
A themed crossword style grid lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries about a venerable author and related terms. The puzzle references famous individuals, body parts, objects, and common words, ending with a final clue set that includes a court and flora terms.
Hollywood reports a possible four week studio shutdown beginning in mid December as the wartime economy tightens. The Hays office prepares to trim staff while studios shuffle talent. actors like Robert Cummings and John Payne see wage moves and reassignments amidst industry upheaval and high profile contracts.
In a dinner scene Joan learns more about friends Dan Webber and Keith while Tomm y Peters flexes about Arkansas ties and football legends Bart Crowell and Jimmy Ludwig. The chapter teases a connection as Keith hints at a phone call and a possible Arkansas link.
Questions probe the danger zone set by Secretary Hull and the safety zone declared by 21 republics. The item notes a German sea raid sinking a ship off a South American nation, warns of a major British liner at risk, and asks if trans Atlantic clipper flights paused in the war’s first month.
This brief reads like a language column focusing on usage notes and vocabulary. It highlights misused words, common mispronunciations, and a daily word such as homiletic meaning having the nature of a sermon.
Answers include George Washington for the famous line. The largest Mississippi River city is not specified here. The cleverest animal architect is the beaver. Helium is used in balloons because it will not burn. The strongest fortress is Gibraltar.
Seeds of many perennial flowers may be sown this fall rather than next spring. They germinate earlier and gain a longer growing season next year with better autumn weathering. Irises gas plant delphiniums and phloxes show these traits.
Britain outlines basic bone and joint injury care at first aid posts during air raids. Emphasizes preventing movement with splints, avoiding fracture setting, controlling pain with injections, cutting away clothing, keeping the patient warm, and careful bandaging to protect circulation. Next: mental effects of bombings.
Alicia Hart suggests early Christmas planning with gift ideas for beauty minded women. Delux gifts include a new dressing table or skirt, while affordable options cover boxes with white leatherette or pale blue satin, sachet pillows, makeup cases, and travel cases.
A rapid montage notes wartime production and logistics across nations. It cites Germany obtaining zinc from Poland, Russia aiding Nazi units, Germany burning oil, US map output, oil for a new army, and Europe producing wine as readers finish the minute. It ends with a STOP READING cue.
A 1938 Esquire feature note warns that reproduction is strictly prohibited under copyright. The document references Esquire features and outlines distribution restrictions for the publication.
A Victorian etiquette quiz answers common manners questions. It notes that talkativeness is a fault to curb, compares a loud speaker to an unbraced drum, and defines loquacity as a recurring mental flaw. It also outlines theater aisle conduct and proper napkin placement during meals.
A reader proposes a stain solution using equal parts sal ammoniac and tartar, dissolved in water then used on white goods. Also advice to hold rag rags by the sides to prevent threading damage when shaking. An inexpensive scrambled eggs method suggests three crushed crackers and two tablespoons milk per egg, cooked in hot butter.
Bulgaria imposes a limit banning meat consumption to Wednesdays and Fridays, detailing days allowed for meat intake. Britain forbids sending picture postcards to foreign countries, outlining the prohibition and its scope.
In a school talk Uncle Ray explains that no humans lived with dinosaurs whose fossils reveal their age. A recently caught southern Africa fish, linked to ancient Hollow Spine relatives 200 to 250 million years old, lived briefly after being netted and weighed 127 pounds.
In this bridge column a player should avoid luck and use strategy. South faces a spade contract after winning the club ace, aiming to prevent East from gaining the lead. The recommended line is queen of spades from dummy, letting East cover with king and preserving the contract against a potential heart shift.
Guilford County Realty Transfers list transfers in Guilford County including A. G. Dixon and wife to O. L. Row on Otteray Drive and H. H. Clodfelter to Lloyd K. Clodfelter on adjoining lands. Also Frazier trustee to Etta T. Boren on West Market Street and Clark to Delinger on Long Street.
In grape jelly crystals may form as harmless cream of tartar. To prevent this effect, chill grape juice overnight in a cold place before mixing with sugar. The crystals settle to the bottom. pour off the juice and strain. Another method is to blend grape juice with juice from other fruits.
The guide suggests adding just enough water to fruit to soften it, using a large flat-bottom pan for quick cooking, and mixing fruit juice with sugar for the final boil without preheating the juice. These steps aim to reduce cooking time while preserving flavor.
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