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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1939

Page

7

Tech football and campus elections collide on homecoming week

Joan Johnson, a glamour student on the Tech campus, watches star back Keith Rhodes and blocker Dan Webber star in a 20 0 victory over Cornell. Meanwhile campus life swirls around homecoming queen voting with Joan wondering about Dan while plotting future politics.

Joan Johnson Tech Keith Rhodes Dan Webber Keith Kay Granger Millicent Kennedy Scarab Combine Phi Delta Corinne Chambers Frances Booth Joan

Denmark the neighbor land near Germany in Uncle Rays corner

Denmark sits north of Germany with 3 750 000 people on Jutland and many islands. Copenhagen lies on the largest island east of Jutland, close to Sweden. Viking heritage includes Canute and union history with Norway and Sweden. Denmark is a democratic kingdom rich in dairy, oats, barley, wheat and potatoes with strong butter exports.

Germany Denmark Jutland Copenhagen Sweden England Canute Norway Margaret Christian IX Europe Christian X Hitler Kiel Canal Veresailles

Island President Puzzle Clue List and Answers

A mixed word puzzle grid with horizontal and vertical clues covering topics from geography and biology to language. The list includes several cross references such as Island President and terms like Mother, Marble, and 3.1416, with multiple definitions and wordplay prompts.

Harrison in Hollywood: Swiss Family Robinson ships set sail

Paul Harrison reports from Hollywood on a stage ship set for a Swiss Family Robinson adaptation at RKO. The replica brig Swan is rigged with a central pivot, wind machines, water hoses, and a process screen showing storm waves while extras act as sailors and the crew films stirring, perilous sea action.

Ollywood Mama RKO Berry Lam Edwin Ludwig Herbert Rawlinson

Lessons in English by W L Gordon

Advice on proper usage and pronunciation with examples. Focus on words like impudence versus front to ask. Highlights include spelling tips for inflammatory and the value of vocabulary growth through daily word study. The day’s word is obsolete with Shakespeare examples.

Family Doctor on Hearing Loss Causes and Early Detection

In National Hearing Week, Dr. Morris Fishbein explains hereditary and acquired deafness, stressing early infant hearing checks. He outlines causes including heredity, serious infections, poisons like quinine, and trauma, and notes limited recovery with emphasis on preserving remaining hearing.

In Motion and Card Play in One Minute Across Borders

The piece mixes rapid world statistics about sugar bacon and lamb profits per minute with a bridge problem. It details global import export rates, then pivots to a bridge defense and a brisk quiz about a pick up play.

Professor Emeritus Williams Seriously Ill in Durham Hospital

Chapel Hill Oct 24 Dr Henry Horace Williams Kenan professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of North Carolina is seriously ill in a Durham hospital with bronchial pneumonia He was 81 last Aug 16

Chapel Hill Henry Horace Williams Kenan University of North Carolina Durham Hospital

Pro ducer Towne Discusses Changes In Romance For Screening

Gene Towne and Graham Baker describe updates to the original story adding a romance between Edna Best and Thomas Mitchell as escapist entertainment. Mitchell contrasts civilization with a world at risk, linking to Napoleonic echoes rather than Hitler, as Towne cites historical repetition.

Gene Towne Graham Baker Mama and Papa Edna Best Thomas Mitchell Mr. Mitchell Europe Hitler Napoleon Towne Papa Australia Stanley and Livingstone Rio Dorothy Lamour Singapore Matto Grosso Brazil Dr. Cyclops Doug Fairbanks, Jr Paramount Madeleine Carroll Orson Welles Panama Florida Everglades

Look and Learn Quiz Answers Overview

The questions cover history and trivia. Answers: James Garfield served six and a half months. the animal is the kangaroo. there are more non Christians than Christians in the world. a sextillion has twenty one ciphers. Bermuda flies under the British flag.

Bermuda James Garfield Giteau

Old Nagmi Cotton Mill to Resume Limited Operation

Randleman reports the Old Nagmi Cotton Mill will reopen soon after a week of remodeling. Plans are in place to start on a small scale next week with activities resuming throughout the town.

Randleman Nagmi

Modern Etiquette Q A Guest Rebuke And Seating Etiquette

The host should only rebuke a guest by calling them aside asking them to leave and severing relations if the offense is severe. Writing a social letter with a lead pencil is acceptable only for an ill bedbound writer or an octogenarian. After an informal dinner a guest typically stays about one and a half to two hours.

Elks Set Annual North Carolina Convention in City

The North Carolina Elks Association will hold its annual convention in the city. Harry Rothrock Jr of 1101 Adams Street is reported as an appendectomy patient at Guilford General Hospital.

ELKS Charlotte North Carolina Elks Association Navy Harry Rothrock, Jr Adams Street Guilford General Hospital

Bridge League Notes From Secretary McKenney

William E. McKenney serves as secretary for the American Contract Bridge League detailing organizational matters and upcoming events. The report outlines administrative updates, membership notes, and scheduled steel-nist initiatives for regional chapters.

American Contract Bridge League

Stars Named and Numbered Across the Firmament

A concise note observes that every known star in the firmament has a distinct name or numeric identifier, underscoring the systematic cataloging of celestial bodies for reference and study.

How Can I Protect Roses and Clean Pots in Winter

Woman asks about winter protection for a rose bed and is advised to build a board frame filled with leaves and add branches to hold them. She also asks how to clean a coffee pot and is told to boil it in water with borax, soda for non aluminum pots. A third query on hair tonic is answered with a blend of castor oil brandy and bay rum.

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