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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1938
Page
3
McKenney discusses bridge scoring where a Par score is 100 and not 10 per unnamed play. He notes credit for expert vs. nonexpert, with scores 90 and 80 indicating performance. He analyzes overcalls and suit-jumps, highlighting an exception to a general rule with overcalling strategy.
The article discusses a bridge hand where North opens with a three level bid and South rebids spades to show strength, with further play involving ruffing a low club, trumping sequence, and a squeeze possibility. It poses four questions on final contract, double decisions, opening lead choices, and optimal plays, highlighting expert techniques in trump management and timing.
UNCLE RAY outlines Hitler rise from a World War I corporal born in Austria to a German ruler. The narrative traces his early career in the Workers' Party, name changes, 1923 Munich beer hall plan, prison sentence, and initial political gains as Europe heads toward dictatorship.
A brief column by Roberta Lee offers etiquette guidance on wedding gifts thank you notes hosting guests introductions and the etiquette of personal notes. It advises against generic engraved thanks prioritizes personal notes and suggests how a hostess manages conversation and portions at gatherings.
Advice on proper word choices and pronunciation, correcting common misuses. Explains confidence phrases, mispronunciations like radiator and light related terms, and clarifies distinctions among wage salary pay stipend remuneration.
Homemaker questions on keeping dresser drawers clean by using oilcloth liners as false bottoms. Instructions describe preparing cardboard pieces and oilcloth covers for easy removal and cleaning. A pineapple plant is started by placing the pineapple top in a jar of water then potting it. A method for salting peanut shells involves boiling peanuts in salt liquid then drying.
The North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association will discuss promoting textile trade and related issues at its annual meeting in Pinehurst on Thursday and Friday. The report notes broader efforts to expand vocabulary with daily word learning and cites H. G. Wells on controversial doctrines.
The piece asks five questions about U S height averages the Franklin quote legality of past due notices on postcards the lowest tide and the original thirteen states. Answers list five items including five feet eight inches Benjamin Franklin yes neap tide and the original states.
In Rose Hill North Carolina on October 30 an eight year old boy D Ford Baker was killed when a shotgun discharged accidentally during play. Coroner Carl Smith ruled the death an accident.
A five day forest fire in Caldwell and Watauga counties left about 3000 acres burned. The blaze destroyed some timber and several abandoned buildings as 3090 citizens and CCC crews fought the flames. The fire, centered near the head of the Yadkin river, was fueled by a northerly wind and began Wednesday from a camp fire.
A playful quiz presents five statements to judge as true or false. It asks if California had the fastest 1920s population growth, whether ideas can be patented, if most NYC traffic accidents occur 5 to 6 pm, whether apples are very high in water, and if a carob is a type of boat. Answers appear on the classified page.
The annual North Carolina Newspaper Institute will be held in Chapel Hill January 18-21. The dates were approved by the North Carolina Press Association executive committee. Members of the Associated Press will conduct a luncheon session on the first day of the gathering.
Newspaper photographer detective Bob Tait teams with officer Donnie Feeley to trap a shock suspect. A cryptic letter from songwriter G K Weeks promises revelations at the Pacific Plaza Hotel. Myrna Dombey’s fate and Nelda Starr’s movements loom as tension rises before a promised confrontation.
Funeral services were held in Raleigh for the Rev John B Murphy 32 pastor of St Egbert's Catholic church Morehead City who died from injuries after an automobile accident.
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