Duraduck decoy creator turns tool into toy for all
Joe Newhardt of Danville Illinois devised the Duraduck a rubber roll up decoy for duck hunting that can be pocket sized. Self inflating and unsinkable the decoys ride like real ducks thanks to a concave bottom and suction cup effect. The idea spawned a growing demand from hunters children and naturalists leading to mass production in Cambridge Massachusetts and Newhardt now eyes broader uses and the trap of better ideas.
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Joe Newhardt
Danville
Ill
Newhardt
France
C. H. Angell
Cambridge
Mass
Fishy odor from water weeds and how to remove it
Beginners taste notes say fish from weedy water carry a fishy odor due to vegetation in the water. The odor remains after cooking unless scrubbed with soap and a brush or soaked in a strong salt solution after cleaning. Small fish should be halved with backbones removed and cut crisscross except spiny finned kinds.
Biggest Buck in Maine club patches unveiled for qualifiers
An article notes scarlet and gold patches six by four inches shaped like Maine to honor the new Biggest Buck in Maine Club. Patches feature vertical wording and are meant to promote safety alongside the hunting honor. The story then shifts to a tale about Caleb Ware, who returns home after five years away, seeks his father's forgiveness, and discovers his father longs for reconciliation and support amidst a run-down farm.
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Maine
Caleb
Ware
Archie” Gardner
Ed, Jr
New York
Central Park
Chimes for Brooklyn Church Inspire Small Gesture
A Brooklyn tale of Hanson Place Central Church using Carillonic bells funded by a Jewish businessman a Catholic donor and a Protestant donor. A plaque honoring all three faiths marks the dedication. The piece argues little chance of ending bigotry but highlights a modest share in communal harmony.
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St. Felix Street
Brooklyn
Hanson Place Central Church
Newsie
Flatbush
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
Across and down clues list with numbered hints for a standard crossword puzzle themed by word definitions and cross references including Futile Bulk Wavy Verbal Travels back and forth devoured Biblical name Polish Crowded Bird High priest Core Pocket Breeze Group of three One who ships goods Doctrine Hebrew fetter Put on as clothes Tellurium isym Top as of a wave Pieces of skeleton Fencing sword Smell Branch Gull like bird A raptorial Keel billed cuckoo Notion Bird s home Mother Constellation City Mass Bondsman Scorch Free Female sheep Snake Lofty mountain Tumult Twinfold Apex Canton Switzerland Artificial reservoir for water Dwellings A color American Indian Employs Out of place Mechanical man Swelling
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Notion
Bird's Home
Mother
Constellation
City
Mass
Bondsman
Scorch
Free
Snake
Lofty Mountain
Apex
Canton
Switz
Hollywood Notes on The Heiress and Other Film Bits
The Heiress may win Paramount an Oscar with William Wyler praised for directing and producing. Olivia de Havilland and Ralph Richardson earn standout notices, while Montgomery Clift’s suitor role is seen as less satisfying. Ingrid Bergman’s Stromboli footage shifts to Rome’s Technostampa. Bergman hints at a final screen appearance. Ken Carson’s golf twist and Bette Davis in Beyond the Forest draw comment, Lassie’s fan mail grows. Mike Romanoff’s Beverly Hills eatery gains top-film tie.
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Paramount
William Wyler
Olivia de Havilland
Ralph Richardson
Montgomery Clift
Miriam Hopkins
February 1948 Death Toll Falls Short of Last Year
Seven thousand five hundred accidental deaths were recorded in February 1948. The figure is 650 below the previous year’s monthly average of 8,150, indicating fewer fatalities than 1947.
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Sportsmans Horizon
Jim Rhody
AAA
Ontario
Fiction
Cres Ware
Nana
Banty
Caleb Ware
Father
Broadway
Main Street
Billy Rose
John Emerson Zeller
Reverend Zeller
Dawn
Ing
Christ
Grace Noll Crowell
Egypt
Inez Gerhard
Farfa
Rossellini
Technostampa Laboratory
Rome
RKO
Ingrid Bergman
Ken Carson
Garry Moore
Harry Cooper
Cooper
Ben Hogan
Carson
Bette Davis
Chicago
Miss Davis
Joseph Cotton
David Brian
Rudd Weatherwax
Mike Romanoff
Beverly Hills
Lovely Place
Humphrey Bogart
Columbia
Donald
Wellogg's
York
Cae
Tung
Lexs
Prince Albert
America
Bue Moi
Makins
Oslo
Kennaes B
Reynolds Tolsseo Co
Winston Salem, N
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