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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1948

Page

5

Baby Karen Sparks Boogie Woogie Sitters Circle

Millie and four friends mind Baby Karen as she entertains with a boogie woogie rhythm. Mrs. Dexter returns to find the group planning a larger sitter crew while Millie fears losing her job until the hostess reveals she knew all along and sets up a verandah party with cookies and chocolate.

Karen Millie Craig Millie Dexter House Mie Billie Baby Karen Jackie Mrs. Dexter Darling

Adventurers Aviators and Explorers in Quickwink Rid

Puzzle page presents missing word challenges about explorers and aviators. Clues include 1 Boy's name 2 To fall 3 Stupid and a clothing clue Your old clothes. A second puzzle asks what an aviator does when unable to go higher and to read down 1 Mud 2 Groan 3 Letters 4 Vapor 5 To assemble.

Windburn Skincare Tips for Winter Sports

A Teener Tip offers skin care advice for skiers and skaters to prevent windburn during cold, windy days. The page provides quick, practical steps for protecting exposed skin and staying comfortable in winter conditions.

Young Ideas tips for hair care and party crafts for February

The column advises youths to brush scalp two minutes nightly to combat early baldness. It suggests patriotic Lincoln and Washington birthday parties with silhouette contests using colored paper, and notes fashion trends like china hand painted buttons. Indoor hockey uses a box with holes for scoring, and teens transform corduroy jumpers into peg skirts with nailhead accents.

Lincoln Washington Five and Dime Store

Teener Tip for Winter Skin Care

Before winter sports, oil or cream the face lightly. For windburn, apply tepid water and baking soda solution or use ordinary carbolated vaseline.

Famous pairs by common objects game

Ten famous figures linked to common objects. Match each person to the object they are associated with, earning a score based on accuracy. Pairs include Apple with no direct match, Tower with Eiffel, Bell with Telephone, Waxworks with Madame Tussaud, Stradivarius with Violin, and Bacteria with Pasteur, among others.

Apple John Barrymore Alexander Graham

Pick Up Apple With Spoon Trick Teases Friends

A short instructive note describes a trick to lift an apple with a spoon. By sliding the spoon under the apple’s stem end and balancing the center of gravity, a quick push releases the apple into the spoon, creating a surprising demonstration.

Alphabet of Britannica Famous Names and Inventions

A concise list of notable figures and items including Apple William Bell and Alexander Graham Bell with references to Etching Albrecht Durer and Madame Tussaud plus Scientific names like Bacteria Pasteur and Webster. The fragment touches on biographies inventions artifacts and instruments.

Apple William Bell Alexander G. Eiffel John Barrymore Hoss Shay Oliver Wendel Holmes Albrecht Durer Alexander Graham Bell Noah Webster Madame Tussaud Antonius Stradivarius Louis Pasteur

RIDDLE ANSWERS

A compact list of punchlines for a quick puzzle quiz. It provides six item alignments from carpet to calendar dates. Each line hints at a specific everyday object or feature with a playful twist.

Disappearing Desk From Ship Cabin Idea for Teens

A final redecorating piece shows how to fit a compact desk in a teen room by hinging a writing surface to a wall with a single leg, so the desk folds flat when not in use. It suggests packing cases for top material, simple wall shelves, and a wire screen for extra platforms while stressing parental permission and careful planning.

Navy

Frances Folsom’s Panocha Recipe from Aunt Peggy

Cassadaga Florida girl Frances Folsom shares a simple panocha candy recipe with optional raisins or nuts. Aunt Peggy sends one dollar to Frances, aged 10, for the contribution.

Frances Folsom Cassadaga Fla Latin America Peggy Frances

Rudolph the Rabbit Seeks Fierce Mask to Impress Woods

In a woodland tale Rudolph the Rabbit faces teasing from animals while a wise muskrat counsels him to become fierce. Rudolph tries to growl and puff up his fur but breaks down in tears, unable to achieve the savage display the others expect, leading to a playful puzzle about dashed attempts.

Rudolph Muskrat

Bike Clubs Can Curb Rising Toll of Traffic Mishaps

California teens run Saturday morning bicycle court in Berkeley to discipline offenders who ignore traffic rules. Clubs with charters and uniforms offer a constructive model, supported by police safety talks and repair courses to cut the high accident toll and foster organized cycling activities nationwide.

California Berkeley England Europe North America New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Boston White Mountains

Riddles Flora and Fauna

A page of plant and animal riddles with six questions. Answers are promised on this page. Questions cover dogs and rugs trees that need no sun or rain tulips versus thermometers a dressing table and a rooster a canta loupe contents and a fruit found year round worldwide.

Le Las Eres A Set Of Puzzles For A Dreary Day

City puzzle with a sequence of six letter answers. Each clue yields a 6 letter word matching the given definitions. Entries include a king's home deeds of courage early American stal tion fool ish empire expire prison pomp ous show greeted loudly inherent soluble salt scramble a man and have ree past re scramble and have cri pe lled.

Crossword Clue Puzzle List

Numerous across and down clues including operatic solo former Russian ruler Gazelle and Gaelic Sea eagle along with edges soothsayer and center positions Also entries for horse gait correlative of either oriental measure birds of prey Ohio Utah Maine We Knock Expunger whirlwind Assam silkworm symbol for samarium musical note and compass point plus a wordplay line about health resort bridge and to strike

Gazelle Tellurium Ohio Utah Maine Assam

Tenants Centered by Golf Term and Street Abbreviations

Puzzle notes indicate the center word is TENANTS with the second word a golf term, the third canvas shelters, the fifth heating devices, and the sixth an abbreviation for streets. The line “The T-lette: word thrusts contains six consonants” adds a letter pattern hint for solvers.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Baby Sitters, Inc E. Ann Brush Baby Karen Has Boogie Woogie Entertainment June Tess Willie Garret Geerling I. Ac Teener Tip Shay Antonius Stradivarius William Tel Telephone Alexander G. Eiffel Dictionary Louis Pasteur Waxworks Oliver Wendell Holmes James Aldredge Poser Quickwink C. D The BY Jay W. Worthington Dad Panocha Dotty Story L. A. Hegel Erondia Spa Span
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