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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1947

Page

8

Grandmother Patch Helped Tee Joe Land a Giant Catfish

Tee Joe sneaks a fishing rod from the float and uses a patch from Gran'mere's prideful sewing to lure a giant catfish. The fish takes Tee Joe on a wild, splashing chase across the river as Gran'mere and Gran'pere watch from the shore and the Huey P. hauls them in.

Tee Joe Gran’mere Gauthreaux Big Joe Gran’pere Gran'pere Gran'mere Hey Gran Pere Philozie

Teener Tip Hidden in Page Promised by Casbah Juventude

Annie Ackety acts strict to justify a leave taking yet the real aim is to uncover the Teener Tip promised on this page. The item promises practical guidance likely of interest to younger readers and local households.

Annie Ackety Bill

Football Party Centerpiece and Homework Advice Column

A playful football themed centerpiece idea uses mini goal posts and football shaped candy at each plate. It also offers homework tips praising reading through assignments aloud and reciting in own words to aid comprehension.

Ranald Jones Cheshire Conn

Pie Recipe From Jo Ann Alberts of Clarksville Iowa

Jo Ann Alberts aged 13 from Clarksville Iowa shares a pecan pie recipe. Ingredients include pecan meats butter sugar dark corn syrup eggs vanilla and salt. Bake unbaked pie 10 minutes at 450 degrees then 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees with whipped cream optional on top.

Jo Ann Alberts Jo Ann Clarksville Iowa Peggy

Salt and Flour Model Making

A four to six salt and flour mix can be wet just enough to bind and molded into shapes like birds or dogs. Water colors add color, while salt and flour maps show hills and valleys, teaching about heights and depths.

Teeners learn responsibility at goodbye time

A teen girl asserts growing up by not blaming her mother at a farewell. Annie is urged to show maturity by noting the late hour and indicating it is time to leave. The tip suggests polite reminders to Bill that the evening is ending.

Annie Bill

Good Eyes Needed for Students Reading More

Report notes children in schools must read over twice as much as grandparents did in 1900, highlighting rising literacy demands and potential eye strain concerns for students.

Interesting Stamp Errors Show How Designers Miss Things

Faraday Carr explains how stamp errors and misprints create affordable collectables. Examples include New Zealand 1898 21 pence with Waki tipu spelling, Dutch Indies inverted overprints, Nyassa inverted centers, U S 5 cent error on 1917 sheets, and misdated or misrepresented figures such as Washington with 48 states and General Lee shown with two stars.

New Zealand Lake Wakatipu Wakitipu Foxy New Zealand Post Mous U. S Scott Turkey Paraguay George Washington United States Washington Lee U. S. Army

POSERS Synonym Challenge A to Z

A list prompts alphabetic synonyms for a batch of words. the task requires each answer starting with the next alphabet letter. hints include examples and directions to check the page for solutions.

Riddlers Quickwink Puzzle Prompt

Do the puzzle and find the missing word on this page. Read down clues include birthday number built like an acorn but larger bills of fare girls name strength. Read across the fourth row of letters for the missing word.

List of Words for Consideration

A set of terms labeled 1 to 20 appears, including Bilame Direct Fine and more. Read as potential prompts or headlines with suggestions like Portent Riot Theorize Extinction and Mendacity. The list mixes adjectives nouns and verbs across varied tones.

Serve to Succeed The rule of full service for success

A school age guidance piece argues success comes from giving a full measure of service at work and in life. It cites a factory example where efficiency and earnings rose, then applies the lesson to students at school and home, urging steady effort to achieve prosperity and happiness.

Stamps That Flawed Designs Were Hidden From View

The article notes stamps altered after issue to cover flaws such as Ezeta on 1895 Salvador stamps overprinted with a national coat of arms and U S Panama- Pacific 2 cent showing canal locks with a corrected name. It mentions redesigns of the 1892 Columbian and playful curiosities like a purple cow on a Dominican Republic stamp and a line about beer and skittles.

St. Kitts and Nevis Columbus Land Salvador Antonio Ezeta Ezeta Antonio United States Panama- Pacific Panama Canal U. S Gelett Burgess Dominican Republic

Puzzles Jiarp en Your Wits Crossword and Riddle Clues

Puzzle cluing lists include Across clues such as stage part accomplisher still over realms girl s name fabrication middle first woman first man, German river abandoners and Down clues span Weep tilled singing voice French article editor midday driving command make a mistake mammal collection of sayings hostelry be carried harem rooms surrender at all times insane bitter vetch myself and and Latin. Wordplay riddles conclude with beheadings to yield a snare skin opening native metal and no musical note.

Word square puzzle deciphers to INVENTS with six themed words

Scramble a vegetable and have an animal. Scramble a sand hill and have unclothed. The diamond centers on IN VENTS. The second word is an abstract being, the third roof edges, the fifth dispatches, and the sixth is an abbreviation for streets. INVENTS: RASP Pea, Ape, Dune, Nude.

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