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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1962

Page

5

Old Church Bell Finds New Life on Farm in Preemption

Evelyn Witter tells how a 100 year old church bell from Preemption Illinois was rescued from the junk heap after the church was dismantled. Louise Ann and her father mounted it on a telephone pole, devised a ringing code for farm use, saving meals livestock and a horse. The bell now aids daily life and emergency response.

Ill Louise Ann Cal Evelyn Witter

Who Will Have Dangerous Job of Exploring the Moon Before Man Gets There

NASA plans to send seven Surveyor robots to the moon to scout the surface and drill down to reveal what astronauts will face. The project aims to inform future manned missions by relaying data on terrain composition and potential hazards.

Surveyor Moon National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Surveyor Prepares for Moon Landing and Mapping Mission

Walter B. Hendrickson Jr. describes the Surveyor lunar lander as a 750 pound, three legged robot with retrorockets to slow its descent to about 10 mph. It will deploy a camera and chemistry experiments while orbiting craft map the moon in detail for future manned missions.

Surveyor Moon Thortune Pri Lucinda M Southwick Rema 4 Earth

Why Not Write to a Pal

A list of children with addresses and ages appears, including Richard Argby aged 10 in Canton Ohio, Holly Zaslona aged 7 in Canton Ohio, Marilee Taylor aged 7 in Milton Pennsylvania, and Ellen Labrador aged 12 in Honokaa Hawaii.

Richard Argby 22Nd St. N.E Canton 4 Ohio Holly Zaslona Snyder Ave N.E Marilee Taylor R.D Milton Ellen Labrador P.O. Box Honokaa Hawaii

Brain Teaser Color Fill Ins From A Riddling List

Puzzle prompts ask for colors to complete words. Answers given include 1 blue jay 2 brownie 3 red sea 4 pinkie 5 green pea 6 gravy 7 ready. The item presents a playful set of wordplay clues and their solutions.

Domestic Cat History Across Millennia and Myths

A brief, nontechnical overview traces cats from ancient times to modern pets. It notes long coexistence with humans, legends about Adam and Eve, grain protection in the Orient and America, Egyptian reverence, and a wild ancestry.

Fluffy Man Eden America United States

Record keeping at gatherings ensured with labeled discs

Instructions emphasize clear identification of records for parties or public events. Print your name on a slip and tape it to the center of each record for easy recognition when sending or carrying them.

Dus' Pa column Mrs Cleveland Rebus

Puzzle content repeats clues and names about Mrs Cleveland and her five children read backward. Across clues include Lard river barrier make a mistake first woman Greek letter number suffix is able demure be indebted golf mound marry. down clues cover charge for services school subject prepared finds avenue ab big boys milk giver reverential fear over poet not no.

Puzzle Pete Completes Word Diamond About Mrs Cleveland

Puzzle Pete reconstructs a sentence about Mrs Cleveland spanning 1913 1947 with her remarriage and death references. He identifies the clues for a six word diamond: first is a partner in law, second a household pet, third worries, fifth a belief, and sixth a group of matched pieces, solving the center phrase.

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