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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1962
Page
5
A nostalgic guide details how to host a shopping center themed party either indoors or outdoors. It suggests setting up pretend stores like Cafeteria Clothing Shoe Hobby Sports and Record Shop with signs and salespeople, plus simple menus and activities for each station. The style imitates a grand opening with invitations and organized stations for guest interaction.
A Northampton shoe repairer, Jim Lucey, aids a Amherst College sophomore who becomes a lawyer, mayor, governor, and eventually vice president. The narrative culminates with a White House letter praising Lucey’s influence and urging balance in aging.
Readers seek international pen pals listing names ages and addresses from Alabama Massachusetts Maine New York Minnesota and Illinois. Kids share hobbies and ask for correspondence from distant countries. Letters sent to Captain Hal care of the newspaper.
A historic look at how hoods signified trades, leading to the term false hood. Imposters posed as physicians or clergy by donning hoods to fraudulently set up offices, making deceit known as false hoods over time.
Archibald a rabbit with long ears wiggles them to amuse siblings. A hunter spooks the woods prompting Archibald to plan a risky escape while the others hide. He crawls away as a shot rings out. The group reaches safety at home and Archibald vows never to wiggle near hunters again.
A word triangle puzzle from a placard uses clues for six words: the second is lonesome, third a positive pole, fourth to surrender, fifth a malt beverage, sixth an abbreviation for railway, plus seven age eight girl’s name nine occupants eleven rivers seventeen be indebted eighteen Edgar Allan nineteen turf twenty consume. Additional scrambles yield an ointment and a bondsman, washes, valleys, and a stain roll. Beheadings remove the first letter.
An old time saving tip suggests making a salt box bank jammed with bright pictures pasted all over except the lid. On top write the target item in bold and drop spare nickels and pennies into the metal slot to save toward the goal.
Labor saver tip notes miniature hinges for model work can be made from emptied metal aspirin boxes by cutting away the hinged portion of the box. This craft hint suggests a simple repurposing method.
A simple desk project converts a frozen orange juice can into a stylish pencil holder. Wrap the metal can with wallpaper, trim edges, and secure with glue for a tidy, decorative desk accessory.
The riddle clue leads to a tall bird with long neck and legs. Each letter puzzle hints at a word where common letters appear in one word but not another, culminating in the answer CRANE.
A playful verse about a small yellow top that spins across the floor then whirls out the door. The narrator calls it back in vain as the dancing toy leaves with glee and never returns.
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