Teen-Ager Discovers A Golden Fortune
A 13-year-old boy, Michael Buckland, found a pouch containing 65 $20 gold pieces in a vacant lot in Eureka California. The coins dated 1877 to 1907 and bore San Francisco mint marks. After a year with no claims, the coins were his. he plans to sell 32 to fund a savings account and keep 33 in a safety deposit box.
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Michael Buckland
Michael Land
Michael
Eureka
Calif
San Francisco
Rivers hidden in Puzzle Pete's rebus
Cartoonist Cal letters in the names of two rivers. The little miss sipping her tea and He is a star now hint at additional river names in rotation. Puzzle Pete says you can find them by using the words and pictures correctly.
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Pete
Puzzle Pete
Cal
Pen Pal Club Seeks Names and Addresses for Captain Hal
Readers request pen pals ages 7 to 14 from Hawaii Alaska California and beyond. Children supply name address and age and mail to Captain Hal via the newspaper office.
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Hal
Hawaii
Alaska
P.S
Stephanie Lee Bell
Alden Rd
Peabody, Mass
Hollywood
Calif
Dolan Tucker
Julian Ave
Thomasville
N.C
Becky Smith
Ocean Dr
Corpus Christi
Tex
New England
Texas
Leilani Bolivar
c/o
Ookala
Tracing Aid Described as Light Box Craft Method
A small wooden box houses a light bulb and is covered with heavy glass to create a light box. The picture rests on the glass under drawing paper, and the light makes outlines clearly visible for tracing.
St Elmos Fire a Mystery From Sailors to Skies
St Elmos Fire is a blue green electrical glow seen during storms and on aircraft. Historically sailors linked it to guardian saints and omens of weather. Castor and Pollux names emerged for two flames, with biblical ties and anecdotes across cultures.
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St. Elmo's
St. Elmo
Greccs
New England
Brittany
Erasmus
Elmo
Castor
Pollux
Paul
Carolyn M. Crane
River names from mixed lines puzzle reveal Shannon center
Rearranging letters in lines yields river names. The river Shannon centers Puzzle Pete's word diamond, with clues pointing to articles second word drops of eye fluid third, sea eagles fifth, and distress signal sixth.
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Shannon
Puzzle Pete
Sunbeam Birds by Frances Gorman Risser
Morning verses describe sunbeam birds darting through a room in winter. The speaker notes gleaming wings brushing shadows as they hover before pictures, then flee when the north wind arrives and a cold sky seals the scene with sleet and clouds.
Little Chick Learns To Play It Cool In Forest Tale
A cautious Little Chick leaves the barnyard after warnings of wolves and stars. A night sighting of a meteor inspires a scare of Martians until Grandpappy Owl explains the sky and wind. He persuades her to return home and act brave by keeping silent about the ordeal.
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Chick
King Turk Gobbler
Earth
Little Chick
Grandpappy Owl
Fargone
Memories Blotter For Desk Display Of Vacation Joy
Paste a favorite postcard or color snapshot onto blotting paper cut to size for a desk memory blotter. Use this cheerful keepsake to recall happy vacation moments each day.
Hat accessories turn coin purses into beach hat carryalls
Readers are advised to attach old coin purses to beach hats as handy carryalls for small items such as pin money keys and bobby pins. This thrifty reuse promotes practical storage for seaside outings.
Brain Teaser Tree Clues From A Mixed-Up Riddle
A set of six tree themed clues challenges readers to name items linked to shoes shaping devices ship fastenings a biblical fruit a state nickname a tree tender and a nursery location. The puzzle blends wordplay with historic style distractions.
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Adam
Nebraska
Straight Scoop Record Repair Tip
A brief tip advises straightening a warped phonograph record by placing it between two glass plates and exposing it to sunlight for one to two hours to flatten the warp.
Parsley Grows in Sponge With Simple Wet-Seed Method
Wire a sponge into a hanging setup and plant parsley seeds in the sponge. Keep it wet to harvest fresh parsley any time.
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River
Pen Pal Club
Brenda Bradley
Hornby
Ontario
Canada
Carolyn Garrett
Camio Ave
Vallejo, Calif
Bud Ward
Westoven Rd
Goldsboro
Jean Myers
Welsh Hill
Frostburg, Md
Janice Malone
Chunchuna
Ala
Jane McInnis
Bradley St
Lewiston
Maine
Joyce Peer
Spring St
Wiley Ford
W.va
Carol Pennington
Demetropolis Dr
Mobile
Diana Ashcraft
Matheson, Colo
Colleen Ringger
Bluffton, Ind
Peggy Nyffeler
Box
Tocsin
Ind
Grace Wilkins
E. Pine St
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Jack Colello
S. Oakland Ave
Sharon
Kristen Nasi
W. Howard St
Hibbing
Minn
Eleanor Sanders
Beechwood Ave
Wheatland, Pa
Nancy Ellingsen
Pewaukee
Wis
St. Elmo’s
East Side
Capital of
Norway
the Gods
Reno
River Diamond
Shanno
Frances Gorman Risser
Piperer
Bill
Chicken Little
Elvis
SUVAL
Gnowvic
Yaaty
Soweyy
Wey
Shaain Naagih
Sosueny
Siojul
Suimsm
U.S
Missouri
Arctic Circle
Canadian Northwest
Wisconsin
Indiana
Iowa
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Peter Swan
Coyote
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