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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1961
Page
6
Children Paul and Richard observe animals adapting to cold. They learn about fur growth, warm nests called forms, feather fluffing by birds, underground runways of field mice, and sunlit windbreaks as ways animals survive snow and cold. The piece notes weasels, rabbits, foxes, deer, and buffalo growing coats for warmth.
Rosalie W. Doss conducted a farm sale featuring animals including a Shetland, Leghorn hen, Angora, Berkshire pig, and Merino sheep. The buyers included Mason Brick, Pebble Stony, Sue Court, Count Ten, Viola String, Hy Note, Phil Upp, Harry Wigg, Candy Sweet, and Happy Leap as bidders or selectors.
Puzzle column presents CROSSWORD clues with across and down words and a note on removing the middle from farm buildings to form prohibits and fold ing beds. It includes FOOD STUFF wordplay and a TRIANGLE puzzle with DREAMER and railroad abbreviations guiding the triangle. It ends with a string of garbled puzzle answers and hints.
Readers seek letters from pen pals and must print their name address and age to Captain Hal care of this newspaper. A long list of children from Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin North Carolina Massachusetts and more provide their ages and locations ready for correspondence.
Ontario plans a three year moose tagging survey using helicopter crews from the Department of Lands and Forests to learn winter quarters distribution and migration. Tags are applied by a tagger while a pilot corralled moose on lake water, guiding observations for wildlife management and hunting policy.
A poet reflects on a winter cycle of descent and ascent. The speaker desires a never ending slope that stays frosty and green as seasons change. The piece explores the contrast between downhill fun and the effort of climbing back up.
A playful poem by Frances Gorman Risser describes the North Wind biting snow like ice cream and then spilling drifts across fields and hills in a temper tantrum. The wind is portrayed as a naughty child who roars and shouts as he scatters the winter scene.
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