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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
6
A feature highlights Joan, nine, and Peggy, eleven, two girls from North Andover Mass who pen poems and stories showing young writers can produce creative work. It notes famous poets began young and encourages effort despite doubters.
A brief poem about a milk delivery boy in a milk cart who imagines delivering milk on ice, only to realize the ice would flood his cart. The verse playfully contrasts a simple daily task with an impossible frosty twist.
A puzzle feature titled with Mrs Hayes includes a backward and mirrored word reveal. It presents eight children and hints at the Hayes family details, with cartoonist Puzzle Pete constructing a diamond word puzzle around the couple. The text also shows scattered puzzle answers and mirrored strings related to the theme.
Kenneth Yorke of Los Angeles, a fifteen year old violinist, has won the O Grady Memorial Award in 1958 and was chosen by Jascha Heifetz for the first Heifetz Master Class at the University of California Los Angeles. In 1960 he earned 3000 dollars and a gold Kimber Award in California finals. He studies under Sybil Maxwell and is part of a program by the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Buckley High School. He debuted publicly in Redlands Bowl in 1956 before many future concerts. Critics see a bright future for him with his mastery and stage presence.
A playful verse describes a young Dutch girl gathering tulips and wearing them on her head. The child smiles as a passerby comments on the unusual scene and she responds with a cheeky remark about catching attention.
Mid winter is best for ice fishing which has become a top U.S. winter sport. Modern plows make lakes accessible like summer, though weather and cold test anglers. Simple gear suffices, yet shanties with heaters offer comfort as fishermen share holes and stories in frosty quiet.
A set of five tongue twisters tested students in a playful wording drill. Phrases featured witches, owls, olives, pumpkins, ghouls, girls, and a lantern with ornate lattices to highlight alliterative sounds.
A brain teaser from a newspaper column presents eight names in a list: Postage Stamp Comic, Shoelaces, Pitcher, Banana Stockings, Egg Book. Readers must unscramble letters and place marks X for single-use items and O for repeatable ones. the scrambled strings yield four Indian tribe names once solved.
The poem contrasts human sleep with plant sleep as winter approaches. It notes plants rest through cold months until spring while people sleep only at night. The speaker jokes about missing winter sun if she slept through winter, then ends with a light line about the jellyfish being squishy.
All ninth through twelfth graders nationwide may enter a national contest opening January 1. Prizes total 12000 dollars. Black and white prints color prints and color transparencies taken since April 1 1961 may be submitted by March 31 1962 at midnight. No camera or film restrictions. NASP approved for 1961 1962. Free material available by writing Kodak High School Photo Awards Rochester NY.
Collect miniature seashells and cheaper glass coast ers, pour plaster in them, set shells in a design, and let it harden for attractive paperweights. The Lazy Susan can aid games like Scrabble by turning easily to each player's position, and a clever upside down setup stabilizes the board.
A list published by Captain Hal invites readers to write to dozens of children across the United States and Canada. Names and addresses include Faye Newton in High Point North Carolina age 12 and Laura Nuniez in Hilo Hawaii age 12, among many others.
A practical note advises threading a strong piece of twine through the record holes to keep records from slipping from albums during transport. Tie the two ends at the top of the album to secure them.
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