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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1962
Page
6
Pete’s puzzle lists across and down clues with vowels removed. Reinsert vowels to form sensible clues and solve the puzzle phrase BRDNTHHNDSWRTHTWN THBSH to reveal a readable message.
A word chain challenge asks to transform CAT into DOG in four steps by altering one letter at a time with valid words. The article weaves in a DIAMOND puzzle where PROMISE leads to ANGER, FALSE GODS, PASS OVER, and COMPASS POINT as sequence hints.
Carol Friedrichs, a nine year old clarinetist from Sheboygan Wisconsin, learned clarinet in six months and plays in her school band. She reads at an extraordinary pace and absorbed arithmetic concepts early, prompting teachers to promote her from kindergarten to second grade. Her mother note Carol’s ambition to become an oboist and her wide range of hobbies.
When a hot water bottle is worn out, cut off the top and repurpose as a bag for next summer's bathing trunks. Place a sturdy table or rack near the record player to keep platters off the floor and avoid crushing them underfoot.
A bicycle tire worn through to the fabric can be saved by wrapping adhesive tape tightly around the tire and applying black shoe polish. This creates a makeshift recap usable for short rides.
Oiled paper used to line cracker boxes serves as an ideal holder for fish hooks, protecting them from rust and keeping them organized.
A word ladder from CATS to DOGS using a sequence of twelve steps with single-letter changes. Each clue yields a new word such as autos and harbor, then continues through small wagon, part, pore, dull, plain, obstruct, paper containers, swamps, and finally DOGS.
The practice advises removing a new vinyl from its sleeve and blowing into the sleeve to dislodge dust before playback as a precaution for preserving sound quality.
In Mexico long before Spaniards came, villagers cut Amatl bark paper dolls for magic. Dark paper symbolized evil magic while light bark signified good, used in ceremonies and crop rituals. The article notes their decline and includes patterns for cutting, with guidance for modern tissue paper copies.
A mixed list of potential pen pals includes Tommy Smith in Pascagoula Mississippi age 12, Mary Jo Iwanaga in Holualoa Hawaii age 13, Linda Goodnight in Idaville Indiana age 14, Judy Kmosena in Lady Smith Wisconsin age 11, Rita Blosh in Reynoldsville Pennsylvania age 11, Becky Hilburn in Prichard Alabama age 13, Carol Semelsberger in DuBois Pennsylvania, Jean Sigman Lincolnton North Carolina age unknown, Sharon Smith Jefferson Street Mississippi, Richard Mull Newton North Carolina age 10, Karl Koberger Gulfport Mississippi age 11, Patty Shaffer Akron Ohio age unknown, Peggy Collier Bayou La Batre Alabama age unknown, Linda Walters Gulfport Mississippi, Joan Redman Peru Indiana age 12, Brenda Stanley High Point North Carolina age 10, Linda Stanley Willow Brook Street age 13, Elaine Branum Bay Minette Alabama, Kathy Harpster Mil ton Pennsylvania age 11.
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