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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1961
Page
6
UCLA professor John T McGill describes why oceans look blue not by color but by the filtered light. He compares water to vegetable soup, notes coastal greens from algae, explains red tides from pigmented micro-organisms, and details waves tides and their solar moon gravity causes.
A concise guide explains what a postage stamp is, its face value, and why stamps cost different amounts based on weight and class. It notes stamps are receipts proving payment to the post office, discusses rarity from limited print runs, and mentions commemoratives and historic stamps with examples like linking the East and West by rail and the Savannah steamship.
Instructions describe making roasting forks from wire coat hangers. Cut a wire lead to form a hook, straighten the hanger, leaving the hook as a handle. Add pale paper plate rims around the edge of the handle to protect hands from heat.
Petes column presents a word triangle puzzle with clues across and down, plus a two part message about three letter words from V A C A T I O N. The triangle starts SOLDIER O L D E and includes clues tying to Indiana and East Side abbreviations.
Instructions describe bending a 10 inch record over the end of a tin can in an oven set to 400 degrees with the door open. The heat causes the record to droop and form a scalloped edge around the can. Shape by hand and paint to finish.
A community pen pal drive publishes names and addresses for youths seeking letters. Readers are invited to mail their names ages and addresses to Captain Hal at the newspaper, listing dozens of individuals from states across the country aged 8 to 17 including Massachusetts Virginia New York Florida and Ohio.
The poem describes a morning scene where the Sun invites the speaker to enjoy summer. It personifies sunny weather and nature, urging the reader to abandon laziness and join summer friends like birds, flowers, waves, and breezes before summer passes quickly.
A legal notice from the Newspaper Enterprise Association states reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without permission from the publisher. The notice appears as a standard copyright protection statement issued to readers and affiliates.
Desert town Joshua Tree Cal hosts annual turtle races over three days with heats for peewees to heavyweights. Shells are painted and decorated while owners cheer as up to 50 racers start from a central gate on a 90 foot circle. Speedy holds a 24 second 45 foot record.
A puzzled note deciphers common abbreviations such as St for street Ft for foot Gr for grade grain Me for state and Mt for mountain. It explains uses like Is for island and Pt for point while clarifying Ht for heights and Sq for square.
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