Dipo the Desert Kangaroo Rat Beats Predators with Foresight
Cy La Tour describes Dipo the tiny kangaroo rat who tunnels in the sands under a mesquite bush. He avoids enemies like Mr Big Eyes the owl and Mr Diamondback the snake with surprising speed and clever defense. Dipo’s quick jumps and tail use keep him safe, making him a friendly, elusive desert resident.
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Dipo
Dipodymas
Mr. Big Eyes
Dippo
Mr. Diamondback
Dipe
Mr. Big
Cy la Tour
Indian penny brain teaser puzzle from a penny
Readers are invited to play a penciled game using an old Indian penny. Fifteen questions and answers are shown, linking coin imagery to clues such as messenger stripes lash shield bow date temple brow arrows Indian wreath crown united mouth and quills.
May puzzle clues tease dry to wet word ladder
A newspaper style puzzle item lists May themed clues and a word ladder from dry sand to a wet pool. It asks for eight moves changing one letter at a time with valid words, plus a word triangle with six clues be ready to read the same two ways.
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Pete
Dusting a Phonograph Record with a Vacuum Brush
The dusting brush of a vacuum cleaner is used to clean phonograph records. Place the record on the turntable and turn on the machine. To clean grooves, rest the brush on the record as it revolves.
Keep Food Hot With A Roaster Method
A roaster can keep food hot by using it as a double boiler. Boil water in the bottom, invert the lid, place food on the cover, and cover with foil to trap heat. Suggested for Mom.
Truck Driver Teaches Tumbling to El Monte Boys
Dwaine Gorrell a 25 year old gravel truck driver began a tumbling class in 1949 at Cleminson Elementary School El Monte California. The program grew from five boys on a lawn to 50 to 60 weekly with safety talks on gun danger poison safe bicycle practices.
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Dwaine Gorrell
Cleminson
el Monte
California
Gorrell
Cleminson School
Cleminson Elementary School
Alvin Fickewirth
Mr. Gorrell
Weldon D. Woodson
Randy Bunting
Calif
May Basket Party Ideas for a Fun Home Event
May party time includes a basket making session at home with card tables and a game break. Players list words from MAY BASKET, earn points, and a unique prize goes to the high scorer. Then MAY FLOWERS word game rounds determine another winner before baskets are displayed and prizes awarded.
President's dog Charlie tops Washington license list
In Washington DC dog licensing assigns numbers by honor. Caroline Kennedy's terrier Charlie is number one, while Lyndon Johnson's dog Jefferson is number two. Pushinka, gifted to Mrs. Kennedy, must take a lower rank, number nine.
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District of Columbia
Caroline Kennedy
Charlie
Jefferson
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Pushinka
Here Are Captain Hal's Pen Pals This Week
A reader call lists children seeking pen pals, with names ages and addresses across multiple states. Participants include Patricia Ann Goehle in Millville New Jersey and Karen Lowe in Kingston New York among others seeking correspondence from various regions.
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Captain Hal
Heatproof Table Mats from Linoleum Scraps
Table mats can be made by mounting colorful linoleum lengths on plywood. Cement the linoleum to the plywood and paint the edges in a bright color. Scraps of linoleum provide material for these mats.
Reading Lift Tape for Album Sleeve Notes
Instructions describe attaching cardboard liners inside album covers with their bottom ends loose to permit lifting and reading program notes printed on the cover. This guidance focuses on preserving access to sleeve content and protecting the notes.
Puzzle Answers Revealed In Cryptic Clue Batch
A set of puzzle entry answers includes 100d 10d td quar pyar pur pury pueg INVS NIVHO duyOM TYOMSSOUO. The list appears as cryptic fragments likely representing themed solutions or codes awaiting verification.
Prevent Warps Store Your Records Vertically
Store your records vertical ly. Shelves with partitions are best less chance of records warping or falling on one another. If you stack them flat in a pile they may warp.
World Center By Paul Tulien
The article describes the geodetic center of the earth as a reachable spot on a Kansas farm. A brass plaque on rock marks this center, placed in 1891, becoming the most accurate surveying base in the United States. It influenced surveying for half a century and was adopted by Canada, Mexico, and others.
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Kansas
United States
Canada
Mexico
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Little Dipodymas
Harden
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Puzzle Pete
VIA
Si Eisio
Zoo’s
Latin America
Sam
Harry Hanna
W. Hanna
Hal
Patricia Ann Goehle
8Th St
Millville
N.J
Sue Sarver
Jackson Ave
Holly Hill
Fla
Kristine Miller
Orchard Dr
North Canton
Ohio
Burlington, N.C
Kentucky
Georgia
Joanie Walker
Plaid St
Andrew LaFleur
Winter St
Auburn
Maine
Barbara Meek
Stuarts Draft
Mary Ann Phelan
Buena Vista St
Swampscott
Mass
John Phelan
Leigh DeGrant
S. Main St
Deslodge
Karen Lowe
Fairview Ave
Kingston
N.Y
Hawaii
Gail Spellman
Summer St
Lynn
Vina Attla
Huska
Alaska
Debra Weese
P.O
Wiley Ford
W. Va
Margaret Stump
Linda Wheeler
c/o
F.A.A
Tanana
Shirley Wheeler
Texas
Judy Duke
Scottsmoor
Ttionviul
Samitv
Gnaos Sauas adOld Yoavs
Sasou
Auvvaos Guom
Alo
Newspaper Enterprise Association
U.S.A
World Center
Paul Tulien
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