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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
8
A moonlit tale of young Johann Sebastian Bach secretly copying his brother’s music after being told he was too small. The boy endures punishment and fatigue to learn, copying notes by moonlight until memorizing enough to study on his own. He grows into one of the world’s greatest composers, writing for organ piano violin and flute.
Princess Abol Ratana of Thailand, nine, was made an honorary Beverly Hills Brownie during a Los Angeles County Girl Scouts Camp Adventure visit in Glendora California. Mrs Josephine Smith led the ceremony as the princess, enthralled by a Disneyland bracelet, joined the troop and praised the Brownies as no different from herself.
A note lists several youths with names and addresses including Julie Dickinson in Holly Hill Florida age 15 and Dorothy Cobb in Corpus Christi Texas age 11. Additional names include Bonnie Ashwood Winchester Virginia age 12 Sherry Sanders Akron Ohio age 14 and others in Millville New Jersey Akron Illinois and Brownsville Pennsylvania.
Dan Crowley and Andrew Bahr led a 3000 head reindeer herd from the Selawik River Alaska across Arctic terrain to the MacKenzie delta in Canada. After 5 years and 2 months they arrived at Kittigatuit delivering much needed food and supplies to Eskimo and Indian communities.
Seven year old Gary made a playful mischief by rolling and hiding his quilt. He jumped from bed and placed the quilt on a shelf then rolled it up and tucked himself inside the closet as a curious prank.
A collage of word ladders cryptic clues and puzzles. Includes a four move PORT to WINE challenge with valid intermediate words and a rearranged row word game. Also features a diamond themed sentence completion puzzle and a nickname brain teaser about changing letters to form a girl’s name.
Dave Hill describes the archer fish of Siam and its unusual hunting method. The fish raises a tongue to form a water tube and shoots droplets to knock insects from leaves and flies in flight. Eyes provide sharp aim enabling direct hits up to five feet.
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