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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1961
Page
6
Dating guidance for boys attending dances offers practical tips on planning with dates grooming and manners. Emphasis on inviting in advance dressing for the event polite conduct during the dance and respectful behavior toward partners hosts and chaperones.
Instructions describe mending plastic toys by joining broken edges with slight melting. Use a heat source to fuse edges, press firmly, and consider acetone nail polish remover to soften plastic for sealing. Warnings about chemical use are implied.
Simple do it yourself bird feeding stations are described. A board wedged between wire dress hangers or a long stick with holes filled with peanut butter can attract birds to a window or fence.
A brief, verse driven reflection about a blackbird foraging in a yard. The speaker notes the bird feasting on seeds and lawn crumbs, remarking that the prior spring’s grass seems absent. The piece closes with a meditation on the bird as a small, contained presence.
A vivid verse invites readers to notice the parade of insects around us. It muses on colored spots, ground crawlers, water walkers, and tiny performers in a doll sized orchestra. The piece celebrates a hundred million six legged cousins in a grand insect procession.
A short verse by Frances Gorman Risser notes that even with no money a smile remains a valuable gift. It celebrates a twinkle, a grin, and kind words as riches beyond wealth.
Puzzle Pete builds a word triangle from TEASERS. Each step adds a letter and anagram to fit clues: father becomes a animal, then jump, then a jewel, then to cancel, with the second word a musical note, third ocean, fourth an exclamation of sorrow, fifth slant, and sixth harvester. Read the completed triangle to reveal the same across and down.
A crowd of readers respond to Captain Hal’s pen pal appeal listing dozens of names and ages from Akron to Massillon and beyond. Letters request pen pals in Texas Hawaii Maine and other states with hobbies ranging from animals and sports to coin collecting and napkin gathering.
Iron Eyes Cody, a Cherokee actor, lists Indian words Nyah-thanks Sejeh-sit down Segoli-how are you and explains tribal language diversity. He notes 350 languages among buffalo hunting tribes and describes universal gesture communication and ritual dances that carry meanings at reservations.
A playful poem describes a dancer loving music. The speaker whirls taps and prances and ends by balancing on the head and waving feet to the drumbeat.
A word ladder puzzle starts SWIM and ends POOL with one letter changed per step. The chain runs SWIM slim sli m slot plot prod prod trod trot toot tool pool.
An old badminton racket with strings removed can become a minnow net. Attach a mesh pota bag to the racket rim to form the net and use it for catching small fish.
A simple beach safety tip suggests placing a portable radio in a clear plastic bag and securing it with a rubber band to protect from sand and spray while at the shore.
Your garden ask your mother to plant a row of flowers in the gar den for you. You can pick your own bouquets for teach er, the sick or other friends. Instead of propping small, unframed photographs or snapshots against some knick knacks, make them free standing by taping the ends of a bent hairpin to the back.
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