Hints From Heloise and Thirst Lesson Sparks Junior Quiz Win
The note announces Dennis Gilbert of Tucson Arizona as Britannica Junior winner and uses a thirsty facts column to explain body water balance. It describes thirst caused by salt balance, the brain’s thirst center, and common myths about saliva and dryness. The piece also features a joke box and a Dear Heloise question.
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Dennis Gilbert
Tucson
Arizona
Heloise
Oskar
Gift Tips And Homemaking Help From Heloise 1963
Practical baby shower advice and household hacks from Heloise and readers. Suggestions include using sweater guards to fasten bibs, wash rag replacements, napkins folded to cover clothes, and color remover for stains. Also notes on cleaning, warped records, starch, salt and turpentine, and freezer storage for pecans.
Green sunset attraction on Ischia island
The Italian island Ischia near Naples offers a rare green sunset seen along its north coast. Undersea vegetation and water color create an illusion enhancing the scenic display for visitors and locals alike.
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Ischia
Italy
Bay of
Naples
Drawing Entries Open for Tell Me Why Puzzle
Readers are invited to submit drawings or answers titled Drawing and Tell Me Why with names. Yesterday's Puzzle Box answer was Yorktown. Prize options include the Britannica World Atlas for winning entries.
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Yorktown
City to Condemn Property for Hart selle Sewer Project
Hart selle Mayor Grady Long and City Council members shift negotiation duties to City Attorney Charles Murphree for the Lagoon sewerage project. Hampton Bros. Construction Co. bid $195 598.20 for the intercepting sewers and connecting lines as delays persist over right of way easements. The council plans condemnation to secure needed property after discussions with city officials.
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Hartselle
Grady Long
Charles Murphree
John D. Long
Long
Murphree
Hampton Bros. Construction Co
Jury To Probe Keller Case In Cullman County
A special Cullman County Grand Jury will convene on August 26 to consider Albert Grady Keller, 36, of Baileyton, charged in the dynamite death of his wife Doyce Burton Keller. Mrs Keller died July 11 when an explosive destroyed their car. Judge J K Griffith will preside. Keller remains jailed without bond.
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Cullman
Albert Grady Keller
Baileyton
Doyce Burton Keller
J. K. Griffith
Keller
Bookmobile Schedule Listings for August 15
Readers can visit Pat Shaw Grocery from 9 to 10, Clements School from 10:15 to 12, Webb's Store in Oakland from 12:30 to 7:30, and Lapington's O'Neal from 1:45 to 3. The schedule notes locations and times for the bookmobile route.
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Clements
Pat Shaw
Oakland
Webb’s
O'Neal
Lapington
Riddles and Jokes Winner Named in Yearbook
The yearbook notes Cynthia Johnson, age 11 from Waterbury Connecticut, as today’s winner in the Riddles Jokes Tell Me Why section.
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Cynthia Johnson
Waterbury, Conn
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the Chuckle Box
Jane
Hank
Virginia
M. C
Art Cleve
Johanna Luttinger
Glenda Baker
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Le-Roy
Belk
Dacron
Cadillac
Peek Oldsmobile
Lee St
Decatur
Alabama
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