Skunky nickname sparks high school basketball feud
Greenmount High seniors Don Young and Buddy Aldridge plot to humiliate rival Johnny Skelton after a locker room prank spreads the Skunky nickname. A prank escalates into a brawl that leads to Skelton’s banishment in Sharpstown, leaving Greenmount narrowly ahead 31 to 28.
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Don Young
Buddy Aldridge
Eddie
Johnny
Greenmt
Don Jelty
Nny Skelton
Buddy
Johnny Skelton
Uddy
Don
Skelton
Skunky
Andy
Goat
Mercy
Buddy Mieet
Prac
Greenmount
Star
Knny Skelton
Young
Cingly
Jun
Sky
Knny
Unt
Sharpstown
Wilding
Kay
Coach Wilding
Glass Balanced on Edge of Card Is Reader's Prize
Thaya Cronk of Granby Massachusetts wins the weekly prize book of professional Magic and an autographed photo. The trick uses a top edge balance of a glass on a card with the forefinger hidden behind the card to steady the glass during the act.
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Thaya Cronk
Granby
Massachusetts
DATE AND PEANUT PASTE RECIPE WITH PRIZE NOTICE
A kitchen column offers a $1 prize sent to Arlyne Stoll of Fremont Ohio for a date and peanut paste recipe. Instructions include dates peanut butter salt and confectioners sugar formed into balls and dried. Entries must be under 18 and sent to Aunt Peggy The Kitchenette for possible printing and a dollar prize.
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Arlyne Stoll
North Penn Avenue
Fremont
Ohio
Peggy
Pointers on Pets by Horace Mitchell
Advice on keeping dogs and cats living together without fights. Start discipline early when a new kitten enters, prevent nipping or barking, and supervise playful moments to avoid deadly clashes. With consistent training, even mice and cats can share a cage safely.
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Horace Mitchell
Tattooed man sues osteopath over damaged photos
A tattooed man sues an osteopath claiming the doctor threw all his pictures out of focus during treatment. The suit alleges professional negligence and seeks damages.
A Cook Would Know That Chief Petty Officer
A wartime exchange shows a sailor taunting an officer with a call to bombard as the enemy lines harden. The Officer of the Day responds with a blunt order to shell the enemy.
Plain Kite and Simple Box Kite Instructions
Beginners can start with plain flat-surface kites or box kites as shown. The plain kite uses a cross frame of soft wood with a paper or cloth cover and a tail for balance, while the box kite uses four spruce or pine corner sticks, cross-braces, and two covers to form a square frame ready for a tether.
Young inventor makes wire name pins at Greenfield High
Norman Matthews a 15 year old from Greenfield Massachusetts crafts names and school initials from copper wire. He sold 60 pins in a week at five cents each earning three dollars. He invites others to share ideas for earning spending money for a chance at a dollar prize.
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Norman Matthews
Norman
Greenfield High School
Greenfield
Mass
Anderson Street
G.hs
Money Makers
Riddles for The Riddle Man Puzzles Accepted
These short brain teasers invite readers to submit riddles to The Riddle Man for publication. If accepted, the contributor’s name appears with the riddle. Questions include why spring outings are risky and when two apples resemble each other.
Three Little Words Please and Thank You
The editor extols two small phrases as daily tools for civility and success. Saying Please invites cooperation and expressing Thanks rewards effort, shaping better interactions with friends and strangers alike.
Rustic crafts from Kay’s Corner for home gifts
Instructions describe making a candle holder from stacked logs with a central circle, a top hole for a candle, and a wood branch handle. Also suggests rustic book ends from knobby roots or knots and a stained rustic bookrack with felt pads, encouraging simple, giftworthy projects found in woods.
Yesterday I Fell Over Fifty Feet
A brief anecdote depicts a dramatic tumble described with dry humor. A passerby recounts falling a long distance while simply walking through a crowded streetcar, prompting surprised concern.
Round Trip I’ll Take a Trip Around the Globe
A playful note envisions a goldfish traveling widely as it declares an intent to circumnavigate the world. The quotation frames a whimsical voyage with imaginative scope and a sense of adventure.
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Globe
Wisecrack on venison prices ends with wordplay
A brief exchange jokes about high venison costs. The Wise man notes the deer origin while the Cracker replies with a pun about the buck and the doe. The humor hinges on the double meaning of buck and doe to explain price.
Answers to Riddles Quiz Preview
Riddles include wordplay on blades pistils and a bullrush, paired items, a dress hook, and items like alarm clock elevator and step ladder, plus milk that sours as a classic pun.
Posers quiz on life and sport questions
A brief sample quiz covering biology and sport terms. Questions include number of adult teeth, definition of herbivorous animals, fauna and flora, Seminole origins, the face off term in sports, hockey period count, diesel engine fuel, and indigo.
Suede Shoes and Spats Quip Sparkles Street Dialogue
An elderly woman remarks that poverty is impossible if one wears spats. A tramp replies that his suede shoes with worn bottoms prove poverty can coexist with appearance. The exchange captures streetwise wit and social contrast.
General Knowledge Quiz Clues Set
A list of numbered clues covering definitions and historical references. Clue topics include a plant eating animal a Florida location a form of hockey a count a chemical code and a blue dye from Indigo with varied cryptic hints.
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Florida
FLOWER POT PUZZLE CORNER AND WORD SQUARE REVEAL
A home puzzle page presents clues for a word list from FLOWER letters, a challenge to switch DOG to CAT in three moves and BIRD to CAGE in five, plus a LAMP based word square with clues for surface food and caresses.
Calamity Speed Fiend Duel At Crossing
A tense exchange unfolds as a passenger jokes about a race with a fast train at a crossing. The mock dialogue hints at imminent danger and the looming possibility of a collision. A playful yet stark glimpse of commuter nerves under pressure.
Cause For Complaint Circus Banter
In a humorous exchange a Circus Manager asks what ails the act. India-rubber Man quips that whenever the Strong Man writes a letter he uses him to rub out the mistakes. The gag highlights the onstage dynamic and wordplay theme.
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