Spy Offer Tests Tom Hathaway In Wartime Plot
Tom Hathaway faces a tempting offer from a foreign agent who wants blueprints of George Meyer's new airplane motor. Tom refuses, then contemplates the risk as the agent hints at a $2000 payment for plans. He warns Tim and shares the chilling suspicion that spies loom as war intensifies.
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Augustine
Carouge
Tim
Tom
Pete
Dra
Mr. Hanson
Ed Smith
George Meyer
Joe Meyer
Mr. Jones
Gener
Tim and Tom at the plant face a risky cover story
Tim pressures Tom to stay quiet about a meeting with Mr. Jones to avoid jeopardizing their jobs. Tom fears exposure could ruin their livelihoods as pressure mounts at the factory with Mr. Hanson rushing to Washington for a motor blueprint. To Be Continued Next Week.
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Tim
Tom
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Jones
George Meyer
Ring of Plenty Macaroni Ring Recipe
Publication item from Aunt Peggy in The Kitchenette inviting readers to submit recipes with a one dollar reward. Includes a macaroni cheese ring recipe with ingredients such as macaroni cheese bread crumbs parsley pimiento onion milk egg salt pepper and baking method using a ring mold or jelly glass to mold and bake until firm. Also offers a dollar reward for printed recipes and notes entrants must be under 18.
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Jean Gaston
Jean
Lenox Avenue
West Stockbridge
Massachusetts
Peggy
Hints on many things from Kay's Corner
Katherine Houison suggests simple home projects for sisters and brothers away from home. Bake cookies for siblings and pack them in colorful wastebaskets. Collect seeds for next year's garden and label envelopes. Create crepe paper aprons for club servers and fashion belts from old leather with fabric to match outfits.
Despairing husband pleads over mounting bills
In a tense domestic exchange the husband voices despair over mounting bills and declares he cannot face them. The wife counters that she does not want him to face the burden but to cover the expenses.
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Darling
Answers to Riddles 1 2 3 5
Riddles and answers list includes: cant bear you, the crane, why G makes it the, and why he makes both ends meet. The text presents a set of puzzling lines with brief explanations or clues tied to each riddle's solution.
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Gee
Pointers on Pets by Horace Mitchell
Neighborhood groups can host winter pet shows with small admissions and prizes. Engage experts like a veterinarian or SPCA representative to speak, and include films about wildlife. Pet shows suit various groups from Boy Scout to church groups and offer fun, educational participation.
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Horace Mitchell
American Legion
Veterinary
Animal Rescue League
SPCA
Riddles from Fred Turner Prompt Reader Challenge
The Riddle Man asks readers to submit five clever teasers as a tribute to Fred Turner. Five sample questions test wit and wordplay from chairs to birds and letters. Send your riddles to the newspaper for printing with the contributor’s name.
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Fred Turner
Fred
Young Trapper in Winfred Wins Weekly Prize
A 14 year old trapper from Winfred South Dakota George Feistner earned 22 last winter by selling furs and save up 20 traps. He set traps on land near his home and neighbors catching 11 sharks one weasel and one fox in November and December. He rose early each day starting at 7 30 and worked until 9 to check the traps. Readers are invited to write their money making ideas for a $1 prize.
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Winfred
South Dakota
George Feistner
George
Boys and Girls
Help Your Neighbor Ring Toss Game Featured in Indiana
A quirky game named Help Your Neighbor uses a wooden board with thirteen four inch spaces and six rubber rings. Players aim ten feet away, with scoring that can transfer to opponents and even require shooting for middle numbers to test sportsmanship. In La Porte Indiana a bicycle court led by youths Freddy Dunham and Joseph Daley prosecutes juvenile riders for traffic violations, delivering educational penalties and safety lessons.
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Joseph Daley
Freddy Dunham
LA Porte
Indiana
A Porte
Boy Scouts of
Police Department
Freddy
Jane Pod
Bicycle Court
Elks Troop
Alban M. Smith
Puzzle Fans Map of Africa Word Puzzle
Africa themed crossword style clues across and down form a diamond shaped word set. The prompt hints that the second word is a cutting instrument, the third is plenty, the fifth means to run away to marry, and the sixth means before.
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Africa
Explorer Word Chains and a Hidden Africa Portrait
Word ladder puzzle asks to change LION to ROAR in four steps and WILD to GAME in five while each step is a real word. Then draw Africa’s resident, perform letter curtailments to yield a brave man and then pronouns, behead a five letter girl's name to reach a speed contest and finally a playing card.
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Africa
Make of Yourself Somebody to Be Compared To
The Editor argues comparisons are natural and not odious. He urges readers to become worthy of comparison by improving themselves rather than resisting others' praise.
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John
Harry
Jane
Kate
Mary Smith
Tom Jones
Inmates Respond to New Asylum Experience
Inmates share mixed views on the new asylum facility. Some express enthusiasm while others voice concerns about conditions and treatment.
World Geography Poser Set
Answers: 1. Aleutian Islands are in Alaska, USA. 2. Honolulu is on the island of Oahu. 3. Virgin Islands are in the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Tasmania is an island belonging to Australia. 5. Madagascar lies off eastern Africa in the Indian Ocean. 6. Singapore is in Southeast Asia, not China or Japan. 7. The Caspian Sea is located between Europe and Asia, bordered by five countries. 8. Reno, Nevada is farther west than Los Angeles, California.
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Aleutian Islands
Honolulu
Virgin Islands
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Tasmania
Madagascar
Singapore
China
Japan
Caspian Sea
Reno
Nevada
Los Angeles
Calif
Answers to posers set from geography quiz
Off Alaska. Oahu in the Atlantic Ocean. Tasmania is a state of Australia. Off the south east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. In the Malay Peninsula. Between Europe and Asia. Reno.
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Alaska
Oahu
Atlantic Ocean
Tasmania
Commonwealth of Australia
Africa
Indian Ocean
Malay Peninsula
Europe
Asia
Reno
Boy and Grandfather’s Watch Confuse Station Crowd
A Pennsylvania Dutch family child carries his grandfather’s large watch on a solo trip to the city. He only knows the hour shown by the big hand. At the station a bystander asks the time. the boy proclaims it “almost iss” then admits it “ain’t.”
Witty Kitchen Cracker Sparks Cook Firing
A humorous quip about firing a cook over crossword puzzles. The speaker notes tolerance for puzzles on a bathmat but objects when the cook puzzles on waffles. The joke hinges on wordplay and domestic mishap.
Old-Timer Makes Good Speaker Praised for Health
The chairman lauds an eighty plus attendee as a model of healthy active living. An audience member adds that the speaker indeed proved such vitality by facing a younger foe.
Answers to Last Week's Puzzles Compilation
Puzzle notes list wordplay items and deciphered answers across several clues. Entries include patterns like FARS s bars bass basslors lose NOSE and EYES dyes dies Nes LIDS, plus sequences such as 1 tad tunic January diary cry and Scream 8 e weed.
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Tad
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Walter King
Pauline Bloom
Russia
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Squire Squeezem
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Whirl Wynn
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