Two Boys Plan a Low Cost Summer Road Trip
Larry and I, bored with tennis and baseball monotony, plot a cheap country trip in a car with a pup tent and supplies. We talk our families into it, pack Lizzie, and head off at dawn toward nowhere in particular as clouds gather for a rainstorm.
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Larry Jarvis
Wizdeeuy
Tach
Larry
Lizzie
Omebody
Mom
Mary
Gene
Mrs. Jarvis
Unay
Jarvis House
Relart song it was really coming down
Weather heavy with rain on a highway speeds slow and traffic sparse. A fast roadster swerves in a skid, crashes through a guard rail, and careens into a field as onlookers fear for the driver. The scene ends with a prompt to read next week for the continuation.
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Larry
Lizzie
Useful Gadgets From Old Inner Tubes
A historical note explains turning inner tubes into assorted gadgets. It outlines simple rubber-working rules, tool storage, and marking the finished items. The piece suggests fly swatters from rubber tubes avoid scratching finishes and describes cutting rubber, punching holes, and crafting a wood handle.
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Jin
Rubber crafts from inner tubes boost useful items
Wet rubber cuts easily and resists tearing when cut with a leather punch. The guide describes making cemented joints for rubber projects, crafting a waterproof beach bag, a chemical proof apron, and various useful items from junked inner tubes. It covers cutting, cementing, drying times, and assembly steps with emphasis on practical, inexpensive DIY results.
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Jace
Seals Learn to Swim From Patient Mothers
Pauline Bloom describes how newborn seals refuse water for weeks while stubborn mothers push them into the sea. Through barked encouragement and persistent teaching, pups learn to swim and retain the skill for life. Seals show remarkable endurance and migrate vast distances, surfacing to breathe every 20 to 30 minutes.
Riddle Man seeks reader submitted conundrums
Five reader riddles printed for public amusement with names and towns. The list includes a wordplay riddle about an eight letter word, tree culled for winter, chimney logic, breaking by naming, and a comparison between engineer and teacher. Names include Pantine Norton Onronta NY Mabel Taylor Fl Docalo Ark Wesley Beeelhymer Fremont OH Hallie Thoapson Nullseater Ohia Rasel ane Elegror Wentwworth Winchester NV.
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Pantine Norton
Onronta
N.Y
Mabel Taylor
Docalo
Ark
Wresley Beeelhymer
Fremont
Ohio
Hallie Thoapson
Nullseater
Ohia
Rasel Ane
Elegror Wentwworth
Winchester
NV. x
Rover Resists Baths Though Brushing Helps Coat Health
A dog named Rover objects to frequent baths, arguing that baths dry the skin and strip natural oils. Regular brushing with a dash of pine oil on the brush can deter fleas and keep a healthy coat, reducing the need for frequent soapy baths.
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Rover
Vinee
Money Makers Of Our Readers League Leader
Jean Kutchuck of 37 Semerset Street Springfield Massachusetts has organized a baby care league. About 10 girls join, advertising cards issued to provide evening child care for mothers. The organizer assigns tasks, charges a standard fee with small late-hour penalties, takes a commission, and sometimes minding a baby herself for four to six dollars weekly. Readers invited to send money making ideas for prize.
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Jean Kutchuck
Semerset Street
Springfield
Massachusetts
Jean
Waiter Concealed In Dress Keeps Flowers Fresh
Instructions describe making a wooden flower girl figure about six inches tall. Use plywood or apple box wood, cut and sand, paint, and mount on a base with a water tumbler holding stems. A hole above the hands guides stem placement to keep the bouquet fresh and charming for display.
Frighten Fie Gur An umbrella Silencer
Puzzle fragment presents four items with odd spellings and a proverb-like line about an engineer minds the train and a teacher trains the mind. It reads as a quirky wordplay or riddle excerpt contributed by Marilyn Benadum with scattered phrases and numbers.
Too Much Sun Warns Of Health Risks This Summer
The editor urges readers to enjoy summer while avoiding sunburn and sunstroke by using lotion and wearing a hat during outdoor activities. Emphasizing common sense, it notes that overexposure can be serious and occasionally fatal, but outdoor fun should continue with precautions.
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Simming
Wings for Youth in Airline Traffic Representation
A column by I R Hegels discusses how 1941 young women are being hired as traffic representatives in US airline offices. It highlights roles selling tickets, giving travel info, and handling reservations in several cities and notes the traits and training that aid success, including geography, public speaking, language skills, and aviation knowledge.
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Trafic
Betty Blood
H. S. Parkes
National Airelines, Inc
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Mobile
Tampa
Miami
B. J. Carmichael
Continental Air Lines
Frieda Milstein
Denver
T. R. Hegel
Hikers Rare Milk Cheese Toast Recipe
John P. Lythgoe shares a tested camping recipe for Hiker’s Cheese Toast using milk cornstarch cheese salt and pepper. Heat milk mix cornstarch with cold milk add cheese and season then thicken slowly while stirring. Serve on toast with optional stewed tomatoes. recipe serves six slices. A dollar reward is offered for each published recipe.
Mail Puzzle Column Behind the Postman Theme
A fragmented puzzle column about mail and puzzles. It references a large envelope crossword, clues like Fur Fruit drink and Hermit, and hints about mail types, decay, flowers, and persuasion. It suggests a teaser on carrying mail and wordplay centered on mail and postmen with several cryptic clues.
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Pony Express
Overboard Diners Meet Quick Witty Exchange
An amused diner refuses help from a busy young bus boy who offers aid by joking about being hauled away. The exchange ends with a lighthearted pardon and playful misinterpretation of the situation.
Answers to Last Week's Puzzles Solved
Puzzle solutions list two items with wordplay clues Tinwheel Roman candie cannon cracker and P orb oboes program berry say M a. a concise crossworld puzzle solution text reflecting the source's tone.
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M. A
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Wings For Youth
I. R. Hegels
Traffic Representation
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