Tee Joe Wins Swamp Spirit Costume Prize
Tee Joe enters the Library Party in a pirate swamp costume inspired by Jean LaFitte. He battles a water hyacinth covered bayou and loses his pistols and boots but earns first prize for originality and swamp spirit.
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EE Joe
Tee Joe
Gran'Mere
Gran’Mere
Gran’Pere
Jean LaFitte
Rascal
Barataria Bay
Grand Pere
Grah
Big Joe
Lizette
Bayou
Turtle
Jean LaFittes
Pirate
Bean State Puzzle Reflects Massachusetts Links
A crossword style puzzle centers on Massachusetts nicknames and places with coded letters and a silhouette map backdrop. The item asks about beans, winds, and local towns while hinting at two Bean State nicknames hidden within a complex word cipher.
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Massachusetts
Philately Terms and a Jelly Eating Contest
A guide to philatelic terms explains mint unmounted original gum used imperf perf and other stamp jargon. A Sedlescombe charity bazaar staged a jelly eating contest where participants ate jelly with knitting needles.
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Sedlescombe
England
WordGames Add a Letter Puzzle
A playful puzzle set asks to insert one letter into words to form new meanings with examples and hints. It includes a cat named Ben and Dolly’s question about whether Ben Hur is a racer, illustrating wordplay.
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Berle
Take Eight Snapshots In Your Group No 3 Wall Display
The reader is advised to streamline snapshots by grouping them into group No 3 for better visibility. The prompt asks for feedback on enjoying the display and ends by requesting the room color. The tone suggests practical home decor guidance.
Puzzle Answers and Musings from a Bygone Page
A collage of quiz lines and notes spans DIAMOND ANGLE ENGLAND RIDDLES MIX-UPS and more. It features schooners from Gloucester, coded phrases, city names, spelling puzzles, a DIY wall map guide, and a diary excerpt on being 16 and navigating homework, school life, and pop culture.
Fancy Pot Holds Posies with Scrap Can Craft
A simple craft builds a decorative flower pot from an old No 3 can and oil cloth scraps. Clean and enamel the can, cut yellow petals green leaves and a daisy, stitch details with embroidery thread, cement leaves, then assemble a ready to plant gift or room accent.
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Joe Jors
Pretty
BY Lee Priestley
New England
Vejagpstu Higge Ingweguvet
Hkujgf Vig
Depmu Het Est
Fkeugn Raysti Vicynstu
Assam
Massachuetts City
Salt Lake City
Utah
E. H. Sothern
New York City
John Drew
America
Peter Pan
California
Mississippi
Kansas
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Michigan
Vermont
Iowa
Rhode Island
South Dakota
West Virginia
North Dakota
Wyoming
Delaware
Puzzle Pete
Philately
Violet M. Roberts
United States
Sai Deller Card
Robert the Nutshell Rabbit
Olecteo
Marion P. Stevens
Rita F. Dewey
Dolly
Ben
Jim
Daving
Gloucester
Grand Banks
Bay State
Old Colony State
Maude Adams
Holyoke
Boston
Concord
Pittsfield
Hester Alletson
Farley Granger
George
Daisy
Clovis
New Mexico
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