Loyal Reader Turns Writer to Describe His Babbling Book
Chet Pomeroy star of Washington high baseball faces a late bid for the city league title as a prank involving Mary Small and Elsie unfolds. Chet hides his actions to protect his sister while rumors swirl and discipline looms, jeopardizing the Edison game. The principal ultimately clears him, while Elsie’s part remains debated.
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Chet Pomeroy
Ashington High
Western
Elsie
Washington
Ust
Edison
Edison Tech
Chet
Mary Small
Mary
Iron Tech
Spal
Pshet
Cowhouse
Prof. van Dorn
van Dorn
Burith
Van
Make Your Own Photo Album With Simple Materials
Norman H. Brown offers a low cost method for mounting 14 by 8 inch pages with four to six photos per side using cardboard envelopes and notebook rings. He explains hole punching placement and how to attach envelopes for negatives to create an accessible Brownie style photo book.
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Brownie
Sunrise Set-up Breakfast Picnic How-To
Novel picnic idea called Sunrise Set-up invites sleepy groups to wake at 5 30 A M meet at a central spot. Serve bacon and eggs in sandwiches with peppers, fruit, hot chocolate, then enjoy games or a nature hike before returning to daily routines.
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Tooong
Fountain Pen Promise Tripped By Witty Exchange
A novelty salesman asks if a new fountain pen prevents ink escape while a businessman jokes he has long struggled to write with such pens turning the line into a witty back and forth.
Quick-witted taxi ruse with billfold on the floor
A taxi driver and a friend recount a ruse where Jim pretends to forget his billfold to attract short rides. He admits leaving the door open to invite passengers while concealing the wallet. The blunt setup exposes opportunistic behavior and social commentary.
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Jim
Parking Space Paradox Sparks Lively Exchange
A humorous exchange between a Collegian and a policeman centers on a missing car and a chase for a parking space. The officer humorously points out the futility of hunting for a space without a car, while the Collegian insists the vehicle exists in the desired spot.
Riddle Answers From The Riddle Man
Riddle answers include prompts such as make the vest and pants first and the clue about licking making them faster. Other lines reference nine cents and an item that hides its face behind its hands. The note invites readers to send riddles to the Riddle Man for printing with the author’s name.
Magician Defends Tricks Column Amid Contest Push
A magician defends sharing trick details while inviting readers to submit simple tricks for a contest. He notes the ongoing challenge, promises prizes, and explains his hospital visits to entertain ill children, stressing magic is for all ages and the role of education and outreach.
Riddles Quick Quiz Answers From Local Readers
Five reader riddles with credited names pose light questions and punchlines. The items invite wordplay on coats horses pennies clocks and water power, attributed to Annie Mae Otto Mary Fennell Alda Dean Ina Eppard Jessimai Shidler and Walter Andrews.
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Annie Mae Otto
Mary Fennell
Alda Dean
Ina Eppard
Jessimai Shidler
Walter Andrews
DIY Wood Rack from Kay's Corner
Create a wall rack by shaping a wood back, sanding smooth, and applying white shellac. Enamel in a room’s color, attach a copper or bronze rod with spearhead ends or mount a towel holder, and add brackets. Optional pegs and screws yield a attractive bathroom or kitchen display.
Senior and Junior Exchange a Blonde Joke About Fear
A light exchange features a senior asking why the junior prefers blondes and the youth replying he prefers them because he is afraid of the dark, delivering a brief humor moment about self doubt.
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Junior
Forming an Opinion and the Role of Prejudice
The editor argues against prejudice by warning against forming opinions before knowing all facts and both sides. It urges considering two sides, then deciding, and respecting differing views as one would want theirs respected.
The Kitchenette Wins Recipe Prize for Apple Cobbler
Aunt Peggy awards one dollar weekly for a reader under 18 who submits a recipe. The winning entry titled Apple Cobbler also known as the Girl Scouts Special uses apples sugar flour baking powder egg milk butter vanilla cinnamon and salt. Bake about 350 degrees for 40 minutes and invert to serve.
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Jacqueline Michot
Sterling Avenue
Lafayette
Money Makers Of Our Readers Best Money-Making Scheme
Georg Ann Hillis of New Lexington Ohio describes making and selling custom bridge tally cards. She used colored paper an old toothbrush a screen and string to imprint card suits then dried the design and attached a scoring sheet. She sold four tallies for a nickel and won this week’s prize for the best money making scheme.
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Georg Ann Hillis
Pleasant St
New Lexington
Ohio
Georg Ann
How Have You Made Money
A reader asks to share how individuals earn money and invites letters to the editor of the Boys and Girls Page with a prize offered for published selections. The appeal seeks reader submissions on earnings and tips for publication.
Take It Easy Your Water Motto
Expert swimmers urge a calm approach to water safety. A slogan urges taking it easy to avoid panic, check depth, assess companions, and prevent exhaustion. The piece advises learning emergency steps first and applying calm judgment if trouble arises.
American history posers test your knowledge this week
This week’s set of history questions covers major events and figures. The quiz asks when the Pacific Railroad was completed, when the Chicago fire occurred, when the Panama Canal opened, who debated Lincoln on states’ rights, who discovered the Mississippi River, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, who America is named after, and when the flag was adopted by Congress.
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Abraham Lincoln
America
Congress
Notable dates and figures in early American exploration
The notes list May 10, 1869. 1871. 1914. Stephen A. Douglas. De Soto. Francis Scottey. Americus Vespucius famed for voyages to the new world and his account titled New World. June 14, 1777.
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Poser
Stephen A. Douglas
de Soto
Francis Scottey
Americus Vespucius
New World
Garden Word Puzzle From PAZZLE EDITOR
A themed puzzle teaches gardening terms through a word square and fill in the blanks. Clues point to plow, single, time, week, and various abbreviations and garden terms while a sequence of puns and wordplay challenges readers.
Teeth as Grind Organ in Classroom Joke
A teacher prompts Tommy to name a body organ. Tommy answers teeth, then labels them a grind organ, delivering a pun about body parts in a classroom moment.
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Tommy
Answers to YW Week's Puzzle
Crossword puzzle solution listing for the Week's puzzle. Includes answer key and final grid with solution words. Compact notice format reflects a brief puzzle feature.
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W. Boyce Morgan
By Norman Brown
Norman H. Brown
Oakland Street
Springfield
Mass
Technical High School
Sleepyheads
Frazier Thomas
Kay
By Katherine Houison
the Editor
Hicky
BY Calvin Fader
Ladeez
Hick
Hoff
Mabel
Associated Editors
Aunt Peggy
Peggy
Money Makers
Posers
Mickey
Rickey
Helen
Ge University
Abraham Cidindaie
Pennsylvania
Maine
Ile
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