Life's Work Began as Hobby Built by Miss Clara Crisler
In Carson City Nevada blind Clara Crisler built a vast clipping library over 66 years starting at age nine. The collection covered 30 classifications including biography and natural history, with the Lincoln file containing hundreds of items. Since 196? the Nevada State Museum in Reno housed the material, and the project continues under Nevada Historical Society via Native Daughters of Nevada.
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Carson City
Nev
Clara Crisler
Lincoln
Nevada Federation of Wom
Crisler
State of Nevada
Museum of the State Historial Society
Reno
Native Daughters of Nevada
Nevada Historical Society
Walter Schirra Inspires Youth With Space Pioneer Legacy
The article profiles Walter M. Schirra Jr. born in Hackensack New Jersey on March 12 1923 and his path from Navy pilot to Project Mercury astronaut. It notes his Korean War service including 90 combat missions and MiG-15 shoots plus his later work on Sidewinder missiles and NASA selection.
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Walter Marty Schirra
Shi-Rah
Shirra
Schirra
Pio
7Th Fleet
United States
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
154Th
U.S. Air Force
Squadron 154
China Lake
Calif
Lexington
Pacific
Naval Air Safety Officer School
University of Southern California
Naval Air Test Center
Patuxent
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Suzanne
Scott Carpenter
Walter B. Hendrickson Jr
Porcupine Quills Kill Mountain Lion in Cal Wilderness Tale
A hunter Sam Melstrom in California finds a dead mountain lion with quill punctures to the nose eyes and brain. Ranger explains porcupines defend themselves by bristling quills that can penetrate enemies including predators. Porcupines rarely threaten humans and are protected by law.
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Sam Melstrom
California
Sam
Porky
Pen Pal Addresses From Ohio Youths
A list of young readers in Ohio providing names ages and street addresses for pen pal correspondence. Entries include Kevin Bower 10 Doylestown Kathleen Falcon 11 Cuyahoga Falls Karen Thompson 13 Paris Martha Conley 10 Tallmadge Sue Caro 13 Akron Betty McDonald 4 Canton.
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Kevin Bower
Church St
Doylestown
Ohio
Kathleen Falcon
12Th St
Cuyahoga Falls
Karen Thompson
Beechwood Ave
Paris
Martha Conley
Hughes Dr
Tallmadge
Sue Caro
Gaylord Dr
Akron
Betty McDonald
Wildwood
Canton
Cindy Hodgin
Cherry Lane
Graham
N.C
Coleen Spence
Hukaiau Ranch
Paouillo
Hawaii
Cindy Collings
Stonewood Lane
Lynn
Mass
Linda Ingel
Gibsonville
Box
Sue Cain
Altamahaw
Henry Ramp
Sierra Nevada St
Stockton
Calif
Melanie Cuneo
San Andreas
Joan Piacentine
P.O
Linden
Jonathan Rohrer
Maple Ave
Linda Waddell
Gary Fischer
Colonial Blvd
Andrea Peloso
23Rd St
Jim Chiptes
Mike Macrides
St. Elmo
John Byrd
Snyder Ave
Mike Wojak
Pamela Harman
28Th St
Robert Davis
Farmdale Rd
William Davis
Marco Melnyk
Mognes Rd
Kent
Bonnie Berger
Fifth St
Strasburg
Kathy de Vaul
la Roy
Jane Simmons
Alliance, Ohio
Karen Bailes
Amherst
Brian Chiswell
E. Clinton St
Pam McKee
Fredericksburg
Barbara Hoover
Warrick Pl
Clarence Moore
W. North St
Ernest Wilson
Barber Rd
Barberton
Shirley Cool
Hillcrest
Shirley Anderson
R.D
Ashland
Patricia DeWade
Friend St
Linda Jaschik
Brave Park Rd
Baltimore
Barbara Jenkins
N. Delphine Ave
Waynesboro
Brain Teaser Sequence and Answers
A reverse word puzzle yields paired results. Each clue rewrites a word reversed to reveal a new meaning such as Land dual for double, Nomad Damon for a man, Sleep peels, Raps spar, Time emit, Ram mar, Pat tap, Room moor, Gar rag, Keep peek.
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Land
Dual
Nomad
Damon
Sleep
Peels
Spar
Time
Emit
Ram
Mar
Pat
Tap
Room
Rag
Keep
Peek
Letter to March From Kay Cammer
A playful verse laments March for blowing into April and frightening the flowers. The speaker asks the windy month to depart across the sea and return next year.
Word ladder and word triangle puzzle from Day column
A newspaper puzzle feature asks to transform POOR to FAIR in five moves with valid words each step and adds a word triangle riddle about Puzzle Pete. It includes clues about letter changes and a self reading square puzzle to form a palindrome read across and down.
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Pete
Craft a Desk Letter Clip From Clothespin
Instructions describe making a decorative desk clip using a spring clothespin. Paint with flat white then enamel in a chosen color, or cover with wallpaper, oilcloth, or floral plastic. Add a name and address sticker or a colored decal to the center.
I Would Like To Be A Twin Poem
A playful poem by Frances Gorman Risser imagines the joys and confusions of being a twin. The speaker muses on being mistaken for a sibling and the challenge of telling one twin from the other in everyday life.
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Frances Gorman Risser
How Well Do You Spell Misspelled Letter Test
A letter from Aunt Mary discusses lichen, noting 21 misspellings corrected by Jimmie. It explains lichen as a rootless, leafless, flowerless organism forming a symbiotic partnership between algae and fungus and invites naming other examples of symbiosis.
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Jimmie
Also Mentioned on This Page
En’s Clubs
State of
Nevada
Grace Staples
Walter Marty Schirra III
Astronaut Walter Schirra
Walter III
Joesephine
Helen Seymour
Baby
Capt. Hal
Suaas Valsv
Alvng As
Snad Svadl
Auvnods Cyom
Ayudlot Ugdval
Adavds
Lvds
Las OT
Tionvigl
Ulal
Wey
ANNOS
Kathy Starkey
Paris Ave
Louisville
Sue Kirkland
Wesleyan Ave
Via
Kay Cammer
Republic
Loo Jr
WORD
Zoo’s Who
Rour
South Africa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!