Dan Brodie's Secret Airfield Sabotage Clue
Dan Brodie, a student pilot, crashes during a training flight when landing gear fails after a suspected sabotage. His brothers George and Edgar witness the wreck and overhear two men discussing bungled work, revealing Dan is secretly developing a new army supercharger and fears someone is trying to stop him. The incident prompts a cliffhanger leading to next week’s continuation.
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Eorge Brodie
Edgar Sparks
Dan
Edgar
George
Bedlam
Georgie
O.R
O.K
Burgoyne Drive
Brodies
Mom
Army
Three-Piece Desk Sign Rack Easy DIY Project
Fred Drew Jr offers a simple three piece rack plan to hold a desk sign or picture. Use one inch ends and an old broom handle cross piece cut to six inches, with holes drilled and the parts glued and clamped for level alignment. Sand, finish, and add felt feet to protect surfaces.
Doggy Dramas by Calvin Fader Looks Like the Weiner Worst
An unusual column by Calvin Fader examines ongoing dog theater or pet related controversy, casting light on public reactions and the quirky aspects of animal personality in a humorous local column. The piece blends opinion with cultural observations.
Reporter quotes man who fell from window
A reporter asks a man who fell from a third story window how he felt. He replies that he did not mind the fall and that the sudden stop was the issue. The remark is attributed to Ruth Gibet.
Getting a Good Start in the Morning
The piece argues waking early is unpleasant but sets a better tone for the day. It suggests rising promptly after Mother's call, dressing calmly, eating breakfast seated, and perhaps reviewing homework to feel ready for a happier, more successful day.
Madison boy, 10, traps mice for money
Stuart Reynolds, age ten, in Madison SD, traps mice for a nickel each after his mother sparked the idea. He now works at several houses, earning a dollar prize for this Money Makers entry. Readers are invited to write in with their money-making ideas for a $1 prize.
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California
Spring
Columbia
Stuart Reynolds
Stuart
Madison
South Dakota
Wings for Youth: Young England Airmen Seek American Letters
I R Hegel presents a call for contact between American youth and English air trainees. English airmen 19 seek correspondence with American girls and peers, sharing topics of mutual interest while awaiting letters. Readers are invited to mail letters to the Boys and Girls Page via local papers with a stamp.
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England
America
Young America
Gerald Klein
Ethel Mockler
Wings For Youth
Gerald
Tommy
Jack
Dave
Dusty
Happy
Bill
Ted
Why the French Flag Stripes Vary in Width
The tricolor flag originally used equal width stripes but optical illusion made red look larger and blue look smaller. Designers adjusted widths to 3 for red, 3.3 for white, and 3.7 for blue to compensate for eye bending of color light rays, keeping apparent equal width.
Salad de Luxe Prize At The Kitchenette Contest
Adele Shaw of Ogden Utah wins this week’s Kitchenette dollar prize for a Salad de Luxe recipe. The entry describes a dessert style salad with apples celery chopped nuts and dressing served on lettuce. Send recipes to Aunt Peggy The Kitchenette for a chance at a dollar in Defense Stamps. Contest open to those under 18.
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Adele Shaw
Adele
Twelfth Street
Ogden
Utah
Peggy
Riddles for the Riddle Man readers in the paper
Readers are invited to submit brain teasers sent to the newspaper. Five sample questions are listed with authors Mary Kay Ward Donald Walsh Joan Roler Willie Marie Tammond and Bob Stone. The items vary in humor and lateral thinking.
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Mary Kay Ward
Donald Walsh
Joan Roler
Marie Tammond
Bob Stone
Inside Dope Mother Bob Stop Feeding Cat Birdseed
Short comic exchange notes a mother scolding Bob for feeding a cat birdseed and a quip about the canary, attributed to Niles Dodge.
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Bob
Niles Dodge
RIDDLE ANSWERS LIST CLUES AND NOTES
Riddle answers note five clues: one about a kitchen sink, a change from oak to ash, a pun on foreign scent, a paradox where neither is felt, and a furnace reference.
Puzzles and wind clues in March page
The page presents a set of word puzzle prompts about hats and wind, plus a scrambled clothing-themed puzzle. It includes a word square hint with four clues and a list of scrambled terms like ITESSA TACOS THSA ORSUTURES and a note about a picture puzzle where three of the twelve months are shown.
Bear encounters in the mountains prompt odd exchange
Dick, hiking in the mountains, spots a bear sniffing his tracks. He asks, Do you like the tracks. The bear replies with a cryptic line, All right PQ make some more.
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Ler
James E. Ficken
World
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MyYset
Fred Drew, Jr
Red Drew, Jr
Chester
Ivania
Hone
Rand
Bert Sackett
BY Calvin Fader
Hima
Little Mpre
Lane
HUA
Associated Editors
Ruth Gibet
Wings For
I. R. Hegel
Aunt Peggy
Barry
Orwuard
Smith Lones
Washington
Ria IZ
Loib
Irlolw
Alwid
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