Balance Tricks and a Ghostly Plot in Senior Play
In a school drama, Susan Deane and Elsie fear actor Joe Lindsay may sabotage lead Cliff Wood during the final act of Gangway for Ghosts. They push Joe to assistant director to keep him in check, but suspicious changes and Joe’s rising confidence threaten the performance. Concludes next week.
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Susan Deane
Elsie
Joe Lindsay
Ghost
Cliff Wood
Joe
CIM
Susan
USAN
Gangaway
Haskins
Suzan
Cliff
Clif
Miss Beamer
Joe Shrucred
Duke de Quincy
Colly
Parlor Stunts Based On Equilibrium Laws
Parlor stunts teach balance and equilibrium through simple demonstrations. Readers are guided to test balance by touching walls, lifting coins with knives, stacking pennies under a bill, and balancing matches, with instructions and safety caveats throughout. The piece emphasizes curiosity, steady hands, and practical tricks.
Riddle Answers Set Displays Wordplay Puzzles
A list of playful riddle answers hints at puns and homophones. The items include adrift meaning a drift, a rack of cards, a cow that kicks the bucket when milked, and a girl whose parents are a pear pair. The final line notes his mind is on the present.
Discarded Camera Plates Used to Mount Butterflies
Katherine Houison explains an inexpensive easy method to mount butterflies for display. Photograph plates washed with warm water serve as a base, with wadding cardboard and passepartout tape used to secure and protect the specimen before show use.
Money Makers $ Of Our Readers Best Money Maker
Janice McCormick an 11 year old from Homedale Idaho earns spending money by shining shoes. She started when her brother asked for a one time favor and now charges five cents a pair. Her parents joined in and she has saved enough to buy Christmas gifts and pocket money.
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Janice McCormick
Janice
Homedale
Idaho
Build Your Own Backyard Merry Go Round
Instructions for a simple backyard merry go round using boards wheels and a central post. Two boys can share the ride with a post and boards, adding wheel supports for stability. A bolt through the post acts as the axis, with a bacon rind to reduce squeak and help smooth turning.
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K. Gordon Irwin
Prize Recipe Submission From Aunt Peggy
A reader prize recipe from Dorothy Schacter of Deedsville Indiana offers a 3 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 4 cup milk 2 eggs 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 teaspoons baking powder cookie mix. Cream sugar and shortening then add milk and beaten eggs. Fold in vanilla and flour with baking powder. Roll cut bake 15 to 20 minutes in a moderate oven. A weekly prize of 1.00 is awarded for recipes from readers under 15. Send yours to The Kitchenette today.
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Aunt Pegey
Mother's Day Word Diamond Puzzle Fun
Puzzle word square and word diamond greet Mother's Day with light clues. Read across and down for words like Astonishing large body of water Egyptian sun god pot and more while hints suggest daily chores and praise for mothers.
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North America
Riddles from The Riddle Man foiled by wit
A playful set of five posed riddles from Tyrlene Lawyer George Manton Marty Luck Jr Helen Reynolds and Gloria Sie Wood. The items include When is a boat like snow and What is placed on the table and cut but never eaten with at least one punny gender twist.
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Tyrlene Lawyer
George Manton
Marty Luck, Jr
Helen Reynolds
Gloria Sie Wood
Mother’s Day tribute to children and care
A mother’s Day reflection praises children for supporting their moms, noting how youngsters help around the house and show appreciation beyond the 364 other days. The piece expresses hope for a future where generations remain thoughtful and responsible.
Wings for Youth: Applying for a Job in Aviation
The article advises youths on writing letters of application for airline and aircraft factory jobs. It stresses personalized contact, visiting the personnel manager for an interview, and enclosing a stamped envelope. It notes the value of training, ongoing learning, and submitting a second application after eight to two weeks.
Regulation Clarifies Glasses Requirement For Flight License
The notice states that a person who wears glasses may obtain a flying license if their vision is brought to normal with corrective eyewear. It also asks applicants to send a stamped self addressed envelope to receive a copy of the regulation.
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Jennie S
Objects Lose Solidity If Seen With One Eye
The article explains how closing one eye disrupts depth perception, making distances harder to judge. It describes a test balancing a coin on a table edge and attempting to knock it off with the non-dominant eye state, noting frequent misses due to loss of stereoscopic depth.
Tough Old Puzzles From The Past
Dactylology is finger spelling often used in sign language. A bottle is a glass container for liquids. 2a dtory appears misprinted. likely story. The Harquebus is an obsolete firearm true. A honeyguide is a small African bird true. A mountebank is an unscrupulous person not a bank. A collier is a coal miner or coal ship. The primary colors are red blue and yellow.
Why do you keep scratching your self
Pm asks why the subject keeps scratching, noting only they know the cause of the itch and implying a personal or private burden.
The Oral Art of Talking with the Hands
A curious snippet describes hand talk as an art while noting a pipe with a wad of half smoked tobacco and a battered boat. glosses on trim, babes, and a ruthless person. mentions a coal miner and colors red yellow and blue.
Answers to Last Week's Puzzles
Puzzle items include three clues with wordplay. First line yields Aes ache teach detach. Second line presents Keep Earl Eric plea. Third line simply states Crossword Puzzle Solution.
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Aes
Ache
Teach
Keep
Earl
Eric
Plea
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