Boy Outwits D Dangerous Gunman in Exciting New Serial
In East Chalfont, Buzzer Train begins a dull day as Don, his reporter brother, frets over the paper business. Their routine drive to the Sun Herald office hints at a promising turn when the morning paper reveals a trap sprung on the notorious Hand- some Harkin by Chalrent police, prompting a startling shift in their day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uzzer
Don
Buzzer
Civic Club
Board of Aldermen
East Chalfont
Lux-frrald
Chalfont
Crowder Company
Times
Mr. Train
Nield
The
State University
Hus
East Third Street
Sun- Herald
Chalrent
Harkin
Gerte
Peice
Handsome Harkin Fights Police in Chalfont Chase
W. Boyce Morgan recounts the famed criminal Handome Harkin who evaded capture after shooting two detectives during a six months earlier larceny arrest. A citywide manhunt followed as police hunted him and his bride, with reports of raids and a planned river-side joint sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Harkin
Chalfont
Unique Household Articles Made From Crepe Paper
Editor notes Dickie Shonk a Camden Indiana 15 year old student writes on making crepe paper vases from flour water and salt mixture. The guide instructs preparing confetti strips soaking shaping drying shellac coating and decorating with magazine pictures to create vases flower pots book ends and dishes with varied colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie Shonk
Camden
Ind
Agnes Streif’s Money Making Felt Triangles
Agnes Streif from Juniata Nebraska sells small felt pennants decorated with custom white letters. Each pennant costs buyers what they choose, typically five cents, sometimes more or less. The paper offers a $1 prize for letters featured in the Boys and Girls Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Streif
Agnes
Juniata
Nebraska
Roller Skate Trolley Riders Turn Thrill Into Safety
A pair of boys craft a cable powered aerial roller skate ride using a wrecking yard cable between two trees. They fashion a wooden carrier from orange crate boards and two roller skate wheels, pull the carrier along with a rope and fishline, and ride at speed with a natural stop by dropping toward the lower tree. The setup invites both standing and sitting rides on a swing board beneath the carrier.
Creamed Eggs on Toast Recipe Prize Entry
A kitchen column by Rachel Horst from Kansas City Kansas offers a creamed eggs on toast recipe. She presents directions for a hot egg white sauce with milk butter and flour, folded eggs added at the end, served on buttered toast. The item notes a one dollar prize for Rachel.
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Rachel Horst
Ruby Avenue
Kansas City
Kansas
Rachel
Forks Through History as Uncommon Dining Tools
The article traces how forks were rare in 17th century Europe and seen as an insult to Providence. It notes that knives were carried by guests until around 1600, spoons date back to ancient times, and forks only became common after 1608 when an English traveler popularized them. It also mentions regional variability with chopsticks in China and Japan and Persian and Egyptian customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Italy
Britain
Word poser quiz on meaning and terms ends with tricky questions
A list of seven vocabulary questions asks for meanings of cureer ichthoology faith oneset williary gerund impute chromatic. The quiz challenges to answer without a dictionary and hints at a tougher vocabulary test.
A frolicsome leap to charge as with a fault
A scattered list of phrases appears, mixing hints about motion, study of fish, a Hindu tithe, a European blackbird, a garbled phrase about two miles, a verbal noun, and a definition of fault attribution, with an extra line about colors.
A Cautionary Tale About Greed and Costs
The editor recounts a neighbor who refused a fair offer for an old ice box hoping to gain a few extra dollars. He left the box in a doorway, stubbed his toe at night, and faced large medical and work costs. The piece warns greed often backfires.
Wings for Youth by I. R. Hegel
Marie Hadley, a standout in American Airlines St Louis sales, rose from secretary to top air transport seller since 1929. Her method blends diligence, training, and initiative as she targets business, educational and religious leaders, proving women can thrive in airline sales.
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St. Louis
American Airlines
Marie Hadley
Miss Hadley
American
J. W. Sabin
Charles Rheinstrom
Mr. Rheinstrom
Hadley
Puzzle Corner Veep Rally Crossword Challenge
A puzzle feature celebrates Veterans Day with a word diamond riddle and a crossword. Clues include across and down entries for weapons, verse writer, naval terms, and various common terms, inviting readers to fill the grid while noting the wartime salute context.
Riddles Published By Readers In This Paper
Readers submit brain teasers to the Riddle Man in care of the paper. Sample questions span wordplay and logic with names and towns from across the country.
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P—Roeger Albertson
Cicage
Harold R. Manning
Rock Creek
Ohio
Jack Connell
Jacksonville
Fla
Jane Breinine
Durand
Mics
Betty Jane Harley
Maude
A Fence Bound by Close Tes
A fragmented note describes a fence bound by close ties and mentions a dirigible with holes. The text presents garbled phrases about powdering a face and facing another, suggesting a torn clip or puzzle snippet.
Legal Remark Sparks Witness Back and Forth
In a courtroom exchange a judge questions whether the complained person was a physical wreck before or after receiving a black eye. The complainant replies that the man became a wreck only after delivering the injury.
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Harry Lund
Sally
By Calvin Fader
Snooper
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Irwin
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Aunt Peggy
Posers
Wings
I. R. Hegel
Gertrude H
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Netherlands
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Prin
Puz
Vine
EM Aziz
P. Orh
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