Answers to Cranium Crackers from Comic Page
The notes address five puzzles with factual statements about geography letters spelling and wordplay. It asserts Carlsbad Caverns are in New Mexico not Arizona and that Z is the 26th letter while W is 23rd. It claims Catercorner is the only misspelled word and gives wordplay on Church Ch before ch behind ur in the middle. It also references a Wild West poker deal potentially leading to a shooting with a royal flush mentioning Jones and crooked games.
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Ivy League and East matchups loom large this season
Harvard faces Navy after a string of prep wins while Cornell eyes Syracuse as Yale meets Army in New Haven. Penn and Columbia play a consolation game as Princeton heads west to Chicago and Dartmouth tests Brown, with Yale’s Clint Frank leading a 27 7 win over Penn and Navy boasting size and a strong backfield.
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Tokyo police adopt military code to deter defeatist reports
Japanese police and government agencies cooperate to block foreign propaganda. Officials intercept anti Japan literature arriving from China and target defeatist rumors. Evacuated names are used by Blue Shirts and Chinese Communist Party members to smuggle defeatist books into Japan.
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Communications Ministry
Blue Shirts
Chinese Communist Party
Light levels influence egg color in birds and Sphinx reveals full face
The text notes that egg coloration is affected by the incubating light. It adds that the Sphinx's face has been lifted and is now fully visible above the sands after 3600 years.
German shepherd dog in Wheeling has gold tooth
A Wheeling West Virginia doctor owns a German shepherd named Lady who sports a gold tooth in her lower jaw. The unusual canine dental feature is noted as a curiosity in local society pages.
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Lady
Wheeling
W. Va
News of Interest to Colored People THOMAS B. SMITH
Mrs. Flossie Kinger entertains W I C circle with R C Palmer speaking on church duty. Refreshments served to attendees. Health exam locals report many children needing tonsil removals and glasses. Senior class president Timothy Dunlap ill at home. Miss Ruth A. Little visits. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs. Vinnie Leake in Rockingham.
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Alice Eccles
Eva Tyson
Alberta Craft
Janie Standback
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Ethel Williams
Ruth Little
Funice Dyson
Messrs
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Leonard Street
Fairview Street
Timothy Dunlap
William Penn High School
Kivett Drive
Ruth A. Little
Elizabeth
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Janie Sandback
Frances Moore
Mary Moore
James Steele
Ardelia
Carrie State
Vinnie Leake
Rockingham
Reverend J A Barber Dies Suddenly at 72
The city’s oldest active minister Reverend J A Barber died at his home on Leonard Street Monday at 4 AM after an apoplexy attack during the night. He served Pilgrim Congregational Church and previously led St Stephen AME Zion in 1910 to 1913, helped establish Washington Terrace Congregational Church in 1927, and leaves a large family including wife Lizzie Barber, two daughters, two sons, twelve grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Funeral plans will be announced later.
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High Point
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Mattle E. Perry
Ruth Haney
New York City
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Shepherd Barber
Lexington
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Edward Covington
Parkian Club
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St. Mark Church
Gordon Starks
Leonard Street
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General Assembly
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J. J. Hall
M. Greenwood
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Local Patrolman Intervenes As Spectators Describe Car Incident
In Urbana Ohio a patrolman assisted after a vehicle clip caused a minor event. Eyewitnesses said people stepped out and helped unhook a bumper, while spectators discussed the scene near the parked car.
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Urbana, Co
Howard Helfrich
Ness
Dogs in Allied Service Outnumbered Others in World War
Airdales and collies led the canine corps, outnumbering all other dog breeds in service with the Allies during the World War. The article highlights their roles and contributions to military operations.
Mayor LaGuardia the theatergoer and show business ally
New York October 12 Mayor LaGuardia is an ardent theatergoer who frequents concerts operas and Broadway shows. He attends quietly via taxi often loses official car use for tickets and enjoys Gilbert and Sullivan. He reacts warmly onstage in public ceremonies and remains a city leader seen in publicity photos with leading performers.
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New York
Mitzi Green
LaGuardia
Mitzi
Broadway
Trade With South America Climbed Sharply in August
United States trade with South America rose notably in August with exports reaching 27.67 million and imports 32.58 million. For the first eight months of the year sales to South America totaled 194.59 million while purchases stood at 313.88 million. European trade remained the leading market, with 104.08 million in exports and 67.94 million in imports.
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United States
South America
Commerce Department
Europe
Land deal tied to legendry queen in South Africa
Reports from Johannesburg say Sir Rider Haggard’s She is negotiating with the Union of South Africa for 20,000 acres in the Lebata district. The tale notes the queenly figure is among the world’s strangest, with the Jadje or Bal as a noted feature.
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Union of South Africa
Lebata
Johannesburg
South Africa
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