Edgemore football clash over new coach and old plays
The Edgemore High squad adapts to coach Haven replacing Tommy Grove midseason. Wally Burton resists changes, but Haven relays authority, drops the dangerous Number 22, and introduces a new play. In practice and a Cantwell league game setup, Burton’s blocking tests Haven’s patience and instruction yields respect. Next week continues the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Grove
All Edgemore High
Seulious
Air Force
Robert Haven
Iu College
Wally Burton
Gus
Edgemooreé
Grove
Haven
Wally
Sheershoro
Edgemore
Slaven
Tommy
Shheerzburg
Lightwine
Ethridge
Burton
Bob Haven
Cantwell
Riddles and quick guesses from readers
A set of humorous reader riddles with wit and wordplay. Names cited include Vera Hammond Ruti Sutter Bette Peterson Betty Clin Hennessey and James Furman, each posing a playful question about everyday objects. The item prompts invite both careful thinking and wild guesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera
Hammond
Ruti Sutter
Bette Peterson
Betty Clin Hennessey
James Furman
Goal Line Stands Stand Out In High School Game
A recent high school football game featured two dramatic goal line stands by one team defending its posts. Spectators praised the courage, but a harsh observer warned that smart play avoids desperate situations. The piece argues defense wins when needed, but smart avoidance of trouble is best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecg Cit
Feather Spud Dart Game From a Half Hour's Work
A simple DIY dart game titled Feather Spud. It uses an empty apple box as the target and ends of the box as the board. The article outlines careful box disassembly, nail sorting, smoothing, planing, and sanding to craft a compact, enjoyable project for an idle hour.
Potato Dart Target Board Game From Old Magazine
A Do It Yourself game idea uses a bulletin board covered with large advertising pictures. Nails form a spiked top rail, each nail scored. A potato dart with a feather is thrown from six feet. Teams can relay and score 100 points for the winning side, with a scorekeeper to track points.
Candles Grow At Ghost Night Party Plan
Betty J. McMillen describes a candle dipping party for a Halloween gathering. Guests melt beeswax paraffin and stearic acid, color with orange red and green, and dip strings to make candles. Arrange stations, keep warm with hot water, and allow candles to cool before trimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty J. McMillen
Hallowe'en
Money Makers Of Our Readers Movie Exhibitor
Dick Ecker a 12 year old from Waverly Iowa uses his garage as a movie theatre He owns a 16 millimeter projector and shows four or five films for a few cents admission Twice weekly he films advertising with his brother and friend who receive free admission Dick keeps all the box office and won a dollar in War Stamps for the best money making idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ecker
10Th Street
N. W
Waverly
Iowa
Orice
Your War Work Shooting at Hitler
John Joe Tumbow of Missouri runs a war effort activity by drawing Hitler images and selling shots at them for a penny with a free shot if Hitler is hit. He uses the proceeds to buy War Stamps and has earned a dollar in War Stamps for an interesting letter about helping the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Joe Tumbow
Rt. 1
Caruthersville
Herr Hitter
John Joe
Hitler
Boys and Girls
Youth Wust Fly A call to join glider clubs and programs
The article highlights E F McDonald’s Youth Must Fly and urges discouraged youth to pursue gliding through clubs and schools. It notes Purdue, Minnesota, Western State Teachers College, NYA constructed gliders, plus Schweizer sailplanes, and mentions Elmira summer and Lockport year round courses with varying tuition.
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E. F F. McDonald
Purdue
University of
Minnesota
Western State Teachers College
Fligh
Michigan
Maine
McDonald
NYA
Schweizer
Army
Navy
Elmira
New York
Frankfort-Lewis School
Lockport
Ilinois
Army Contract Sparks Boy’s Bold Resolve
A six foot five soldier orders the bootblack to help. The bootblack fears the task until the boy Bert answers with determination and a claim of an army contract, signaling courage and duty in a tense moment.
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Bert
Entirely at Sea Cabin Confusion on a Lighthouse View
A passenger forgets the cabin number aboard a ship and the steward struggles to locate it. The passenger recalls the window overlooked a lighthouse, hinting at the cabin’s likely location and setting the scene with maritime humor.
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Steward
Corn A La Southern Recipe From Aunt Peggy
A Utah reader Carol Deane Reynolds submits Corn A La Southern recipe with corn eggs butter milk pepper salt and green pepper, baked until firm. Fresh corn can be used and prize money of one dollar in War Stamps offered for the best recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Carol Deane Reynolds
Oth
Ogden
Carol
Indian Summer Puzzles Highlight Tribes And Wordplay
A collage of puzzles themed around Indian tribes, with clues forming a diamond shape, crosswords and wordplay references. The page includes questions on words like warrior and perche, plus a pirate of misprinted lines and a comic Q&A about buffalo and dollars.
Answers for Last Week's Crossword Puzzle Solution
Puzzle results list a jumble of words and names including Ash Alter Astoria Herod and Tq. Columns mention Columbia Williamette Rae Deschrites Cedar Remlock lamarack and Assent ascent among scattered terms. The readable fragments hint at place names and directions without coherent full clues or a single solution.
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Columbia
Williamette
Rae Deschrites
T. Cedar
Remlock, Lamarack
Ang Manh
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W. Boyce Morgan
BY Calvin Fader
Ralph
Roundsteak
Beulah
Sweet Dogsy
Kean
Ida Ralph
Associated Editors
By Elma Waltner
Hejl
Twlea
Wings For Youth
J. R. Hegel
Gliding
Castor Oil
Castor Oi
Peggy
J. Oo
Italy
Porter
Sub
R.warrior
A. Ash, Alter
Astoria
Herod
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