Diamond Industry Booms Amid War Demand
War program drives a rush in industrial diamonds and engagement rings as jewelers struggle to meet orders. Diamonds from Arkansas, Wisconsin, Indiana and North Carolina fuel manufacturing needs while global blockades push supplies from Holland and Belgium.
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Ray Black
MONG
New York
Holland
Belgium
London
Oth
Africa
United States
Southstern
Arkansas
Murfreesie
Isconsin
Califa
North Carolina
Indiana
Pike County
South Africa
Wisconsin
Cat Lakes
Fludson Bay
Wauke- Wis
India
Evalyn Walsh
Washington, D. C
Brazil
Substitute Coach Leads Edgemore in Midseason Shakeup
Edgemore High School replaces Tommy Grove with Robert Haven as substitute coach after Grove joins the Air Force. Captain Wally Burton clashes with Haven over a risky Number 22 play, but Haven asserts authority, reshapes strategy, and wins the team’s confidence. Lightwine replaces 22 with a simpler run, while Haven’s health and absence fuel tension as the squad eyes Cantwell and then Enfield games in pursuit of another county title.
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Tommy Grove
Edgemore
Air Force
Robert Haven
Wally Burton
Sheersburg
Lightwine
Wally
Haven
Cantwell
Della
I’m The Man Who Held The Car Up And Saved Them
Wally Burton reads a letter from Tommy Grove praising Bob Haven, the new coach, and recalls a past car wreck where Haven saved two others at the cost of his own health. Realizing his jealousy harmed Haven, Wally plans to apologize, but hesitates at the door as the conclusion approaches next week.
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Tommy Grove
Wally
Air Corps
Bob Haven
Bob
Eddie Endicott
Tommy
Coach Haven
Wally Burton
Quiz on Football Will Provide Fun At Autumn Party
A feature by Katherine Hottison discusses football’s origins and growth from Canada to American colleges. It offers a family friendly quiz idea with kickoff questions about rugby, field width, colleges like California and Duke, and major bowls such as Rose, Orange, and Sugar.
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Canada
Harvard
Golden Bears
California
Blue Devils
Duke
Your War Work She Washes Dogs
Evelyn Roper and a friend earn money for War Stamps by washing dogs at 26c each and doing odd jobs in Durand Michigan. They also walk dogs, care for children, and saved money for War Bonds. Readers are invited to submit letters detailing how they help the war effort for weekly prizes.
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Evelyn Roper
Evelyn
Wayne Street
Durand, Mich
Defense Blunders What Is Being Done in This Pic
A photograph highlights a dangerous action jeopardizing national defense. The caption directs readers to another part of the page for the explanation. The image underscores a risky practice requiring scrutiny by authorities and the public.
Thunderstorm Disrupts Sleep Between Roommates
Pat asks about a thunderstorm he heard in the night. Mike replies he slept poorly and missed the storm, joking about his inability to sleep during storms.
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Pat
Mike
Proper Care For Turtle As Pet In Garden Pool
Turtles are popular pets and may suffer without proper care. Keep small turtles at about 74 degrees to stay active and fed. Feed hamburger or raw beef cut small and earthworms, once or twice weekly, remove leftovers to prevent foul water. Provide both indoor and outdoor options with appropriate enclosures and shallow aquaria with stones for varied depths.
Asbestos Lining Is Secret of an Efficient Hot Pad
A kitchen tip suggests using asbestos lined hot pads for safer handling of hot dishes. The article notes thin edge grip advantages and recommends women’s clubs fundraiser potential. Pfeers readers to consult local roofers or furnace repairers for scrap asbestos sheets to craft pads.
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Margaretta Harmon
Lamb Or Mutton Dispute Between Lady And Butcher
A customer challenges a butcher, insisting the meat looks like mutton rather than lamb. The butcher maintains it was lamb when first shown, highlighting a humorous, everyday purchase dispute.
Defense Blunders Lead to Faster War Message Handling
A wartime note highlights rapid telephone calls to save seconds per call, freeing hours for vital messages and critical service during defense operations. It emphasizes efficiency in communication to improve overall wartime effectiveness.
Asbestos Insulating Pads From Scraps Made Cheap
A reader outlines a frugal project to insulate hot air pipes using asbestos scraps. Buy a square yard for ten cents to make 36 pads, layer asbestos between two fabric squares, trim corners, and bind edges with machine stitching, leaving a loop to hang the pad.
Officer Confronted by Warning Driver in Faulty Stop
A motorist defies an officer by arguing the car is known to someone named TJ, suggesting the stop is unnecessary, hinting at a personal or informal knowledge scene rather than routine enforcement. The exchange implies tension over location and authority in a roadside encounter.
Confine fears to Halloween ghost tales
The piece argues that fears are often imagined like ghosts not real beyond Halloween. It urges readers to stop worrying about exams, opinions, or events that rarely happen and to confine fear to spooky tales rather than everyday life.
Quiz Questions on History and Art
This list asks about fiction versus non fiction books painting bases color primaries a U S river border Carthaginian general Rome country called Land of the Midnight Sun the nickname Old Hickory and how to tell if an elephant is asleep by its trunk.
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United States
Carthage
Rome
Land of the Midnight Sun
Old Hickory
Foser Answers Quiz Highlights Diverse Topics
The list covers fiction versus non fiction, art on canvas, color primaries red yellow blue, the Rio Grande, Hannibal, Norway, Andrew Jackson, and a note about closing a suitcase trunk to keep out insects. The items mix geography history and trivia in concise prompts.
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The
Rio Grande
Hannibal
Norway
Andrew Jackson
Puzzles Welcome Witch With Crossword Challenge
PUZZLES ALLOWE EN arrives soon with witches black cats ghosts and goblins. One witch finds a surprise when her pot holds a crossword puzzle inviting her to solve it too.
Riddling Diamonds and Dark Room Hallowe'en Challenge
A puzzle invoking an old superstition about mirror visions on Hallowe'en. The text hints at solving a diamond clue by using a chain of keyed words listed as definitions and rebus-style hints. The second word suggests an offer, the third a donkey, the fifth a flock, and the sixth a native metal, guiding the reader to deduce the final diamond solution.
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Hallowe'en
Halloween Word Ladders and Hidden Spooks Puzzle
A playful puzzle description invites solving word ladders from LAMP to DARK in four moves and MASK to HIDE in five, with a hidden Halloween hint about elusive chanm ers and three spooks. It also includes a playful stamp joke about Uncle Sam as the Champ and a line-drawing clue from 1 to 2.
Answers to last week's crossword puzzle clues
The provided lines list solutions for a past crossword puzzle. Items include names of tribes such as Cherokees Chickasaws Pawnees and Blackfeet in item one, followed by a series of word fragments and a note that item four is a Crossword Puzzle Solution.
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Aeshepherd Tey
Dudley
Kimberley
Manfo
Wily
Enfield
W. Boyce Morgan
Tower of
Pisa
By Katherine Hottison
Waghers
Gertie
Mabel Worth
Mam Giakg
Furklace
Arusli
BY Calvin Fader
ALKAS
Papa LE Boeuf
Aaust
Duke OF
Mapoodle
Gwendolwyn
Beulah
Associated Editors
Beulah For
Posers
Foser
British West Indies
Wye Gate
Uncle Sam
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