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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1960
Page
8
A wits tester presents a 4 crossword puzzle with single digits per square. Clues range from moon distance to stamps and generations, mixing planets and word games. The mixed list includes numbers, lyrics, and coin queries, concluding with "What Four Coins?"
Four numbered circles pose a puzzle with clues linking cent values. By solving equations No1 equals one third of No2 and No4, and No4 equals one fifth of No2, while Nos3 and4 sum to three fifths of No1, the four circles reveal the respective coins.
A playful reader puzzle describes the Dotograph game with numbered dots and continuous lines. It includes a tricky question about family relations, asking how Zeruiah is related to Joab. The piece evokes a vintage “granpa’s days” vibe.
A dense list of biblical questions and crossword prompts covers verses and characters from Scripture, including Ruth, Acts, Mark, Numbers, Ezekiel, and 1 Chronicles. The long set appears as a church quiz with Across and Down clues, many referencing specific chapters and verses.
The text lists native names for countries and asks how quickly you can identify their Anglicized equivalents. Items include Norge for Norway, Espana for Spain, plus misread or garbled others like Misr for Egypt, Hellas for Greece, Suomi for Finland, Magyarország for Hungary, Island for Iceland, Maroc for Morocco, Sverige for Sweden, Română for Romania, with several corrupted strings likely representing other European nations.
Tom Swift aims to gather his eight teammates by following a set path touching destinations 1 2 3 and 4 in order without retracing steps. The puzzle asks how fast he can complete the route in under a minute, given beacon ranges and a missing letter puzzle woven into the text.
A cryptogram presents a Greek wisdom line attributed to Plato, asking readers to solve a coded phrase. The puzzle mentions a famous authorship frame from distribution by King Features Syndicate and includes garbled segments ending with notes about distribution.
The commentator notes a beatnik influence in White’s first move. White begins on the back foot and must execute an unexpected sequence to secure victory. White moves first, travels up the board, and wins in four moves.
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