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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1951
Page
5
A garbled OCR item blends two wordplay riddles about spring flowers and a nonsensical exchange puzzle. It includes a chaotic, misheard dialogue and a math tale in which Yap and Sap trade money ending with $80 to Yap, asking for the initial amounts.
Mazes, ancient puzzles, appear in palaces and clay toys to confuse evil spirits and enemies. The article notes a Penta gon Building in Washington as an antediluvian comparison. Archaeologists found small maze designs in old minis, with an innermost chamber path to a single exit without revisiting any part.
Two sisters Jo sephine and Margery sum to 44 years. Josephine is twice Margery’s past age at a moment when Josephine is half Margery’s future age. Margery’s future age is three times Josephine’s age when Josephine was three times Margery’s past age. Solve for Josephine’s current age.
A compact guide to drawing a penciled diagram for a popular children's tale. The text explains lettered grid coordinates, line starts and ends, and hints at an illustration based on Cinderella. It references pins and buttons as puzzle elements on the page.
The king tests his courtier Winterbottom by placing five marked and five unmarked coins in two purses then mixing and recounting to ask where the marked coin is most likely. Winterbottom provides a crisp mathematical probability answer.
Mendon High School girls soccer team defeated rival in a late season match at home. Coaches praised senior captain and freshman forward for scoring in a tight 2 1 decision amid chilly conditions.
A handheld puzzle titled New Quiz Crossword With Clues From the Family Bible presents biblical terms and figures across horizontal entries. The mixed list includes questions about 26th book of the New Testament, Silas, Silas, and many Bible names, places, and verses, inviting solvers to match clues with verses from Genesis to Revelation.
Jeanne and James form four equal shapes on a squared board using four buttons, then add four pins in the center squares. Jimmy draws lines to divide into four congruent pieces each with one button but fails when aiming for a pin in every division.
In a San Francisco bound voyage, Captain Quick faces rivalry and omens as the Sea Star competes for the lead. A stubborn vow to sail on schedule drives actions amid warning clouds and a growing tailwind.
A 52 year old GI student described as son of the late Bishop James N. Cannon Jr. is charged with embezzling 1900 dollars from College of the Pacific publications. Richard M. Cannon, a World War veteran, allegedly took 1400 from advertisers and forged an editor's name to a 500 dollar check. Cannon came to COP last year after credits from Trinity College Hartford and was named student commissioner of publications.
Mrs Myra Evans age 71 of Midway died at her daughter Mertie Dolinger’s home. Funeral services Tuesday February 20 at 2 pm at Midway Church of God with Rev Lee Richardson and others officiating. Burial in Coal City cemetery. Pallbearers and flower bearers named. arrangements with Williams Funeral Home.
Hobart Karnes, 48, formerly of Calloway Heights, died at 2:30 p m Saturday February Yith at his sister Mrs Harvey Craddock's home in Morfolk Virginia. Body to arrive at Caffee Funeral Home Monday and remain until funeral at 1 p m Tuesday February th at Callee Funeral Home Chapel. Rev James Neal officiating. Burial in family cemetery at SoanEhure. Pallbearers include Ray Uitson Wes Anderson Howard Christian Emerson Williams Martin Kirtley and Chaurcee rnd Tangements hy Hes.
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