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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
3
Fragmentary crossword item lists scattered clues and garbled entries including goddesses and deities, early New Deal measure hints, names like Lord Falmeraton, and broken terms such as Arabian ehtellats and large vd. The readable bits hint at a puzzle header but lack coherent grid or complete clues.
A merchant has six coins totaling one dollar and fifteen cents and cannot make change for a dollar or any single coin. The puzzle asks which six coins could total $1.15 yet be unable to make change for a dollar or its common subdenominations. The source lists names and a humorous byline as flavor but the solvable core is the coin mix question.
In Turlock, California, W. H. Johnson of West Turlock was injured by a fall from a hay wagon while handling a pitchfork. Neighbors cared for his farm by cutting silage and handling chores without seeking compensation. A separate note from Chertsey, England, records H. Dawn winning a potato contest with 92 pounds from a seed pound.
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