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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
4
The newspaper invites readers to submit questions about coal and its history to the Tell Me Why asks. The page names Jim Obergfell of Fort Wayne Indiana as today’s winner and asks for the winner’s details including name age address and zip code.
The text traces coal use from ancient China for copper and iron smelting to biblical mentions and Greek references. It notes Roman and Norman use, Limburg mining in 1113, English sea coal gathering in the 13th century, noble aversion to coal smoke, and early North American use by Navajo and Nova Scotia discovery in 1672 and the U S in 1673.
A playful riddle set asks how to spell mouse trap with three letters. Answer: Cat. It then asks why a dog wags his tail. answer: because no one will wag it for him. Finally, how to locate a lost dog in a forest. answer: by listening to the bark.
The column describes a party trick using a salt dish and a rubbed comb to make salt jump to the comb. It lists yesterday’s crossword and a riddle answer contest. A winner is named: Cornelia Dunn, 11, Anderson, SC, with contact details requested for riddles and jokes.
Tochigi prefecture enforces rules prohibiting drivers from listening to the radio while stuck in traffic jams. Police say violations may trigger penalties, prompting motorists to switch off signals and seek alternative attention while the jam clears.
Berkeley campus of the University of California leads the nation in Peace Corps volunteers as the school contributing more volunteers than any other institution. University officials press the effort to recruit and support students joining the corps.
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