Sophomore Star Bill Jenkins Involved in Interclass Showdown
Ferriton High School is set for a decisive Interclass bout between the Sophomores and Juniors over first place. Star forward Bill Jenkins is sidelined by an ankle injury after a prior incident with Junior Frank Ripley but returns as the Sophomores rally behind Jenkins and captain Bob Miller to overturn a late Junior lead and force a playoff.
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Bil Jenkins
Ferrieton High School
Frank Ripley
Ripley Han
Bill
Bob Miller
Red Hopkins
Ted Weeks
Bob Jack
Bob
Keene Hill
Red
Ed Hixon
Sophomora
Ripley
Hixon
Kvhigtle
Porky
Ruth
The Editor Presents Riddles From An Old Joke Book
The editor presents a batch of riddles from an old joke book. Readers are invited to solve items about comets dogs young ladies musicians and houses. The piece includes a humorous exchange about lions and prophets, implying a lighthearted, pun filled tone.
Conquerors Plan Shadow Ride To Ruth Sayers Home
In a quoted scene Bob directs a covert car shadow of Bill as he heads home to Ruth Sayers. He notes Bill should be leaving about now and says they will not warn him to avoid frightening Ruth. Ripley’s wang is mentioned as a goal to expose, to be concluded next week.
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Bob
Bill
O. K
Ripley
Ruth
Ferriston
Red
Porky
Frank Ripley
Ruth’s
Ted Weeks
Ted
Bill Jenkins
Bill Tought
Roughs
Ruth Sayers
Wang
Leap Year Spirit: A Free Extra Day in 1928
The editor notes February has 29 days every four years, giving a bonus day in 1928. It encourages using the extra day to help others, brighten a friend’s life, or be extra kind to parents, urging readers to plan a meaningful celebration of this unique day.
Answers and riddles from a school quiz page
The fragment lists answers to posers and riddles with names like Mark Twain and Nathanial Hawthorne, plus references to Little Women and Little Men. It also mentions authors Ralph Henry Barbour and a playful line about laughing in class. The text resembles a school publication with mixed literary and wordplay content.
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Mark Twain
Athos
Porthos
Arami
Harvard
Nathanial Hawthorne
Ralph Henry Barbour
The Adventures of Peter Pen Jing Snarl the Bad King
The fragment describes Peter Pen Jing Snarl and his gang as they confront an approaching Betes, with Pen and his allies reacting to looming danger. The text hints at summons to a weather-related event by the weather figures.
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Jing
K&s
Betes
Pen
H&s
Glow Worm Grotto Mystery in New Zealand Cave
A photographer’s eye misleads at a New Zealand cavern where icelike formations hang from walls and ceiling. No ice rests in the chamber, though abundant water drips, shaping sparkling stalactite-like features over time as mineral deposits accumulate.
Chinook Language Lesson and Grotto Nativity Notes
A Chinook vocabulary excerpt explains CHITSH and CHOPE for Grandmother and Grandfather, COPO as a linker word with varied meanings, CHACO and related phrases showing come and join meanings. The piece shifts to geologic notes about stalactites and stalagmites in Glow Worm Grotto, and describes New Zealand's Glow Worm Grotto location, coral island area, and distance from Australia.
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Ahncuytie
Mika Chaco
Nika
Nika Klatawa
Mika
Mika Kowmux
Chaco
New Zealand
South Pacific Ocean
Australia
Posers on Books and Their Writers Quiz
Answers to eight literature questions cover authorship and origins. A Connecticut Yankee author is Mark Twain. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women and rivals, among others. Thien’s nationality is Vietnamese. Sir Walter Scott spent boyhood in Scotland’s Borders. The Three Musketeers were by Alexandre Dumas. Longfellow taught at Harvard. The House of the Seven Gables was by Nathaniel Hawthorne. a modern author prolific in sports tales for boys is likely Walter Farley or other, depending on source.
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Louisa May Alcott
Thien
Sir Walter Scott
i’Three Musketeers
Longfellow
Puzzle Corner tease hints at baseball diamond design
Mystery item references Big League teams preparing for spring training soon. A puzzle about setting the diamond in design appears, with playful word errors and hints at good words. The fragment suggests a light reader puzzle column note in a local paper.
Word Pyramid and Baseball Word Puzzle Teaser
A collage shows a word pyramid and notes on baseball terms with clues. It invites readers to solve chains changing one word at a time, while listing many baseball related words and a prompt to guess six accompanying pictures.
Answers to Puzzles 4 Horizontal and Vertical Clues
The jumble lists numerous clue fragments and stray letters forming a puzzle grid. It assigns horizontal and vertical positions with missing or garbled terms like Wuhan Orns serb and belt of phrases, culminating in a mixed set of word pieces and partial solutions.
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Hunt
Howe
Stern
Jewry
Wuhan
Orns
Reata
N.Y
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