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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1929

Page

11

Ghost of Whitney Field Strikes Cathedral in Tale of Death

Stan Whitney, the famed Cathedral College football star, helped fund a new stadium dedicated during a game against State University. Peters, wearing Whitney’s old uniform, misses a crucial kick as Whitney dies. A luminous ball appears on Whitney Field and vanishes, sparking talk of coincidences and a campus ghost.

Snopsis Stan Whitney Cathedral College States University Cathedral Whitney Aropkies Mid-Feld Fred Paters Peters Stanley State Mr. Whitney Peter Eddie Donny Whitney Field Holdie Teach Endie Leach Scott Egbert Scott My Dear Donny Jones Bullret Eddie. Leach Ghoat

The Halloween Party Play by Esther Olson One Act

A school stage play for boys and girls unfolds as Jim hosts a Halloween party. Surly boys plan pranks but ghosts, a witch, and a gypsy lead them through fortune telling and playful fears before unmasking friends in costumes. The party ends with cake and ice cream.

Esther E Olson Tom Gypsy Bill Boll Jim Frank Mollfel Patty Allcel Netmad Mollie Hallowe'en Ae Ghildren

Time Wasted vs Swift Atlantic Crossings

An editorial contrast between Columbus voyage in 1492 lasting ten weeks and the Bremen crossing New York in four days eighteen hours. It argues that modern time has greater value as many tasks and advances depend on efficient use of hours. It urges youths to avoid idleness and recognize time’s growing importance in 1929.

Christopher Columbus Atlantic America Bremen New York

Kitchenette notes and almond recipe from Aunt Helen club

This week acknowledges recipes from Myrtle Ferdon Veronica Brown Beryl Buffam Evelyn Strickland Ina Brown Erma Boswell Alice Lewia Horton and Margaret Wade. Burnt almonds recipe by Louise Cont explains dissolving sugar in water boiling then coating blanched almonds and cooling on a wire sieve.

Myrtle Ferdon Veronica ~ Brown Beryl’ Buffam Evelyn Strickland Ina' Brown Erma Boswell Alice Lewia Horton Margaret Wade Louise Cont

Christmas Gifts Begin Early By Hobby Club

"There is nothing that gives your mother so much pleasure as a home-made Christmas present," said Mies Brown. The club will devote upcoming meetings to teaching girls how to craft attractive gifts at low cost so they have time to finish before the holidays.

Bill Jim Johnny Hallowe'en Tom Frease Mies Brown

Beaded Decorated Cigar Box Turned Desk Accessory

Miss Brown creates a decorative desk accessory by covering a cigar box with plaster and colored beads, then lining the interior with wallpaper. The finished box gains a bright exterior and a neat interior, suitable for holding stationery.

Sheila Molvor

Quiz questions test knowledge Across varied topics

A playful test presents six to seven questions covering differences between fiction and non fiction oil painting materials primary colors a U S border river sources for early trans Atlantic flights Maine origins for air attempts Carthaginian commanders and a nickname Old Hickory asking country known as the Land of the Midnight Sun and a noted American figure.

United States Maine Carthage Rome Land of the Old Hickory

Four stage and acting words in puzzle column

A picture puzzle presents four words connected to the stage and acting. Readers are invited to guess the terms and engage with the column’s wordplay.

Word diamond puzzle honoring Columbus voyage

Riddled phrase asks for three homophonic words omitted from a sentence about buying items and paying without a tw pay. It suggests forming a diamond of meanings tied to purchase pierce desire and noise, honoring Columbus. It also provides word-change puzzles: change DART to WEST and WIND to SAIL in three moves.

Crossword clues of a mixed up puzzle list

A fragmented crossword clue set lists items like a light made of burning wood, bone of the chest, competent and willin, ear of verb to be, book, a grain plural, victory, the face of a clock, a kind of meat, the sun god, railroad abbreviation, a beverage, utilize, twelve dozen, stumble, disease of the lungs abbreviated, the smallest state abbreviation, noise of laughter, precious stones, a letter at the beginning, those who bathe, a ruffle, places of burial, period of history, to mimic, a small measure of liquid, Auberty, for example abbreviation, perform, we.

Auberty

Poem and Riddle Snippet With Answers List

A fragmentary item presents a playful poem about polite phrases and a header noting Answers to Posers. It lists unclear trivia items and partial names such as Old Orchard Beach Hannibal and Norway with reference to Andrew Jackson, in a stray, garbled OCR-like form. The readable content hints at literary puzzles rather than a coherent news item.

The Rio ‘Grande Old Orchard Beach Hannibal Norway Andrew Jackson

Answers to Puzzles Card

Answers to puzzles include list items with wordplay. Items mention red wings setting cast ones and diamondis buy bored curtain yearn din. Also pairs sent scent cent and east west wind bald ball ball and cross word puzzle solution.

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W. Boyce Morgan Eddie Leach Frank Mollie Tom Patty Edward Alice Bill Norma Jim Eunice Bili Stead Hank Barber Farmer Rock Edward Hill Molite Alice Norma Eunlee Witch Ghosts Editorial Adventures OF Peter Pen BY Nick Nichols Hans Peter Pen Club Ps Nichols Helen Hobby Club Posers Noggy Iriois
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