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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1963
Page
6
A compact exploration of word origins and meanings noting how a single word like Yankee has evolved across centuries and cultures. The piece highlights the role of dictionaries and encyclopedias in shaping understanding and invites readers to discover diverse meanings in language.
The article notes that inside every baseball is a cork core wrapped by rubber and string, a standard unchanged for 35 years though World War II brought synthetic rubber. It contrasts lively and dead balls with dramatic scores and recalls the phrase hit with a dull thud.
Puzzle answers appear garbled with mixed characters and spacing. The readable fragments point to a word puzzle where readers decipher a hidden message or theme. The jumbled lines include references to stages and words that may form a final answer.
Players use a small bag of navy beans as a weight and stand 8 feet from a tossing line. Each contestant has five balloons to toss into a wastebasket basket. The player with the most balloons in the basket wins.
A compact tour of famous birds in history from Noahs dove signaling land to Ravens at the Tower of London guarding the Empire. It notes Cher Ami the WWI pigeon aiding the Lost Battalion and GI Joe the WWII pigeon saving a thousand British soldiers in Italy.
Advice notes mark all grease stains with chalk before sending suits to the tailor for cleaning and pressing. Chalk helps reveal small spots that might otherwise be unseen by the tailor.
Martin seeks playmates Bobby and Pete but they are unavailable. He learns from his brother Jack that dandelions are lion's teeth and turns yard work into a pretend hunt. Martin and Jack dig many roots and declare themselves lion tooth hunters in a playful backyard adventure.
Puzzle column presents a vegetable rebus titled VEGETABLE REBUS by Puzzle Pete. Reader is invited to match words and pictures to uncover hidden vegetables within the grid.
Readers are invited to send letters to Captain Hal with names addresses and ages. The listed children include Margaret Bing Akron Ohio age 9 Reed Turner Akron Ohio age 10 and many others from Akron Mogadore Barberton Massillon Ravenna Medina Kirksville and Peabody with ages 9 to 12.
Puzzle asks to rewrite a set of phrases into four different words using the same letters. Clues describe four items: a furry four-legged animal that purrs. a need that brings hope of fish. a stray student or pet joining a school scene. a boy on a riverbank playing with Ann and Max and making a wish.
A government worker notes a cat employed to patrol a post office nightly. The feline checks mail sacks for integrity and chases rodents to prevent holes. The arrangement serves to protect property and support government operations.
Puzzle text hides two vegetables in rotation and asks to finish a diamond from clues. The puzzle's teases about peeled and a vine fruit point to the concealed words likely CARROT and PEAS within the rotation phrase and related clues.
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