Dipo the Desert Dwarf Kangaroo Rat Faces Enemies With Clever Defenses
In the desert, tiny Dipo the kangaroo rat survives by speed and agile leaps. He outsmarts Mr. Diamondback with sand kicks and escapes Mr. Big Eyes the owl, losing only the tail tip but staying alive. The tale notes his friendly nature and resemblance to a tiny kangaroo.
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Dipo
Dipodymas
Esquite
Mr. Big Eyes
Dippo
Mr. Diamondback
Mr. Big
Cy la Tour
Indian penny brain teaser answers list
A puzzle based on an old Indian penny. Players use questions and coin clues to derive terms such as One cent stripes lash shield bow date temple brow arrows Indian wreath crown united south and quills. Answers map to penny inscriptions.
Puzzle page word games and word triangle clues
A jumble of May themed crossword style clues and a word triangle puzzle. It includes a dry to wet word change puzzle eight moves, a word square instruction with rearranged rows, and sound alike word hints for Puzzle Pete. It also features a riddling sequence about a torrent base and six clue words with defined meanings.
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Pete
Cleaning phonograph records with a vacuum brush method
A dusting brush from a vacuum cleaner is used to clean phonograph records. Place the record on the turntable and start the machine. Glide the brush across the grooves as the disk rotates to remove dust.
How to keep food hot with a roaster method
A roaster can maintain heat by using boiling water in the bottom, inverted lid, and food placed on the lid with foil over the top. This acts as a double boiler to keep dishes warm with minimal effort.
May Basket Party Ideas and Word Play Games
May party ideas encourage a basket making session at home with friends. Guests craft baskets, take a break for a word game using MAY BASKET, then return to making baskets. A second game MAY FLOWERS features rapid flower-name recall, with eliminations and prizes for the last players. Refreshments conclude the event.
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Erma Reynolds
Kennedy Family Dog License Numbers Honor
In DC the top dog tag honors go to the President’s dog, with Caroline Kennedy’s Charlie earning number one. Vice President’s dog Jefferson gets number two, while Pushinka, a Kennedy gift from the Soviet space kennel, receives number nine.
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District of Columbia
Caroline Kennedy
Charlie
Jefferson
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Pushinka
Store records edgewise on vertical shelves
Vertical storage reduces warping and accidental toppling. Shelves with partitions keep items separated and stable, preventing warping and damage that may occur in flat piles.
Truck Driver Starts Tumbling Team In El Monte
In 1949 Dwaine Gorrell, a 25 year old gravel truck driver, began a tumbling class at Clem inson Elementary School in El Monte California. The program grew from five boys on a front lawn to 50 60 participants ages five to fifteen with sessions each Monday night. Parents funded mats as the school provided use of the auditorium. Gorrell also gives safety talks on guns poison fair play and bicycle safety to his students.
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Randy Bunting
Cleminson
el Monte
Calif
Dwaine Gorrell
Gorrell
California
Gervelle
Cleminson School
Cleminson Elementary School
Alvin Fickewirth
Mr. Gorrell
Weldon D. Woodson
Captain Hal's Pen Pal Requests Weekly Names and Addresses
A column invites readers to mail letters to Captain Hal for pen pals. It lists numerous children with full names, street addresses, and ages across states including New Jersey Florida Ohio Maine Virginia Massachusetts Alaska and more, plus a note seeking pen pals from Burlington North Carolina Kentucky and Georgia and requests from Texas or California.
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Hal
Table Mats Heatproof from Linoleum Scraps
Heatproof table mats can be made by mounting colored linoleum lengths on plywood. Cement linoleum to the plywood and paint the edges bright. Scraps of linoleum can be used for these mats.
Reading Lift Tape Cardboard Liners Inside Album Covers
Instructions describe attaching cardboard liners from record album wrappers to the inside cover with the bottom end left loose so the reader can lift the liner and view the program notes printed on the cover.
Center of the Earth on Kansas Farm Becomes Global Survey Basis
The geodetic center in Kansas, marked by a brass plaque on a rock, has served as the world surveying baseline since 1891. It was the most accurate marker among early US plaques and was adopted as a reference by Canada, Mexico, and others by 1913.
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Kansas
United States
Canada
Mexico
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Little Dipodymas
Harden
WORD
Sije
Zoo's Who
Tne
Sam
Harry Hanna
Captain Hal
Patricia Ann Goehle
8Th St
Millville
N.J
Sue Sarver
Jackson Ave
Holly Hill
Fla
Kristine Miller
Orchard Dr
North Canton
Ohio
Burlington, N.C
Kentucky
Georgia
Joanie Walker
Plaid St
Andrew LaFleur
Winter St
Auburn
Maine
Barbara Meek
Stuarts Draft
Mary Ann Phelan
Buena Vista St
Swampscott
Mass
John Phelan
Buena Vista
Leigh DeGrant
S. Main St
Deslodge
Karen Lowe
Fairview Ave
Kingston
N.Y
Hawaii
Gail Spellman
Summer St
Lynn
Vina Attla
Huska
Alaska
Debra Weese
P.O
Wiley Ford
W. Va
Margaret Stump
Linda Wheeler
c/o
F.A.A
Tanana
Shirley Wheeler
Texas
Judy Duke
Scottsmoor
Tod
Ur ‘Putur
World Center
Paul Tulien
Akrei
By Bill Arter
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