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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
12
Walter Hunt created the first safety pin in 1849, earning $400 and inventing a practical fastener still produced today. The device evolved from a simple coil spring of brass wire to modern nickel plated brass and steel pins used by industries, missionaries, and hospitals worldwide.
A simple tossing game uses 3 pennies and a box lid to score points. Heads up each counts 1, all heads yields 5, all tails loses all points, first to 20 wins against a friend, loser starts next, and a party winner is the one with the most points after equal plays.
Nine Charette siblings from Sheboygan form The Singing Charettes, a family group led by Mary age 10 with ties to Mrs Josephine Kohls who fostered their musical talent. They perform locally and have appeared on Wisconsin TV. Father Bob Charette praises practice and family bond.
Roberta Ann Snee highlights Fredericksburg Virginia as a historic hub with links to John Smith Washington Monroe Jefferson Madison and Mason. Tourists can visit Ferry Farm Horace Mercer Apothecary James Monroe desk Rising Sun Tavern Mary Washington College and Civil War cemeteries.
A newspaper feature invites readers to mail letters to Captain Hal with their name address and age. The list includes children from Indiana, Alabama, Minnesota, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Alaska, Ohio and more seeking pen pals, ages ranging from 6 to 14.
The quiz lists money amounts and asks whose pictures appear on each denomination. Answers show for items 5 to 8 the correct faces as B G A C and earlier items map to other names, with scoring categories for Banker to Unemployed based on totals.
Frances Gorman Risser recounts Pete Polliwog who mistakes two legs pursuing him for a hunter. He discovers his tail vanishes as he transforms into a frog and realizes his own legs now accompany him. The playful fable ends with his cheerful new jump.
Puzzle Pete hides six cities in a square by Puzzle Pete. Start with L as the hint letter and read letters up down across or backward to form city names. Then solve triangle ORDEALS based clues to complete the puzzle and reveal Scramblers.
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