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FEATURES FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
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IDEAS START EARLY The Richest
COMEWHERE In this it standard equipment for our
world someone is plani- the ning your future at "thinkboard." Sume person or perhaps n group la out- lining on this board ideas
schools.
There is record that for a period of 80 years Prof. Clutto Crozet used the blackboard for Instrueling future army officers This long be- at West Point.
Tore Man learned of it.
that when complete may The exact history of change your life.
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effective Intellectual tuo means for expressing idena and Toi
and you have and in creative thinking.
when the commun THE
BLACKBOARD rightly used Acatly stunther a the- the path of learning.
common Elves a classroom pot where both teacher and students achieved common ob- Jectives.
Psychologically, it of fers the right combination for
al-visual learning.
M Recently, has been popsalur
blackboard make the
which
yellow url. This combina- 1on is said to be easier on the
have Yes-there
been ****
of Ereen chalk on film runs yellow boards;
From the first-grader, learn ing to make hin fetters, to the space-age scientist, the "tink- hard in the fucul nuing for creative (hinidng.
a tile more than 140 Just Ers og Horace Mann--foun top of the public schools-in- rodared the blackboats ina The nation's elatarooms.
The
universal tourning
Today,
fool is 1.J mr wherever people gathers to greenford on
Sudy and to praject ideas for chalk is the Judure which start in the ever-Terille taas onstels.
Mann saw the blackbeard an
thed deme tutel
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An alternate has been white- For our with block crayon.
arpet al; importance for the mals. He and been visiting Euroswan schools, seeking the board itself all sorts of jonverents for 122 common suthaf
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At the board had bees ol
Munn's can deny that
Unkind Stairs prior to Trip, yet no
it was tus influence that made
used
and
have been materials
slat
composition furdis painted wood.
of modern As forerunner visual artis, the blackboard bus been the diet as sliding bourds, ding boards, portable boards.
th
THE THIIKBOARD"
eyes; just the avenue of teach- Ing in using the board.
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Educators can list 75 differ- ent uses for the board, from diagrams and class assignment
the all-important examine tons.
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And it is economical. the inexpensive board is in place, chalk and erasera pur- chased, there is no upkeep problem. A good board lasts many school generations.
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Cat
In Omaha
MIDGIE is Omaha's rich-
thinkboard has The
est cat - richest cat ated from the classroom, Today, it is found in the con- in the entire midwest as far ference room, the research Jab- as that goes. He is a huge ratory and certainly in most grey tom with green eyes homes. It can be found any and well-kept whiskers, and aristocratic manners, and
his own
where ideas are dealt with,
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with
The salch manager knows that, it is invaluable in putting 16 years old.
owns Midgie the money-making mes- sage. For the lecturer, it is the home, a pretentious strur- best method for developing ature at 1624 Pinkney Street graphic presentation,
well-furnished rooms. He has money in the bank When it
to solving for taxes, comes
and a well-filled problems or working out Ideas,
larder. the use of chalk and eraser cap- tures thought as soon ceived.
na con-
It has not always been to. From the time man began to Midgle was an alley tom - unul Communicate thought he has he took a liking to the Putman Mrs Putman publi- used many media from writing family then cted greenboard doesn't utways on clay to use of the printeddled, and he lived on with Mr
None, however, quite Putman until he passed on.
unique placo
In spite of newcomers to the clusuroniti, 1234 old-fashioned blackboard more than holds its
Even the highly
end up in the country's growlig
page. And bella the
that the list of schoolrooms.
of Its simplicity the thinkboard holds. cause
compete sue- can
If and when man reaches the thinkboard cessfully with projection equip. Moun vin a
it can space ship, ment and
modern duplicatit. be assured that the light was made possible by idens first machines.
created on the thinkboard.
flow important is the black board? From 75 to 85 per rent of your learning conca via the
By Carroll C. Hall
About Future Submarines
JUSTAS PLANES FIT HIGH TOGET "ABOVE THE WEATHER", GIGANTIC CARDO SUBMARINES WILL CRUISE UNDER THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE OCEAN. USING ATOMIC POWER AND JET STREAM DRIVE. THEY SHOULD MAKE A STEADY GO KNOTS PER HOUR - BEATING ANY SURFACE CARGO SHIP
THEIR SHAPE WILL
PROBABLY BE VERY LIKE THAT OF
THE FASTEST-SWIMMING FISH.
THEIR ENORMOUS 512 G WILL DWARF ALL PRESENT
SUBMARINEs L
A Party For Magicians
The Shadows Helped Bake A Magical Cake-
By MAX TRELL
THE secret
That's what Khart and Hand sied Mr Merlin greeted them and took them Immediately into r kitchen.
telephone T Knarf aald Hanit, the
Mr Merlin was wearing 16 Shadows with the Turned-About Nomes both
behind! the long, white apron, (ed in a bow On his head he curtain where the telephone was at the back. huden Bath of them answerOG wore a white chef's hat. et the same Urue,
amage toit,
Since it Will phot, it was easy for two or more people to answer it at the Sanke Time T Fur mouthpieces and a great many reerivers.
"Hello,"
Giving A Party
"I'm giving a little party to- several light." he explained, to some cther friends of mine. They're Ilku myself. I * Magicians can't just bake them an ordinary said Knarf and coke. I have to bake them an
extraordinary cake
"What kind of a
Band together,
Mr Merlin.
Magjelan, whs
the Magnificent
Hand sald:
piver of the moon! And it must beavoured with sunbeams,
Knart and Hasid read some at the other mugie recipes in There the Magic Cook Book, was a recipe for Atlantic Ocean Pudding and Diamond Cookies Sponso and Hocky Mountain Coke and North Wind Muffins.
"But the cake I've decidert ta multe this one," said Mr
Merlin
Knarf and Hanid looked at the reelpe that Mr Merin bad chosen. It was called Cluuch Cukes.
Here's Recipe
This is how the recipe rend: "Take a cup full of cloud. Mix with the summer breeze. Add a dlush of Paclite Ocean. And in well with sugar cone, cinnamon bark and leaves from the jube talking at the take will you bake then, Mr Jube tree. When well baked, Merlin? What is an extraordi- top off with an keing of fresh hury cake?"
Well," sold Mr Merlin, "I've just been looking in my cook Kharf und Hanid helped Mr
ther end of the telephone,
Baking A Cake
snowflakes."
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Hanid measured out ingredients for the cake.
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MRAOW
MIDGIE 19 OMAHAG RICHEST
CAT
| NO LONGER DOGS MIDGIE PROWL -HIG ALLEY CAT
DAYS ARE OVER-
HE NA BIG TOM, IG YEMEK OLD WITH PLENTY OF MONEY IN THE BANK-
AFTER Mr Putman's death, Mrs Gertrude Altner, house keeper for the Putman family, had planned to take Midgie to had her own home as she 100 taken a great liking to the cat
Midgie's typical day starts and did not want him to spend
bod, his last days wandering through with breakfast in alleys seclung food and shelter. generous serving of delicious Then it happened.
smoked salmon and braunsch- Welger on toast, which is by far his favourite food. His break- Mrs fast tray also contains a bowl
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M:OGIE STARTS A TYPICAL DAY BY HAVING
BREAKPAST
IN BED
HE THEN TAKES A BATH
IN HIS PRIVATE: MARBLE - FINISHED BATHROOM-
to help Midgie eat Ice cream Perhaps and cake.
this was due to the fact that word gets around and even cats remem- ber. When Midgle first inher- Red his big money from bls huster, Francis A. Putman,
Mr Putman's attorney appear. ed at the door and announced that Midgle was an heir, Rither was named one trustee of cold water and and her daughter. Mrs Harold milk mixed with cream, After haughty
tray 45 removed, Midgie Now he is mellowing with age Weidman, as the second trustee the མ་
a bowl of back in 1953, he was not only but pretty anti-social,
of the Midgie estate. The terms sometimes lolls in bed until he and a bit eager for company.
of the wl!! provide that Mrs gets his sleep out or, if he feels Mrs inclined, he enjoys a romp in Ritner or her survivor,
Weldman. would inherit
A few years later Mrs Ritner died, and Mrs Weldman moved | ព
take 10
over nursemaid dulles.
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ONLY ONCE Has he caused trouble for his trusted. A few Midgle springs ago in June, took a stroll
through his rosa garden, he remembered with a tinge of nostalgia the golden Persian with long sliky hair who lived several blocks away. Midgle took off and stayed three day.
the lis rose garden frightening from the birdbi 'h. home provided that they emred birds away for Midgle as long as Midgle If the day is warm and lazy,
air Ilved. Mrs Ritner immediately he lounges efther in his
to conditioned living room, Or unpacked and started back
stretches on a soft plilow an [kreping house for Midgle.
his front porch. Midgle's bath
Is drawn each and whenever he morning- feels like it he climbs in,
Its worried trusice exerted splashes around, loks his paws,
overy effort to find him even ento it soft
called the police. Then Midgle AS LONG AS MIDGIE lives then climbs out
white
rug. The service and finally returned home. A spe It is to have complete un of the heuse, and a beautiful house care Midge enjoys would cost clal feast was prepared and he human being at least $290 per joined his family at the dinner It is. His bedroom by choice is
iable, sitting in his highchair. decorated in blue. It is called month. He is taken to his vet complete
Perhaps it is the comforts of the "blue room" and furnished twice a year for a
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home perhaps he is just too with priceless antique walnut physical
Midgle doesn't run, away old- bed an scratched and petted, fed three m faralire. His
has extra-soft mattress.
wy more. His golden Persian Midgle times a day with an in-between
snack when he desires it. sleeps under and sometimes on
His has returned his call, but Mid- an expensive heirloom spread. steaks are the best erloin with ge dosa't midge. Only a cor- When he doesn't feel inclined to all fat removed. In fact none al cat greeting- walk upstairs, he sleeps down of his food is average cat food, stairs on the davenport. His but speelally prepared. Even private bathroom is done in fils catnip is carefully selected. pink marble, only a foot tub hos All this and not a worry in the been addet for his special con- world. No income tax or finan- disturb his sweet venience. During the extreme citi worries
weather hot
he
He doesn't even bathes complacency. several time? a week, enjoy have a Social Security card. ing to the fullest each luxu- rious bath. After bathing
he la rubbed by his competent trustee.
checkup
ON IUS 14TH BIRTHDAY not ose girl triend showed up
friendly
YOUR PUZZLE CORNER
Fishing Trip;
FISH REBUS
Five kinds of fish have been hidden bere by Puzzle Pole, Can you find them by using the words and pictures?
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PTO PICK
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FISH MIXTURE
To find these three kinds of
the latters fish, rearrango
In each row:
CAR DUB ARA SOUR GENT EXE GLUM SUN
FISHY CROSSWORD
Cartoonist Cal has placed Puzzle Peto's crossword puzzla an the silhouette of a Ash:
ACROSS
1 Three little --.. 7 Form a notion 8 Tidler
DOWN
1 Part of a fish
3 Kind of European fish
3 Where many fish live-
4 Head covering
Summer (Fr.)
Welght of India
BACKWARD FISHING
twinkle of the eye, then Midgla
If you have trouble with returns to his front porch.
Midgie, Omaha's wealthiest these three kinds of fish, fry In all the style reading their names, backwards. NOMLAS cat, now lives
Putman and luxury that Mr
TUORT NLATNUOM. which without a Intended,
HEIFDROWS doubt is due to the fact that Midgie's remaining trustee, Mrs Harold Weidman, is perhaps the world's greatest cat lover,
-By Pearl P. Puckett
GROSMUTTER'S BUTTER SONG
"PEEK INSIDE and see
what she is doing
now, Peggy," said Molly Bec.
Peggy Lea and Molly Bee, bark and leaves from a jube- the Trent twins, were sit-
the on
top step jube tree from different parts ting
kit- the just outalde of South America and Africa.
Kaart got some fresh snow-chen door, their new nakes out of the lee box,
yellow and pink organdies Mr Merlin mixed all the in- gredients in an enormous silver fluffed out around them so bowl. He baked it in a special that they wouldn't get It's a special magical Merlin bake this remarkable magical oven which burned with mussed. But in spite of the "I need some help. If you're not runk book. Here, take a look Cloud Cake,
a blue light. doing plense kitchen,"
Khurt and Hauid suic would come right down.
"I'm baking a caite," he said. book
anything Important, at 10"
come down
10
kitchen table, Mr
On the ту
Now Mr Merlin, the Magal-
8
COME,
BUTTER
COME!
of
pretty picture they made, Knart got long net and The cake was delicious, Kart the girls did not look happy.
a piece of a passing and Hanid osch had a taste. Merlin had a large book, it was caught
Peggy Len tiptoed across the The only trouble with the Knart and Hanid looked cloud, while Hanle dipped into
through the they upen.
into it.
nguography book (a magical cake was that it kept trying to porch and peered
Then she came "Here, for instance," said Mr one, of course!) and got Mr sail out of the window. That screen door.
see what Merlin, a cake called Sun Merlin a dash of Pacific Ocean, was because Mr Meriln had a back, spread out her yellow "but let's go in and skirt, sat down again and shook she's doing anyhow," sugar cane, cinnamon little too much cloud in i And Moon Cake
her head.
Inside, Elsa looked distressed. "She could hurry if she "Perhaps we can get the next wanted to," she said. "Every bus," she told the twins hope- thing will be over by the time fully. wo get there."
licen: Magician, lived in his own house, behind the booktense. You preseed a button, a door opened, and you slid all the way down ǹ beautiful Smooth banister. A minute or two later, you were standing in Mr Merlin's apart-
ment.
"How do you muke that?" asked Kharf.
Hanid, who had been reading the recipe, said: "Oh, my good- nen! You can't haité 'Sun And Moon Cake without getting a
Rupert and the Carved Stick-47
After the boulder has moved scrape away the soil to enlarge the slightly Edward has no difficulty gap until they open up quite a bit in pushing it still further and hole. It is too dark to men far loxide. ilupetr cries out in excitement. it, but Edward le now so worked *There is a space going right up that, before Rupert can stop under the highest cock? This must · kins, he has kueyzed inside, head prove that the message on the first hoping to find the Wilders; stick lo right." Feverishly they treure
ALL RIGHTS NEAɣaved
fresh
ZOOS WHO
MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE ESTIMATED510,000 DUCKS KILLED IN NEBRASKA DURING 1956 WERE MALLARDS.OTHER MAJOR SPECIES, IN ORDER TAKEN,WERE BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL AND PINTAIL...
THE ARCTIC POLAR; OR SNOW HARE ISTHE
·LARGEST OF ALL
HARES
INLAPLAND,REINDEER ARE HERDED FOR MILK.THEY ARE "THE ONLY MILK-GIVING ANI". MALS WHICH CAN STANDTHE
ARCTIC WEATHOR.
"Isn't there anything you can do?" Peggy Lea asked. This was the day of the "Well,” said Elsa, turning the munual carnival on the school crank very fast and firgling the grounds. The twins' mother churn up and down. "Back th had gone off, in the cer early, the old country my Gromutter "You girls make your beds and used to sing to her batter when do your practicing," she had was a long time coming.” told them. "Elen will give "Then, for goodness wake, you your lunch and' make your sing, Etaa!" cried Molly Bee, father's butter, then all. three galing at the idea of singing of you can catch the one o'clock to butter. Their bad tempers | krim,"
and disappeared. when they Elsa was the German girl realised' Elsa was just as disap- who lived with the Trents. Al- pointed on they were most always. the girls loved. "I haven't thought of Elsa but today they were cross since 1 left Germany," Elsa. with her because she would not said, "but this is how my Gros-
Dave the house until she had mutter song"
made her butler.
this
And taking the cover from Mr Trent Uked sweel, homme- the little churn, shỏ lowered mado butter on his breakfast her head and sing right down
toast and Elsa loved making it for hun... Bo every month she tado a pat in the spoolai little. churn he had bought for her.
And this morning the butter. would not com
душ n watched pot never ball4". Mally-Boa said,
into it,
"Come, butter, comel Little Elan, of the gate For her buttered bread doth
wait;
Come, butter, corsaj”
And suddenly they all. noticed that the churn handle was-bes:
ginning slower.
to turn
slower and
"It's coming" shouted the
twins.
"If'a come!" sang Elsa joy-
fully,
in the twinkling of an eye she had the little pat of butter in the refrigerator and the three girls were
down the running road as fast as they could go, to the bus station.
When they finally reached the carnival, only two of their special friends had arrived be- fore them, and they hadn't | really missed a thing.
FISH DIAMOND
Puzzle Fete picked the H- RING as a centre for his word diamond. The second word is "a beverage"; third is "concise firth to "a stage whisper" and sixth is "a compass point," Are you able to complete the dia mond from these 'hints7
HERRING
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BRAIN TEASER
FULL IN the blanks in the
song titles with names of flowers
1. of the Volley. 2. Where the
grow.
3. I'm Sending You a Big Rouquet of t
4. When You Wore à EE, 6. ResE.
6, 7 Overlooked in pent", 1. Sweet toot
The Trent twing are soma ́years older today, but if they are around when Elsa is making Dad's sweet buttier,
31 they cluster around the churn and sing Grosmutter's Butter Song 2 PRO 9 *QIMORELÓWOIL · ** "dial ** "sato}· 'E 'WOT2011) Muz By Jane Gates-ogy & ATT SURMONY
at the top of their voices,
HOW MAKE A
SPOOL MISILE
1WHITLE ONE END FROM A SMALL WOOD- EN SPOOL.
2.NOTCH THROUGH TO THE CENTER CORE.
PREVIA
3.PLUG HALF OF THE
HOLE IN THE RIM END
OF THE SPOOL.
WOODEN PLUG
4.PLUG THE OTHER END: ALL THE WAY WITH ANOTHER WOODEN PLUG OTM OR THE END OF A PENCIL
...AND
BLOW
TWEET