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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-06-12
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| Glenville Methodist Church, Marian
Eileen Moody, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Moody of 1898
Castleton ave-, Cleveland Heights
was joined in marriage to Kenneth
A. Hoose, son of Mrs. Nelson Hoose
of 1928 Hayden ave.
The lovely auburnhaired bride
wore a floor-length gown of white
lace made with hoop skirt. Her
three-quarter length veil of white
net was made in a sunbonnet eff
feet. She carried a bouquet of
white roses, the center of which
was a corsage of small white roses,
which the bride wore on her going
away suit.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father at a double ring cere-
mony performed by the Rev. J. P.
Cordero, minister of the East Glen
vile Methodist Church. Organ
music was played by Mrs. Rita
True, church organist.
Mrs. Muriel May, matron-of-
honor, wore a floor length, aqua
lace and net bolero gown and car
ried deep-yellow tea roses. The
bridesmaid, Miss Lillian Grzinic.
wore floor-length yellow lace and
net bolero gown and carried yellow
roses. Miss Joan Moody, junior
bridesmaid, was pretty in pink
organdy, carrying pink rosebuds.
She is a niece of the bride.
Allen Hoose, brother of the
groom, was best man. Edward
Smith nd James Morgan were
ushers.
Following the wedding, recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents, where $50 guests
were received. Mrs. J o hn w.
Moody, mother of the bride, wore
old rose lace and a corsage of pink
carnations and Mrs. Nelson Hoose,
mother of the groom, wore aqua
linen and a corsage Of pink carna-
tions.
The bride is a graduate of Cleve-
land Heights High School and is
employed as a legal secretary for
the law firm Of Richey and Watts.
Mr.. Hoose is a graduate of Col
linwood High School and served
during World War II with the
U. S. Army. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoose
took a wedding trip to the Great
Smokes and upon return home
will reside in their new home at
Clio Theota ave. in Parma.
Ebenhack. Hughes
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-06-12

With a contract signed, sealed
and delivered Shep Fields and his
Rippling Rhythm Band are now
looking forward to their visit to
the Sixth Annual Euclid Vets Fes-
tival on Friday, August 1, at 1861
East 260th ST.
Otto Rufo (on the left) is shown
above discussing contract terms
with band leader Shep Fields. The
meeting took place Sunday evening
while the Ripping Rhythm boys
filled their eighth date at the Ara
gon Ball Room.
We'll be happy to visit your
Festival this year," said Shep to
Otto, land | might add our band
can swing out in any way you de-
sire, be it polka, rhumba, waltz, fox
trot or even square dance"
Fields and his popular bandsmen
will follow Frank Yankovic and his
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Ebenhack,
1857 Rosemont rd., announce the
engagement of their daughter, Sue.
to Robert E. Hughes, son Of Mrs.
Mary Hughes, 913 East 120th st.
Miss Ebenhack, graduate Of
Shaw high school and Ohio Wes-
leyan University, is a member of
Alpha Xi Delta sorority, Phi Beta
Kappa, and Mortar Board. She has
been in charge of the Learn-To-
Swim program at Shaw pool for
the past two years.
Mr.. Hughes was graduated from
Collinwood high school where he
participated in football and track.
He is now a senior at Baldwin-Wa VAL
lace College. A member of Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity, he is on the
Colleges varsity track and football
squads.
Hammack- -Sickels
Lame Irene Hammack is the
fiancee of Earle Francis Sickels,
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-06-12

Polka Kings at the Festival. Yam
kovic opens on Thursday, July 31st,
Fields on Frnday, August 1st and
on Saturday it will be Johnny Vad-
nal. Other bands will be booked
for Sunday, August 3rd.
Elsewhere in today's paper COM
plete details are published on the
search for "Miss Euclid Vets
1852"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-06-12

Francis Sickels, 1748 Hartshorn,
East Cleveland. She is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Doran A. Ham
mack, who reside at 1850 Fourth
ST., Cuyahoga Falls. Miss Ham
mack is a junior at Kent State
University, where she belongs to
Tau Beta Sigma. Her fiance gra-
duated from Kent State University
in June and is a member of Kappa
Kappa Psi.
HOlub- Benson
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-06-12
PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
budget of the Board of Education
of the East Cleveland City Schoo
District for the fiscal year of 1855
is on file for inspection by the
public at the office of the Boart
of Education, Shaw Technica
Building, 1849 Shaw Avenue, East
Cleveland, and that a public hear.
ing will be held thereon at 1:3(
P. M. July 8, 1852 at the office OF
the Board of Education of the East
Cleveland City School District.
Ruth B. Nemec,
Clerk of the Board
Published June II, 1852.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12
SiebenbiiroiId. .olmerifdnifd,es Dolfsbldtt

arbeit iino ipillfommen, ioet Sno,p.
llno man aablt ibnen St,moenroten,
iolange iie lernen.
Tas sroBe @erf, 1918 Goit rs,
aeborte friiber Der 2iueoln electric
SO. Gs lpurbe Dor mebreren Wtona.
ten bon Ibompion Yrcoucts gepah-
tet l,nb Ieitber eitgebcnoer Wtooer.
niiierlng uuter5oaen. Gs tuirb ourh-
aus fit Seritellung BON Teilen BON
0iiIenmotoren fir Milit1rfIus|use
beniist. YrG5iiionsmaid,inerie uuo
ausltattllns miro t6slid, initaliert
lu,O mebrere jliebbdnoer iino bereits
in 0etrieb unb nit 2euten bemannt,
Sic bonn Sapcc gSerf ser ;Sirma in
eucIio bierber ueriest 1puroelt.
2obne, sirbeits;eit uno arbeits.
perbdltniiie iino oicielben wie i'm
2apeo 8erf,> bas ei,er Der erobten
Groou3enten bon SIugseusteiler Der
0elt lit nnb i'm san;en 9anS befannt
lit meaen ieiner euten arbeitsoer.
hileniiie.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12
Deutsch- Amerik ikanischer
Steuben- Tag Elm Erfo|g

Ter nit picI ;sonfare aneefiinbio=
te 9eutih=sl =slmerifaniihe Steubentaa
Iieet nun hinter inns. Gr itann I'M
3eiten Der iSorneruno nnn Ginia=
felt inter inns sl,ncrifanern oeltt=
fiber foerf,nft.
&ohl nod niemols ipurbe 10 nieI
hon Ginheit aeiprod,et rnb oeifrie=
ben ,nn nod niemals mar 10 ,pe=
nis Ginheit in Der @cIt pie herte.
Gs ocht 4. g. III, nie Ginbeit in
TelltlhIanb, INN Die Ginbeit in Gu.
roma 1lnD lm Die Ginheit in Der
&clt. IS oeht ober a,lch In, bic Ginz
heit in fIeineren @ereid,en, nie !. 2.
inter ncn Slmerifanern nel,tiher
0crflnit IN Slmcrifa uno III Glepes
lam.
9Sie iiberon in Ser 9Selt birst iidl
III hielem 9tuf nad) Ginheit @abrcs
II. Nuliti,es, Hii)tiacs II. llnrihtiaes.
%ci elmer Nellulererl llnteriud)unQ
hieler GinbeitsIebnillht lpiirbe n1al1
Die pcrihiebenlteu WeipeaariiuDe fin=
bcn. 9tcben Der rid,tioen lrno ielblt.
peritdnnlic}eu Grfenntnis. huH man
hurh Giniafeit mehr erreiht ais
hurd, llneiniafeit, ipielen nod aube=
re Giroe cine GpQe.
"a lit irndh1t bic sSIl1ht bes mo-
hcrnen Wtenid,en Dor Der Gerant=
mprtllnl, pur ser Slnitrenollna Der
ciaenen lleberiealtna uno bes eiaes
nen Giniaees. Gr fliihtet oerne in
hie srn6e namenlpie Maiie. Die aber
feline Gi,heit mebr lit, iouoern ihon
inehr ein 3ollettin. llnh oieies lpirh
nid,t nurcb perniinftiae llcberleaunQ.
;}uhiNfeit lmo 9lllsbouer beltimmt,
ionhcrn nlrcb Sd,laalrorte. Sultinfs
te. SeIiihIe. Ec'ieutiments. &oEre
Ginheit miro Ourh iplhe 9eoriiie
cher aeIGhroet. Go bDrten mir GnDe
Der peraaraenen &ohe, paR Die
Steuben UeIellid,aft cine Sraaniid.
tinn ppi, bieien mo ienen lei. henen
man lid, aus pieiem unn ienem
@rllnpe niht uuihlieRen fome.
llno bod, itrebt Die Steuben Sc.
icllld,nft Qerobe bic lpabre Ginheit
on. mic uuf Der 3entralefarm non
benz &urlisenhen nes Nen g)orfer
Stoa!s Council. @eorae :. galbddl.
10 Flor lno einDelltia feitseiteut lpur.
be. Gr leiblt ihiloerte. ipie er ieiner=
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I thompson Colt Rd.
werk braucht
AngestelIte

Sunoerte gutter slrbeitsselesen'
hciten untcr iDealen Gerbaltuilien
lperoen Glepelanoern oieie @ode
nit Groifnuna Oes Gmplopntent-
9iiros oes neu erlporbeuen Soit
&oao @erfes bon 1bon1pion Yros
ouct. Snc., aeboten. Vfan rctnet
oantit, bab iiber 5000 2eute ,u1brcno
bes Reltcs bes Sabrcs in Dem nelien
Werf scheuert tperoen, lpie 2olis q.
Snon, Ser employment Waud9er,
crfldrte.
0ian bral1bt ale nDeIihen ae.
Id)ulten 9e,lte, pom etniahen Ma.
id,inen betrieb bis su @erf;eusma.
dern. slber aud, ,lnaeihu(te 2eute
phuc hishcriee Griahrlna in ;sabrif,
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12

,eit, ols bier aeborener Slmcrifoner
bel,tiher stbitammllno sll bent Gutz
icbluR fam, iih Der Stellhen Gieicll=
ihaft m,uihlieber. ST aob ciren
lleberhlit iiber Die Organization
ielhit lnn ihre ;4ieIe.
Ser NauptreDner Scr Geranitol=
tlna mar aruf. 81. 9lultin s. Slpp
bon Ebilaoelphio. Ser nit ieillcr
,iinncnoeu &orten nie Scorer in oe.
ipannter slllfmerfiomfeit belt. ST.
ihilOcrte il, ollsfiibrlirber @eiie bic
Satiofcit Der Stel,ben Geicllihoft
I'M Saufe Der Sabre, bcionDers ober
nah hem lesteu arieo. st fiibrte
aus. odb es Die ,Sornerlmoen Der
Steuben @eiellicboit paren, ocrcn
3uacitanoris ben offi;iellen Stellen
iuerit in miihieliaer &eie aboerlm,
gen luerocn m,rBte, TIM Damn ipG,el
iur uffisicllen lSplitit lmierer He.
0ierlma aemaht ,ll perben. 7ieles
lpor Der ,Soll. ols Der lnieli0e Wor:
sentbal-Elau iiir Ieutirblono iibe,
| ben Sool,Ten 1elporfeu pllrne, unl
10 lpeiter bis III Die beuti0e 3cit, oo
ioaar eine slrmee fiir &eltoeutid,,
lanb iuieper al,fucltellt iperben ipll
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berc Sffiiiere ols &riegsperbrethe,
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ben N'eIellid)aft ais llnlilmiu Erote'1
einocicat. Gr lhilberte lpie man iiri
nm ,3ula|iuna Don Seimutpertriehe.
uen noh Den Gereiniaten Staotel
auBerbolb ber Quote bcn,iihte I'M
nod imrner bcmiiht. ,no iple picit
gcltrebungcn nit GrfpIa oefron1
lporc1l. lluh er hetonte. oaR mar
babel nid,t bds SInterelie Ieltih
lambs allein i'm Sinne babe, ionDer,
Sere!t,tiQfeit ,no ,Sairbeit aeaenilbe,
allen lnb all Dies i'm llrei1cntliher
Sntereiie llnieres slopptip= =EoterIun
oes slnerifo 0etreu Dem pnn Star
Shlr; aeprdaten Mptto: slnerica
mn collntrp. right or mrona - i
ri0bt 10 fecp it ri0bt, If prruu to Jet
it right.
| Seremonienneilter iuor Grni
alauR, Der aud, ben giirQerneiltel
Stcphen 81 ;3oua uon Earna pnr.
ltelItc. Iieier brod)tc in hcr,lifen
! '9Sorten bic 8riiHc ieiner Nemeinnc
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12

s,,m Sl,,sor,rf. ;Sreb Med itelte ei=
nise pclitiithe &anbioatcn Dor. rdn's
lih Sountntommiiiar Speeth. Der
,ur gSieoerlpohl ltebt. ,mb oen res
publifauilt)en 9anoiboten 'Seral!'
ion int 20. acnereboiltrift. Maai:
itrot Robert 81. 0oermoloe iprah
NcariiRuuaslpcrte. ;Siir muiifali'he
llnterbaltllna iorote Garl Sellmia.
llnp Sonsmliit madte Senrp gerns
barots Srd)elter. .
sluh alcprd'loent 'Srant
Sd)Gicr iaate eil,lae SesrliHunass
lpprIc.
Gs ipur Elm aebieaenes lmh mir.
oiacs Trroramn,. bos nen Steubes
uiteu Gbre nod,tc unb -ihnen ,telte
,Sreunoe uno Mit0licocr hrinaen
lpllte.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12

Lamb niiroe nit Siherbeit 4rieg
beoeuten. 9ie Soer.Neibe 2inie
lei bon oen Siesermaften bel oen
Ronferen5en in Teberon ,,no Hots.
oam beitatist ,poroen. Ser Miniiter
eroiincte nit iciner slniprade einen
vMonat ser oeitid)- d)-polniIen 5reno'
id,ait" in Der SopietSone. Ser on'
lpeienoe Setter oes 8arihaner Sil.
ltitl,tS fiir 2iteraturiorihlutg, GrDf.
Or. Steian 3olfieiusfi, betonte, oaB
oas polniihe @olf init eanjem Ser.
sen" brn ruiiiiden Gorid)laa iiber
Sen IhidluB eines 6riebensuertra'
aes nit Ieutic)Iano llnteritiite.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12
Revision der Oder-Neisse-
Creme bedeutet Krieo!

Berlin. - Der Miniiter iiir Sit
men. uno auBenbanoel Der Somiet.
5one, Geore Sonofc, iaate in Sit.
berliu cine @epiiinn Ser Coer-Neibe.
@renie spiiGen 8olen llnb 9eutidl.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12

Das employment giiro 6es Goit
Moa6 Werfes lit an Wohentasen Don
8 BORN. big 5 nohm.. uno an Sams.
tagen bon 8 BORN. bis 4 nad,m. o..
fen. gs miro bon Der llnteritaOt aus
NIT bent @bbp @oao Omnibus ncs
offentliben Verfebrsipitems erreiht.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-06-12

tGntncmmeu aus r0iebe Scnne
liehe Groc), ein ainocrlleberbi.d,,
NIT 9ilocrn bon Glia Gisgruber, er'
id,icnen in, &erlag @erbarS Stal'
lina, SlNcnhurA.l
Evening star., 1952-08-27

Look Darling in Dark Plaid Cottons!
Pretty pIoids, perfect for the bock-to-
school clan. In fine cotton thot's pleos-
ure to lounder. With contrasting trim.
b. Diekey front plaid dress Sizes TIA, s.se.
3-6x; z.99.
{. Button ehormer. Sizes TIA. 3.99. Sizes 3-6x,
2.99.
& GIRLS SHOP-FouSth Floor
, 1952-03-01
Edward Robinson
Balls Son From Jail

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, March
L. (INS)-Edward G.. Robinson,
Jr., who has been banished from
the home of his movie star father,
was bailed out Of Jail on a bad
check charge b ythe elder Robin
son.
The 18-year-old youth was ar
rested yesterday on suspicion of
issuing a bad check for $139 and
held on $4,000 bail. His father
posted the bail and the young Rob-
inson was freed.
The parental wrath of his faith
er was brought down upon young
Robinson when the youth married
television actress Frances CHS
holm, "a, two weeks ago. The
young man was dismissed from the
Robinson home and his $40 weekly
allowance fas cut off.
When Robinson was arrested
, 1952-03-01
Cincinnati Grand Jurv
lndicts Two Policemen

CINCINNATI, March l.. (INS)
A grand judy has indicted two
Cincinnati patrolmen on bribery
charges which may blossom into a
full scale probe of police activities
on city beats.
Indicted were Patrolmen IRWIN
D. Kelly and William E. Hold, who
were charged on four counts with
accepting a total of SITS and a
fifth with taking $40 for overlook
ing violations.
They accepted the larger
amount, according to the indict-
ment, for not prosecuting a liquor
violation against Ernest Warner,
operator of the Little Casino cafe.
, 1952-03-01

rains Mayor John C. Jaworski
banning bingo in that city by exc
cutive order.
The ban overrules a policy fol-
lowed in Lorain county since last
fall when County Prosecutor Paul
J. Mikus ruled that bingo activit-
ties were legal under a bingo-
charity statute. Mayor Jaworski
was informed by Ohio's Liquor
Enforcement Chief, Anthony A.
Rutkowski, Thursday that bingo
was punishable under gambling
statutes whether held for charity
or not.
Jaworski noted the existence Of
pressure to allow bingo to con-
tinue on premises where liquor
was not permitted but added that
Gin order to be fair, | am ruling
out bingo in it's entirely"
The Mayor added that if rae
ketters did not control the Lorain
games at present, the larke stakes
offered would soon draw them.
, 1952-03-01

They were also charged with ac-
cepting $40 on January /, from
Shedrich Mckinney, one Of two
alleged operators Of a dice game
who said he paid the pair 500 a
month for about a year.
Safety Director Oris E. Hamil-
aon said the city is ready to
broaden its investigation to include
every police district.
Hamilton said he asked for a
grand jury probe because he was
not satisfied with the answers of
the two patrolmen when they were
suspended for 80 Gays on the
charges involving the dice games.
, 1952-03-01

his sohbing bride said:

A&S 10%sAAAEA @AA
"This i~sterrible. Eddie bought
some auto tires in Santa Ana last
January and had arranged with
the company to make good the
check. We thought they We're CIV
ing him until next Thursdy."
SHhe said her young husband
had delayed payment because he
felt he had been o~vercharged for
the tires. Young Robinson this
week took his pre-induction army
physical examination.
, 1952-03-01
What Noted People
Are Saying:

NEW DELHI, India: Prime Min
lister Jawaharlal Nehru: "There
(the Communists') activities are
conditioned by extra territorial
factors which [ do not like"
, 1952-03-01
Asignmenf
Ameriica
Reg. u. S. Pat. OFF.
BY INEZ ROBB
Distributed by international
News Service

News Service
WILD DAT FARM, Pennington,
NH j., March l.. (INS)-"Soon
as | saw the car in the driveway
this morning. I said to Emma
Mrs. Stanley, that is-'Mother,
spring is here, the sap is running
and the city slickers have returned
to the land'," said Bib Stanley,
the dairy farmer across the way,
as he pulled his chair up to the
kitchen stove.
"And Emma aid BIB, you take
these cinnamon buns over to Mrs.
RHobb to go with all that coffee
you two are always drinking. She
doesn't get buns like these in the
it,"
"You tell Emma she's right and
I'm mighty grateful" | said, pass
ing the coffee pot.
"To tell 70 uthe truth, you and
Mr.. RHobb are a sight for sore
eyes," continued Mr.. Stanley. "We
country folks sure miss you city
slickers when you don't come out
in the winter time. It's like I tell
Emma, with you folks gone, there's
nothing to laugh at in the winter
except Milton Berle."
"Well, gosh, thanks, Mr.. Stan
ley" | said.
1--WE farmers have only had one
good laugh since you've been
gone" he continued. "Some city
folks came out here to visit over
in Frenchtown and were thrilled
to drive through a covered bridge,
only they complained it was
might narrow.
at was only then our friends
discovered the darn fools had driv-
en- right through the corn crib"
"Mr. Stanley, will you promise
not to laugh if I tell you what
happend to us during the winter?"
eyes and no. said Mr.. Stanley.
"a squirrel got in the house and
if you laugh, I'll cry. l really
don't mind so much that he chew
ed the stills off two window frames
and gnawed the Dutch door, but
he didn't have to leave the house
looking as if a cyclone had struck
it! Just look at that window sill
ABOVE Cno SILK. -
"Land o'goshen! Looks like. a
buzz saw with one tooth missing
had been let loose. How'd he get
in?" asked Mr.. Stanley.
"That's what we can't figure
out. You know how much work
we had done on the foundation to
keep the field mice out and how
much work we had one on the
roof to keep the wasps out, and
still this squirrel got in"
"DHid he get out?"
"No, he was smack bad in the
center of the sparlor carpet when
we arrived. He had eaten all the
mouse poison. Mr.. Robb is now out
, 1952-03-01
All Bingo
0utIawed In
Loruin County

LORAIN, Ohio, March 1. (INS)
The bingo craze in northern
Ohio has suffered a major setback
as a result Of Lorain County Sher-
if, Carl R. Finegan's "Bingo is
out, effective Immediately" order.
Finegan slapped a ban on coun-
ty bingo operations late yesterday
within minutes of the action of Lo-
smells like a Joss house, it's be-
cause incense was strongly indi-
Gated"
p 81 just figured after the first
Whit that either you or Mr.. Robb
had taken to smoking opium" Mr..
StHanley said, with a straight
face.
Furthermore" I said, ignoring
his pleasantly, "I've had to clean
this house from top to bottom.
That barn squirrel knocked over
a box of soap powder and he
tracked it all over the house, up
stairs and down. When we arrived,
the inside of the house looked as
if there had just been a heavy
snow.
"He broke a lamp and two ask
trays in the living room and a
bottle of cologne in the bathroom.
"And then he scrambled over
the kitchen cabinets so much /
had to scrub everyone. And that
isn't the worst, either! He knocked
the wall plug loose from the ice
box, the one with the deep freeze
compartment at the top.
Well, there was only one little
steak in the freezer, but that
was one too many. Quel Mess!
Duel smell! The only way I shall
ever like squirrels in the future
is in a coat"
MI. Stanley shook his head
sympathetically and reached for
the coffee pot. 3
81 swear, I don't see why you
city slickers insist on risking the
hazards Of country life year after
year." he said. eff you have to
live dangerously. why don't YOU
Evening star., 1952-04-21
|UncIe Ruy's Corner %, Ro"o" coff"o"

The animals known as muskrats
are builders with a great deal of
skill. They fall short Of beavers in
this field, but they do excellent
work in making homes for them
selves and their young.
The common muskrat has body
about IL inches long. It's tail may
add seven or eight inches to that
length.
Muskrats are found in many parts
of Canada and the United States,
from the valley of the Yukon River
down to the Gulf of Mexico. They
like to live in and around ponds,
small lakes and slow-moving rivers.
They also are present in thousands
of marshes.
Thanks to their webbed hind feet,
these animals are strong swimmers.
They guide their course in the
water, to some extent, by moving
their ratlike tails from side to side.
Water plants-roots, stems and
|leaves-make up much Of the food
of muskrats. They feed largely on
water lilies and reeds. They also
eat fruits and vegetables which can
be reached within easy range OF
their home. Fish and CLAIMS are
captured whenever possible.
A muskrat Is an air-breathing
ahimal. but feeds mainly In thE
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foot tunnels well above the water
line. These were stored with food.
The den, or living room, was rather
small, measuring 8 by IA inches.
In marshy districts, muskrats
often build lodges out of twigs, cat
tail stalks and pieces of sod. Mud
is used to plaster the material to-
gether. The lodges provide fairly
warm homes during the winter.
Muskrats are trapped in large num-
bers. Their fur is used in making
fur coats, caps and gloves.
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water. It must take care. Of the
problem of land-and-water life.
Often it make a den in a high
bank.
Running from the den to the
water may be a long. curving tun-
mel. A muskrat home, in the
Province of Saskatchewan, con-
tanned family of six members
two adults and four young-and
was in a bank beside a pond. Lead
ing away from the den, and curv-
ing downward, was a main tunnel
80 feet long. This tunnel reached
the pond below the water level.
Members Of the family slept in a
dry place, but they could get into
the pond quickly and safely through
the tunnel.
In addition, there were two u