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Show Page §>—-THE HERALD, Provo Utah, he Si Sunday, October 2 FUNNY BUSINESS By Roger Bollen aa Vl T WINK YOU SHODLD:- | ith GNE OP BOWLING... OR AT LEAST GET YOURSELE A LIGHTER BALL ! wad Tell Me Why Interesting UL ABHER POYOU MINE People— Canute By A. LEOKUM Win four “Tell Me Why" books, (1,500 questions answered. Illustrated), Send your questions, name, age, address to “TELL ME WHY!" careofthis paper. Include Zip. In case of duplicate questions the authorwill decide the winner. WINTHROP IVE DECIDED TO RLIN Sometimes a person becomes as- hawk nose, piercing eyes, ih. AWAY FROM HOME AND JOIN THE sociated with a story that the whole world knows Thi t ; whowas a king of England wholived \ from about 995 to 1035 He had a great powerful body, a FOREIGN LEGION. / as | , YOU'D LOOK ROTTEN x \ INA | MUSTACHE -} and long fair hair. He was known as Canute the Dane, and accordingto legend “‘looked every inch a warrior king.” Canute began both fighting and ruling early in life. He andhis father, the king of Denmark, invaded England, and were driven out. So Canute collected a powerful fleet and returned to England, much of which he conquered ©1971 MA we W feo y JACKSON TWINS When he was 21 years old, Canute became king of all land When his brother died, he inherited the throneof Denmarkas well. Later he conquered Norway. Canute’s youthful success was so great that people were saying he had divine power. But Canute had become religious, and he decided to show them the they were wrong to believe such SHORT RIBS [YOU TOLD THAT JOKE | LAST MONTH. things. YOU REALLY DIDNT. THINK THAT SUMMER RERUN EXCUSI ssWOULD GET YOU. THROUGH THE FALL?/ g 3 @ One day he ordered that his chair be placed on the seashoreasthe tide was rising. When the waters approached he, as lord of the ocean, commanded the wa'es to go back. When they continued to atvance and even wet his feet, Canute pointed out the moral to his courtiers He declared: “‘One Being alone can say to the ocean thus far shalt thou go and no farther."’ In this way he proved that he had no divine powers. This is the story that has made Canute a name familiar to us. sees FUN TIME NANCY 1 wish You'D sToP You PROMISED THAT YOU'D TURN OVER > BEING SO The Chuckle Box Jim: Myhair is gettingthin. Joe: Well, who wants fat hair? Frank: Did you hear about the kidnap- ping in Ohio? Jane: 7 No, what happened? Frank: They woke him up. nee WHY WE SAYIT PRISCILLA’S POP I'VE GIVEN EACH OF YOU A PENCIL AND PAPER’ a TO WRITE DOWN QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DANCE / NOW LET'S SEE WHAT'S ON YOUR MINDS / 1977 United Feature Syndicate, Inc “Cobwebs'’ are spun by spiders. And that's how the word “cobweb” originated. In Ancient English timesit was spelled ‘‘coppeweb," and ‘“‘coppe”’ was the old word for “‘spider."’ ae BUGS BUNNY ID Like TO SEE THE I'D CERTAINLY THINK SO.--IM A TAX AUDITOR > MEDICINE MAN Answer to yesterday's Puzzle Box: Amongpossible answers are — Area, Barb, Chic, Deed HERE'S YER CHECK, Win a “Tell Me Why"’ book. (Hundreds TIGHTPOCKETS... T MEAN...POR! of questions answered. Illustrated). Send Your riddles, jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY!” Include Zip This Day In History ©1977 by Warne Bos me TM ag USP LET'S SEE..FOUR PLUS NINE E 11 | USE THIS POCKET ) ~ ¥ P | CALCULATOR AN’ Todayis Saturday Oct, 1. NOW THAT'S A SELF- the 274th day of 1977 with 91 to follow. The moon is moving toward its last quarter The morning stars are Mercury Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn There ; 3 ANY DEAREST FRIEND OF YOURS CRAWFORDS! HE'S By United Press International RESPECTING PIECE OF PROPERTY, KAREN! WHO LIVES THERE? SUPERINTENDENT 1S SOMEONE I OF SCHOOLS --- AND MY DEAREST FRIEND AND COUNSELLOR! are no evening stars Thoseborn on this date are under the sign of Libra American novelist Faith Baldwin was born Oct. 1, 1893. This is the 54th birthdayof actor Walter Matthau Onthis day in history In 1903, the first World Series started in Boston. The Boston team of the American League beat Pittsburgh of the National League in a series that X uNOW ALL I GOTTA DO \ IS POKE A HOLE IN THIS! ™ TH OUTFIT a A‘ ) THING SO You'LL BE ABLE T'SEE...THEN WE'LL GET IT ON YOU! went eight games. In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model-T. In 1962, James Meredith becamethe first Negroto enroll at the University of Mississippi In 1974, former Attorney General John Mitchell and four other Nixon ad: ministration officials, went on trial on STEVE ROPER & MIKE NOMAD ; ARE YOU JOKING ? RIGHTNOWL YOU LOOK AL SHOOK UP. STEVE!--MAYBE COULD RUN ALL YOU BETTER GET IN THE WAY TO THIS MY CAB AN SIT jg TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE,| AWHILE? 4|-) WHEREVER ITS! COD maw Liberty exists in YOUR TIME'S UP ALLEY / OOP! WE'RE COMING IN TO GET You! proportion (UPI) Smoke: and-fire detectors installed in American homes could save 2,600 lives annually, says a leading manufac turer About 40 per cent of the annual house fire deathtoll of more than 6,600 lives could be saved if the houses had detec tors, said Richard T. Golding, life safety products manager for Honeywell Golding spoke to a con ference here of the Metropolitan Com mittee of the Tnlernatinal Association of Fire Chiefs ) DICTATES OF HIS HEART/+-1 HOPE YOU'LL BOTH BE HAPPY / TGOT A HUNCH to Save 2,6000Lives MINNEAPOLIS “| RUNNIN’ SHOES! American statesman Daniel Webster said wholesomerestraint.’ a ~ Serene JUDGMENT TELLS ME YOURE MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE, SON! BUT 1 SUPPOSE A MAN MUST FOLLOW THE YOULL NEEO RIDIN: |*BOOTS INSTEAD OF Watergate cover-up charges. 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