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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
3
Luke and crew chase a royal assignment aboard a warship and snag exclusive footage of a visiting prince. A near collision, a ruined film, and a yacht caper set off a sequence of dangers and luck as reporters dodge rivals and the sea.
James Kennedy, an insurance broker, set a speed record by booking and boarding the Canadian National Steamship Lady Hawkins from Commonwealth Pier in Boston after learning his brother was dying in Bermuda. The sequence began at 11:12 AM and the ship sailed at 11:18 AM with agents holding the vessel for the brief delay.
A minister asks an old bent farm laborer why his back is straight. The laborer replies to look at the corn field showing that only the empty stalks rise straight, while others bend.
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