Vest Pocket Essays by Colonel Stoopnagle
The essay collection humorously treats the lion as king of beasts noting his mane tuft and tail hair. It parodies Aesop fables and jokes about lions Leo and zodiac signs while referencing Frank Buck and Taiwan tea output for 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the the Lion
King of
Dr. Spooner
King
Crosby
Aesop
Mr. Lion
Leo
Rover
Tabby
Russia
Frank Buck
Derby Day for Air Races at Thompson Trophy event
Cleveland hosts the Thompson Trophy Race with twelve entrants for $40,000 and a special service-pilot division. Competitors include Cook Cleland and Richard Becker of Cleveland in experimental F2G Corsairs, Western Air Lines pilot Paul Penrose in a P-51 Mustang, and Jay Demming in a P-39 Cobra II. Beville and Raymond aim for course records and prize money as the race flags off at 3:50 PM Amarillo time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Amarillo
Navy
Cook Cleland
Richard Becker
Western Air Lines
Paul Penrose
North Hollywood
Cal
Cleland
Alvin M
Tex” Johnston
Bell Aircraft
Jay Demming
Niagara Falls
Penrose
Miami
Fla
Stevel Beville
Hammond
Ind
Beville
Thompson
Bruce Raymond
Speed slashes marks as planes race for top prizes
P-51s reach 384 602 MPH while Beville leads a Sunday program of jet and P-38 races. Tony Levier wins 4800 in two heats. Sevier nets 2500 plus 500 for fastest lap in the 5500 Ohio trophy. Burner posts 494 279 MPH in the Allison trophy contest. Ruth Johnson claims 5000 Haile trophy with 223 390 MPH in the AT-6 race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beville
Tony Levier
Pylon Turner
Lockheed Aircraft
Sevier
Richard H. Burner
Monterey
Cal
Cleveland
Indianapolis
March Field
Ruth Johnson
Upland
Wasp
8Th Air Force
Marge Hurlburt
Plainsville
Ohio
Des Moines
Is He the Napoleon Marshal in Rowan County Grave
Report notes a local belief that the grave in Rowan County North Carolina is that of Peter Stuart Ney reputedly Napoleon’s marshal. It also mentions the Bach Choir formed by Chilean women touring South America giving concerts there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Rowan County
North Carolina
Peter Stuart Ney
Napoleon
Marshal
Chile
Bach Choir
South America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colonel Stoopnaglees
Taiwan
Jupe
Brooks
24Th and Polk
W. 16Th
Republic National Life Ins. CO
Dallas
Texas
Polk
Lawrence J. Stowell
King Features Syndicate, Inc
America
Work Books
Language Books
Geography Books
Pen
Scripto
Scripink
Viele
Archie
Castleberry
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Insuance Company
Ooi Tow
Thornton-Walker
CN Ee
Maddox Construction Company
Bell’s New Fall Stock
Bell
Bell’s
Bell Tailors
Mon
Thur
Rome
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