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Newspaper

Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1930

Page

8

Climax at Tatatata Goldfield Ends In Daring Rescue

In Tatatata a flood-burdened ascent near the Romilly gorge tests Pia Jinny and Simon's crew as a rope saves one, Jinny sacrifices herself, and the surviving Sinabadas reach safety. By noon the goldfield prepares for a legal claim showdown as Spicer and Caxon push for priority on the bottom prospecting claim.

Pin Jinny Pia Romilly Simon Pig Simol Pla Jinpy Tatutata Papua Spicer Caxon Smithson Tatatats Goldield Caron Tatatata Bob Whitgon

Untitled Tale Describes Tatatata Goldfield Scene

Chapter XIV opens with a sunlit high canyon scene around Tatatata goldfield. The prose paints a bustling settlement with tin roofs gleaming near the valley magistrate’s house functioning as hotel store and field hospital as light reflects on water.

Tatatata

Santa Fix-It Delivers Christmas Cheer On Washout Road

Ray Charlton plays Mr Fix-It Santa to a stalled carload heading to Merrill’s, fashioning a spruce branch, candles, face powder, cigarettes, and a hanky into gifts. He orchestrates a light show and gymnastic games then explains he gathered items from nearby cars to spread holiday spirit despite the washout delay.

A. Fix-It Santa Claus Ray Charlton Fix-It Muriel Merrill's Ray Father Christmas California Santa

Record Telepho Sent Gve The Longest Communicati

The article describes an exceptionally long telephone call between Sydney and America. The American Telephone Company connected two distant points using Atlantic circuits via local radio amplification and a switcher. The call began Monday at 10:00 a m. and linked through Moulton to New York.

Sydney Australia Whestralia Islia Atlantic New York Ing Moulton Tand Dalia

Partridge Reprieved in Maine Home

A partridge crashed through a pane at George Wadleighs Augusta Maine house and landed on the floor. Instead of cooking it they released the bird back into the woods saying the partridge law still applied.

George’ Woodleigh Augusta Maine Wadleighs

Heywood Broun Ponders Humor and Balance

Theatrical critic Heywood Broun reflects on humor crossing into excess and questions whether the joke is on himself or others. He considers personal balance amid society’s shifting tastes and the actor’s craft.

Heywood Broun

Conserving Spirit Like Water Through the Year

A reflective note from The American Magazine compares conserving water in a field with sustaining the Christ spirit beyond Christmas. It urges steady care, implying spiritual cultivation lasts beyond holiday observance.

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