Giants Through Ages Lift Tall Tales in History
A condensed survey traces famous giants from Ona Indians of Tierra del Fuego to Machnaw the Russian Giant and Ben Hicks the Denver Steeple. It notes notable tall figures in Britain and Europe such as Og Gog and Magog, Duke Frederick, and Captain Bates, with brief biblical and health context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wadlow
Manistee
Michigan
Patagonia
Frederick Cook
Tierra del Fuego
Chile
Argentina
Machnaw
Gog
Magog
Tower of London
Frederick
Duke of Hanover
Cristopher Munster
Big Sam
Carleton Palace
George IV
Prince of Wales
Elizabeth
William Evans
Charles I
Frederick the Great
Prussia
MacQuail
O'Brien
O’brien
John Hunter
Hunter
Royal College of Surgeons
London
Dear Boys and Girls Letter Page Recaps Readers
A children's page thanks readers for letters and postcards from Agra Oklahoma and Texhoma Oklahoma. It mentions hobby ideas and contest questions, highlights April as inspirational with trees blooming and birds singing, and introduces two poems including one by Anne Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agra
Oklahoma
Anna Mae Colon
Anna Mae
Anne Dawson
Texhoma
Redwood Pride and Neighbor Notes from a Fort Worth Page
A mix of poems, hobby club notes, a lighthouse tale, and a door to a new department on hobbies. Anna Mae Colon contributes a daisy poem and Aunt Mary asks readers to share hobbies, with a club coupon offer. The lighthouse story follows Paul and Rene racing to save the glowing beacon as storm winds surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Colon
Aunt Mary
Mary
Agra
Oklahoma
Ashland
Fort Worth
Texas
Children of the Light Keep Beacon Burning Through Storm
A narrative of two children turning a lighthouse hand wheel to maintain the beacon during a night storm. They endure blistered hands and fatigue as they help sailors avoid rocks while their mother mourns a dying father. The piece ends with a moral urging Children of the Light to keep God s love shining. Also notes a club contest winner from Pipe Creek Texas with Norma Babbit’s entry arguing parents should not select a child s occupation and should instead guide and support honest choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Rene
Arma
Norma Babbit
Pipe Creek
Texas
Ner
Grain and farm exports forecast for postwar period
The report notes 1958-59 wheat exports at 107 million bushels, down from 45 million in 1939-40, with a best estimate not to exceed 20 million this year. Cotton exports fall from 6 million bales last year to about 1.5 million this year, while tobacco, pork, lard, apples and oranges face lost or reduced overseas markets.
Last of all he sent unto them his son
A biblical verse from Matthew 21:57 is cited, describing the final envoy sent by a figure to the audience who then received him. The verse emphasizes a paternal act of sending a son as part of a parable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt
Slaughter of Royal Park Deer to Cut Costs
King George VI orders the Windsor Great Park deer culled to cut expenses. About half the herd will be killed, venison to evacuees and city residents. The herd is roughly one third red deer and two thirds fallow. Red deer were introduced by Charles II from Germany and are the park’s largest. Highland cattle numbers rise above one hundred. Rabbits are snared and sent to market to aid food supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George VI
Windsor Great Park
Charles II
Germany
English Park
Royal Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neilson
Neilson Beauty College
Dallas
San Antonio, Texas
American Ruralist
Oakland
Indianapolis
Ind
Bill Wright
Mansfield
Central Electric Company
Well Machinery & Supply Company
Fort Worth, Texas
BABY
R.O.P
Southwest
Dixie Poultry Farms
Brenham
Harvard
AM AN Eou
Lacy
VER
Slot Machin
ROS
Arty Wal
Department
Acha
Hobby Club
Eavort
ST. Louis
Chicago
St.Louis
St.la
Texas Bank Bldg
C&ei
Slaughter Royal Park
U. S
Wichita Falls
Ita Tepe
WT. Snebold
Wichita Engineering CO. Aviation School
Chrockmorton
Jory Worth
John M. Spellman
U.S
Gulf States
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