Farley contest offers grand riding camp prize and $100 bond
The piece outlines Walter Farley new contest tying to Hopeful Farm with top prizes include full riding camp tuition and a cash war bond. It details entry rules ages 9 and up across the United States and deadlines, plus notes on the previous Black Minx naming contest and the Kentucky Derby context.
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Walter Farley
Random House
Farley
Black Minx
Alec Ramsay
Hopeful Farm
Henry Dailey
United States
Grand Central Station
New York
N. Y
Library Additions and Social Commentary
A list of nonfiction titles including Auto Album Trader Vic's Kitchen Kit bitzer and The Exploration of Space. The piece then critiques socialism and nationalization, urging business leaders to defend free enterprise and assume community responsibility, signed John H. Tobin.
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Clarence B. Randall
Little
Brown and Company
Boston
High Point Public Library
ECA
Midland Steel Corp
Arthur C. Clarke
Midcentury
Eric Sevaried
America
Robert 8. Lemmon
Lewis L. Dunnington
Clarence E. Macron
John H. Tobin
Teen's prank harms father after a leg injury
ST LOUIS MO Marvin Ringering fifteen and six feet tall weighs 145 pounds were playing when a lie caused him to shove his father. The father sat on a couch and fractured his left ankle, hospitalizing him.
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ST. Louis
Marvin Ringering
Oetter
Dad
Walter Farley Sets Final Word in Contest
Walter Farley presides as sole judge with final say in the contest. Instructions warn participants to follow his rulings and uphold order during entries and scoring.
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Walter Farley
Hhis
Gee
Cloak-Dagger Mystery Gives Good Reading
Dorothy B. Hughes presents a Berlin spy tale in The Davidian Report. A Communist activities report by Davidian sparks pursuit across Europe and to Los Angeles as rivals seek to buy it. A tense chase unfolds with intrigue and suspense.
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Davidian
Dorothy Hughes
Berlin
O Man
Teve Tress
Los Angeles
Monsoon Seas portrays life and trade across the Indian Ocean
Alan Villiers presents an authentic narrative of the Indian Ocean from ancient trade to modern oil export. The book covers pirates, pearl diving, whaling, ship wars, and the sea lanes shaping western civilization. It blends history with vivid life aboard ships and adds insights on explorers like Vasco da Gama and Dias.
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Wouk
Carson
Hemingway
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Equator
Java
Bali
Ceylon
Madagascar
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Straits of Magellan
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabia
Prince Henry
Vasco da Gama
Dias
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Jim
Ksshee
England
Mary Borden
Edna Ferber
High Point
Perpetual
MAIN
THE
Dorothy B. Hughes
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Sary
N. Main St
Villiers
Alan Villier
McGraw-Hill
Dian Ocean
Cocos-Keeling Islands
Clunies-Ross
Alan Villiers
High Point Merchants
Lee W. Boswell
Saunders Presents
TV Eee
Hallicrafters
PADY
Mahogeny Fintuh
Hallicrafters TV
MODEL
Electronic
Halli
Joy
Saunders
E. Washington ST
Dot
Beauty Shop
S. Main St. Ext
Richard Davis
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