Cap'n Tom Flips From Bullfrogger to River Pilot
Cap'n Tom Leatherwood, a ferry pilot, accepts a temporary long trade post after a newspaper report on oil shortages spurs him to help. While piloting the Mary Jane past booming river traffic, he heroically maneuvers his tow to safety, earning respect from Pete and others and reaffirming his pride in his role.
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Mary Jane
Cincinnati
Mississippi
Cap
Tom Leatherwood
Jim
Baton Rouge
Cap'n
Tom
Johnson City
Old
St. Louis
Cincy
Pittsburg
Cap'n Tom
New Orleans
Natchez
Greenville
Memphis
Cairo
Mr. Menger
Pete
Doubly Delightful Pattern 4916 for Winnipeg sewing
Pattern 4916 offers two versions with collar or ruffled design and three sleeve choices. Includes illustrated instructions and tested fit for sizes 12 through 20. Send 20 cents with size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg Man
Unsolved Bantria Mystery Plagues Liverpool Liner
Fred Mather and the Bantria crew face a string of vanishing cooks on Mediterranean runs. Clarence Laurie disappeared last September off Genoa and Frank McNaught vanished on a subsequent voyage. A crewman says each cook vanished during the night with unknown causes.
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Liverpool
Ing
Meodites
Fred Mather
Mather
Clarence A. Laurie
Genoa
Italy
Mediterranean
Frank McNaught
Elfors
Polite Bow Street Magistrate Harold McKenna Dies at 67
Harold McKenna, 67, longtime Bow Street court magistrate famed as the polite judge, died suddenly weeks after retirement. He was noted for courtesy to accused and delivering sentences with apparent regret, once fainting after levying a large fine on a black market operator. New Zealand ranks fourth in global wool production.
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Harold McKenna
London
Bow Street Court
Razors Edge Hat Modelled by Vivian Blaine in Chicago Show
Actress Vivian Blaine models a red felt hat titled The Razors Edge at a Chicago millinery fashion show. Three dozen razor blades are used in trimming the hat to create a dramatic avant garde effect.
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Vivian
Vivian Blaine
Chicago
Helpful For Typists New York Corporation Develops Errorless Typewriter
New York report states the Associated Development & Research Corp A D R C of New York led by Robert S Wallach unveiled an errorless typewriter. The device is electrically driven and prints an entire line at once. Operators see a line above the keyboard to spot and correct errors before printing.
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New York
Associated Development & Research Corp
N.Y
Robert S. Wallach
Shoes Shine Banter Sparks Morning Routine
A light floor exchange shows a shoe shiner offering a complimentary polish to start the day, followed by a quick barter as the boss accepts a second shine for ten cents. The scene captures a brisk, early-morning urban routine with casual commerce and quick wit.
New Banana-Style Squash Developed For Homes
A Minnesota lead describes a new thin-shelled banana shaped squash from the University of Minnesota agricultural experiment station. Weighing three to four pounds it features gray line stripes on pink and is praised for eye appeal taste and versatility for pies and baking.
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ST. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
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Magic’'S Orange Marmalade Biscuits
Canada
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Costes
Vicks
Vicks VapoRub
Bow Street
New Zealand
New York Corporation
the Royal Bank
Bank of Canada
Capital Reserve Fund
Sydney G. Dobson
James Muir
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