River of Death and a Misfiring Gun in Costa Rica
Fred Rowan of Pelham New York and his hunting partner Bat faced a brutal trek through a tropical swamp in Costa Rica in 1922 after chasing a mangy dog. A stranger gun accident created a decoy alligator scare, revealing the danger of swimming with a loaded rifle. They barely survived the night and reached camp in darkness.
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Elso
Fred Rowan
Pelham
N. Y
Bat
Fred
Costa Rica
Tiny Pacific Isles and Ship Island Military History
The article notes Jarvis and Palmyra as tiny Pacific atolls with coral reefs and coconuts valued for guano, plus strategic relevance to air routes. It covers Ship Island Mississippi being reserved in 1847, held by Confederates in 1861, seized by U S forces that September, development of fortifications from 1862, and sale in 1933 to the American Legion post 119.
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Pacific
Jarvis Island
Palmyra Island
Palmyra
the Statesman
Whitaker
Almanac
Ship Island
Mississippi
United States
Gulf
Joe Graham
The
American Legion
Expert picks top motion pictures of the year
W G Van Schmus of Radio City Music Hall selects top films for a week run lineup including Topper Takes a Trip There s That Woman Again Trade Winds The Great Man Votes Gunga Din Made for Each Other Love Affair Stage Coach and notes industry figures Franchot Tone J M Kerrigan Edward Small Mary MacLaren and others plus Burning questions about talent and memory in hymn writing and radio shows Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. van Schmus
Radio
Topper
Constance Bennett
Roland Young
Melvyn Douglas
Virginia Bruce
Frederic March
Joan Bennett
John Barrymore
Virginia Weidler
Cary Grant
Victor McLaglen
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Carole Lombard
James Stewart
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Claire Trevor
John Wayne
Andy Devine
John Carradine
Louise Platt
Edward Small
Robert Donat
Monte Cristo
Louis Hayward
West Point
Adolphe Menjou
Roger Daniel
Mary MacLaren
William Bakewell
Kenneth Harlan
Joan Fontaine
Gabriel Heatter
Lum
Abner
Arkansas
Richard Himber
Western Newspaper Union
Fringe tips for slip covers and draperies
Readers are advised on sewing fringe in slip cover seams and edge finishes. The note explains matching plain slip covers with draperies, rugs, or wallpaper and suggests fresh home updates. Mrs Spears offers Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator and Book 2 Gifts Embroidery, each 25 cents, with a Patchwork Quilt Leaflet free if both are ordered. Address: Mrs Spears 210 S Desplaines St Chicago Il.
Chains urged for winter driving as safety rule
Police and safety engineers advise using chains when in doubt during winter conditions. The National Safety Council warns that November and December account for a large share of US traffic fatalities, with chains shown to improve stopping distances significantly in AAA tests.
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National Safety Council
United States
American Automobile Association
AAA
The Sporting English Fox Hunt Contrast Report
A young preacher on a hunting trip witnesses a rider fall from his horse. He chooses to ignore aid and instead jumps his horse over the fallen man to continue the chase, a reaction seen as a distinct sporting instinct by English readers.
Circle Alaska Heated by Hot Springs Community
In Circle Alaska a mining camp near the Arctic Circle, winter temperatures reach 30 to 50 degrees below zero, yet most homes stay warm thanks to natural hot water heating from Circle hot springs. Virtually every building uses the warm springs for heat in the frigid season.
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Yukon River
Circle
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Circle Hot Springs
Penguins of the Antarctic Antarctic seabird water dwellers
The penguin is a flightless bird native to the frozen south polar seas. It walks upright on land with short legs and spends most of its life afloat feeding on fish and mollusks. Its wings act as flippers, making it a superb swimmer.
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Bird Kingdom
South Polar Seas
Washington Post
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Joyd Gibbonss
Adventurers’ Club
Death
Tropics
Tone
N. Y. Kerrigan
Virginia Vale
Franchot
New York
Hollywood
Abe Lyman
Dick Foran
International Casino
J. M. Kerrigan
Ireland
Abbey
Frank R. White
William L. Stidger
Stidger
Ruth Wyeth
the Penguin
P. A
Tal
Larry Kurpiel
Prince Albert
American Chain & Cable ~ Company, Inc
Bridgeport, Connecticut
American Chain & Cable Company, Inc
McKay Company
Hoddlt Chals Ny
Pyrene Manufacturing Company
Dominion Chain Com 2 Company, Limited
Pyrene Manufacturing Company of Canada
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