Speed's Yale rival Covington race sparks Flying Heart plans
In a Wyoming ranch comedy, Speed and Covington are drawn into a fraud plan to race for a phonograph prize. Helen Blake presses Speed to race, while Fresno and Stover scheme, arranging training quarters and odd gym features to secure a victory.
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Flying Heart Ranch
J. Waitingfor Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Wally
Glass
Jean
Stover
Miss Chapin
Blake
Gallagher's
Fresno
Miss Blake
Gallagher
Silas
Fifth Avenue
Desperado
Bill Stover
Willie
Carara
Mgr
Town to Buy Lighthouse in Scituate Mass
Boston reports Scituate plans to purchase the old Scituate light from the government. The lighthouse, scene of the Bates sisters wartime fame, sits idle at Sand Hills. Town funds were raised to buy it. past efforts by locals were blocked by opposition.
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Boston
Mass
Scituate
Sand Hills
Rebecca
Abigail Bates
Minot
Bates
Bay State
Aaron Bates
Wall
British Museum Acquires Two Leaves of Caxton Lyf of Our Lady
The British Museum secures two of the only leaves from the second Caxton edition of the Lyf of our Lady by John Lydgate printed about 1484. A bundle from William Blades’s collection, found with Boethius fragments, revealed Caxton’s press and workshop bindings. There are ninety six leaves in the work and eight copies known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Museum
Our Lady
John Lydgate
Caxton
St. Bride
Date mishap leaves bricklayer with shinny shoes irritations
A talk plumber remarks on a hopeful date gone wrong as a short bricklayer explains his best girl stood him up. He laments the wasted effort after having his shoes shined for nothing, reflecting light humor from a Youngstown Telegram item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Stover
Intercollegit
Champeen
Yale
Youngstown Telegram
Bright child a danger to society says education expert
Dr. Maxmillian P Groszmann of the US Bureau of Education cites a national study to claim highly gifted children threaten public safety and urges legislation granting the community power to direct each child’s educational training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maxmillian P
Groszmann
United States Bureau of Education
United States
Wildcats Kill Fancy Sheep in New Marlboro Farm
Wildcat attack on Howard Willits's country estate in New Marlboro, Great Barrington area results in 35 imported fine breed sheep killed. Animals were found with throats chewed and tongues eaten. rest of carcasses unmolested in a hillwood lot where predators are known to be shot.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Howard Willits
New York
New Marlboro
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Flying Heart
Bex Beach
Paul Armstrong
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Jack
Larry
Socrates
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Willis
Presto
Janesville
Forest
Russiaville
McCormick
Ross
Union City
G. A. Auble
C. L. Woopya
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