Snowbound to the Tropics A Canadian Reflects on Winter Flight
The narrator recalls quitting winter in Ontario four years earlier by tying a snow shovel to a car. He describes brutal Toronto winters, crowded streetcars, and the urge to escape to Vancouver then along the Pan American highway toward Mexico City, seeking warmth and a different life.
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Ontario
Toronto
Bloor Street
Carmel
Long Beach
L.A
Hollywood
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Laredo
Ghost Town Annual 1951 celebrates West legends and mining lore
The 1951 Ghost Town Annual features 38 pages of true West tales and images by famous writers such as Mark Twain, Allen Stanley Lane, Rockwell Hunt, and C. L. Son n ichin. It covers California pioneers, ghost towns, the Mother Lode map, and Mine s Ten Commandments with period illustrations and lively narratives.
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Mark Tain
Allen Stanley
Lane
Rockwell D. Hunt
C. L. Sonnechin
Ranger Z. Robin
J. M. Hutchings
Claude George Putnam, Sr
Carl T. Nunan
Miriam Allen de Ford
Nichols Field Wilson
Allen Stanley Lane
Norton
United States
California
Mother Lode
C. L. Sonnichin
Rey Bean
Salome
Ella May Clemmons
Searchlight
Mark Twain
Pony Express
Snow and heat mix in a Californian introspection
The narrator recalls snow in Mexico and California’s coastal warmth, contrasts climates, and jokes about selling winter gear. He notes Vancouver’s Christmas rose news, Latin American landscapes, and a relaxed life on a California patio with orange blossoms, ocean view, and plans for January sun.
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California
Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town Attraction Ad
Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town invites visitors to a Southland day out with free Ghost Town admission, gardens, and entertainment. Mrs Knott's chicken dinner served noon to 8 30 p m except Monday Tuesday and Christmas. Steak House open daily except Friday. Located 22 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 2 miles south of Buena Park, 30 acres of free parking. Postcard offers souvenir menu with map. Weekdays preferred to avoid Sunday crowds.
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Southland
Walter Knott
Knott
Los Angeles
Buena Park
Ghost Town Annual Subscriptions Offer
A reader notes a mailed postpaid offer for the Ghost Town Annual at 50 cents each and encloses payment of 50 cents plus form of name.
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By Hal Masson
British Columbia
Vancouver
Burrand Inlet
Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica
Econ
Sey Holly
Verly
Klondike
America
M. Hutchings
Mexico
Lake
Texcoco
Norato
Egypt
North Africa
India
Montreal
Winnipeg
Prairie
Portage Avenue
Knott's Berry Farm
Shafter
Magazine
Californi
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