Joyce Sewell and the Mexican Quest for La Barranca
On the eve of her twentieth birthday Joyce Sewell rebels against her stepmother Irma. She learns her late father’s papers confirm ownership of La Barranca in Mexico and plans a secret journey with banker Bradley. Joyce meets Margarida Fonseca and General Onelia and plans to oust Dorado with Pancho Buenaventura while Dirk Van Suttart reappears in Mexico City.
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Joyce Sewell
Irma
Helm Blackadder
Joyce
Michael Kirkpatrick
Mike
Blackadder
la Barranca
United States Treasury
Bradley
Mexico
Dirk van Suttart
Mexico City
Margarida Fonseca
Onelia
Margarida
General Dorado
Arnaldo
General Onelia
van Suttart
Dorado
Adan Arnaldo
Tony
Joyce Sewell Vanishes into Mexico City Adventure
Joyce Sewell slips away amid a night of violence in a Mexico City hotel scene. Arnaldo aids her after a gunfire outbreak and hints at dangerous rivals, while back home Helm Blackadder links a reward to Joyce’s possible escape and traces a path to Balbuena airport in Mexico City.
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Elsinboro
Blackadder
Helm
Irma
Frances Holder
Joyce
Bunk
Balkans Cling to Vendetta Amid Attempts to End It
A Vienna United Press report details that vendetta and the eye for eye rule persist in Balkan mountains despite heavy government efforts. The code extends to relatives and villages, with blood money paid in rare “bessa” truces and a ritual meeting between warring sides to seal peace.
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Balkans
Balkan Mountains
Vienna United Press
Helium Mixed With Gas Aids Severe Breathing
Helium is added to gen for patients who cannot inhale pure oxygen due to small airway openings. The gas is costly, but it may save many lives in the future.
Fringed napkins and mats finished with pulled threads
Quick edge finishing methods for coarser linen mats and napkins are described. Instructions cover pulling threads to guide straight edges, fringe depth of a half to three quarters of an inch, and using pulled threads for whipping edges. Also promotes Mrs. Spears' Sewing book with order details.
Witty Fragments Reveal Light Moments in Print
A comical collage of exchanges features a child’s quip about cheap living, a quip about parents’ frugality, a golfer failing the fairway, a caddie correction, and a joke about a man claiming to have visited every hospital, ending with a twist about a woman’s hospital birth.
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Women’s Hospital
Quiz prompts from Ask Me Another general round
A series of trivia questions covers census city class threshold widow's mites singular vs plural Copenhagen meaning circulating money in the U S Antarctica wildlife, fastest ski run, Noah's Ark resting place, and first televised major football game.
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United States Census Bureau
Copenhagen
United States
Antarctica
Five Key Facts Extracted From The Historical Prompts
2 Mites. Luke 21 2 mentions two mites cast into the treasury. Merchants’ haven is suggested by the reader. As of Aug 31 1937 total money in circulation was 7 523 901 587. Penguins. Kjelland the Norwegian ski champion reached nearly 100 mph at St Moritz on Feb 16 1933. Mount Ararat lies in Armenia. Princeton Chicago game of Oct 1922 marked the first big game broadcast.
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Haven
Kjelland
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Mount Ararat
Armenia
Chicago
Insures Quality Advertising Promotes Higher Merchandise Standards
Insures Quality Advertising urges manufacturers and merchants to avoid sub standard or fake merchandise to protect consumer trust and reputations.
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George Agnew Chamberlain
Pepe Dorado
Dora- 0
Paseo de la Reforma
Bosque de Chapultepec
Dolores Cemetery
Pancho Buenaventura
Toluca Road
Chapter
Ward Irma
Newark
Miami
Balbuena
Mr. Bradley
Cutler Sewell
City National
Spears
South Desplaines St
Illinois
Ruth Wyeth
Susans
Ataul Ee
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