Hope Diamond shooter in Bronx youth marble contest
In the Upper Bronx a gang of boys gather near 242nd Street to contest a marble battle won by a legendary shooter nicknamed the Hope Diamond. The tale traces its backstory from Rhode Island origins through misfortune and rival players to a dramatic finale as the prized shooter changes hands and ends at a hospital.
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242Nd Street
Upper
Bronx
Triborough Bridge
Spuyten Duyvil
Hope
Chepachet
Rhode Island
Hymie Michernick
Riverdale
Albert
Jackie
Michernick
Whitey Wizcoczki
Sheltered many a heavy load on weary road
The speaker recounts sheltering others, guarding their burdens until a sudden heavenly note and nature’s kindness renews them. A gold-throated lark, blooming flower, and cooling dew revive the narrator who then tries to bear his cares anew, only to find them gone and seek them again. The poem ends with the word chemo appearing as a broken fragment.
Pancho Ortegna the head hunter of Cano
A narrator recalls Pancho Ortegna described as mysterious and intelligent with a striking presence. In Cano the scene shifts to Cabello's saloon and a local man reveals Ortegna’s notoriety as a head hunter. A shopkeeper shows a human head shrunk to orange size offered for $25 but refused.
Mystery Shrinking Heads Draw Ecuadorian Government Fine
In Ecuador an official fines policy targets possession of sacred heads. Pancho Ortega, a scientist, seeks to uncover the bone removal method amid tribal secrecy. He travels tribes amid hostilities and disappearances while noting government rules ban head hunting.
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Juan
The Shrunken Head of Pancho Ortegna Reappears
The narrator recalls meeting Pancho Ortegna after two years and again encounters his shrunken head in Cabello's shop. Juan reveals the decoy is Cabello's father, who frequents the place to escape the heat. The chilling moment underscores a deeper mystery surrounding Pancho Ortegna.
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Pancho Ortegna
Cano
Cabello
Ortegna
Juan
Abello's
Crossword Puzzle Across Clues and Answers
A list of crossword clues covering across entries from 1 to 60 and beyond including definitions for instrument of torture brightly colored fish chills and fever coin turk a ducklike diving bird to gather with stitches guided father malt beverage pronoun elude she er um symbols defile tempestuous retired shield captured military cap farm animal fresh water tortoise hypothetical force a slight drink erbium by way of elude sheer half a pint adhesive mixture trust Shoshonean Indian piece of stone a gear tooth large regret evening sun god Egypt stud proverbs color as fabric kind of dog not working sees entreaty summon fortify twisted fabric by way of
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Woll Mountains
Egypt
Milton Berle stars in new comedy by Warner Bros
John Dall breaks through after six years in stock theater and Broadway walks to land a Hollywood contract. The article highlights his height hair and eye color and notes his roles in The Corn Is Green Rope and Deadly Is the Female. It also mentions Inez Gerhard and public reception to Milton Berle in Always Leave Them Laughing and Warner Bros plans another comedy.
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Ohn Dall
Alfred Hitchcock
United Artists
Hollywood
Milton Berle
Warner Bros
Christmas Decorations From Native Evergreens Craft Guide
Native evergreens provide festive wreaths and sprays with fir, white pine, blue spruce, arborvitae, and holly. Add color with Jonathan apples, tangerines, kumquats, and cranberries as well as wahoo and sumac. A recipe uses copper sulfate and copper chloride in melted wax to color pine cones for fireplace flames.
No New Look For S Claus Keeps Traditional Garb
A retrospective on Santa Claus attire notes the red jacket red cap and white fur trim have persisted since the 1860s. Thomas Nast solidified the red bishops robe influence and classic ensemble of jacket trousers and high boots remains standard today despite myths and minor changes.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Mr. Claus
Thomas Nast
St. Nicholas
America
Nast
Which Spot to Shoot Leopard, Aboard a Safari
An English hunter on his first big game expedition is warned never to hesitate. As he meets a leopard the guide urges him to shoot on the spot. The hunter, flustered, asks which spot, seeking a precise target.
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Heaovier
Irv Sondergaard
Whitey Wizcoczki
Harlem
Harry Winston
Hope
Harry
Pagan Use of Holly Before Christmas Era
Hol ly was used by pagans long before Christians gave holly new meaning as a Christmas decoration. Romans displayed holly as a symbol of peace and friendship linked to Saturnalia. Hung on doors or windows it was believed to protect against witches and other evils.
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Charlie Hersch
Whitey
Wizcoczki
Grace Noll Crowell
Pancho
Manhattan
Inez
John Dall
Dolly
Miommy
Natev
S. Claus
U.S
CUO Kellogg-Fiest
Christmas Stollen Sens
Manion Carbon Mpany, Inc
National
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