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Publication | June 5, 1958 | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every two weeks |
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Cover | Lipizzaners The World's Most Famous Horses |
Content | Genre: Animal |
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Featuring | Fun Page |
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Comic Story | The Spanish Riding School (4 pages) |
Synopsis | The history of the famous Lipizzaner horses and how General George Patton saved them from destruction at the end of WWII. |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Animal; Historical | Characters: Emperor Charles VI of Austria; General George Patton; Col. Podhajsky |
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Synopsis | The police set up a road block to trap Speed Kling with Chuck and Archie in hot pursuit. Pete manages to get control of Speed's steering wheel and swerves the vehicle off the road and into a muddy field, where they are arrested by the police. The hit and run victim is mending well and gets a ride of honor in a 1906 Franklin touring car. Mike Kelly has been judged the safest driver in the Automobile Safety Contest and Chuck White has been elected honorary member of the Junior Auto Club and must supervise the restoration of an old Stanley Steamer, much to his chagrin. |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Chuck White; Archie Freemont; Speed Kling; Pete Flynn; Tommy Griffin; Joe; Sam |
Notes | End of current storyline. New story to start next Fall.
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Comic Story | Traitor's Luck (5 pages) |
Synopsis | The true story of the secret plan to have Benedict Arnold captured and brought to justice for being a traitor. The plan failed and Arnold returned to England, where he lived a lonely life and died in obscurity. |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: Sergeant Major Champe; Benedict Arnold; George Washington |
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Comic Story | Relics Of The Past On The Clothes Of Today (2 pages) |
Synopsis | There once was a purpose for things like cuffs on trousers, but today they are only relics of the past. A look at how men's clothing has changed over the years and the reason behind it. |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Fashion; Historical |
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Comic Story | Canin' Ball (2 pages) |
Synopsis | During a baseball game between Cleveland and Boston, the ball was hit into the outfield and rolled into an empty tin can. The fielder couldn't get the ball out of the can, so he threw the can and ball still in it to the catcher, who tagged the runner with the can. The umpire ruled the runner safe, because the rules say you have to tag the runner with the ball and not a can. |
Featuring | Those Were The Days |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Historical; Sports |
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Synopsis | Police Sgt. Brennan takes a look back at all of the good works that the Civics Clubbers have performed during the last year and organizes a dinner to honor their accomplishments, with Treasure Chest editor Joseph Schaller in attendance. |
Featuring | You Are Citizens--Now! |
Content | Genre: Advocacy | Characters: Sgt. Brennan; Mike; Treasure Chest editor Joseph Schaller; Wingate Snell |
Notes | Treasure Chest editor Joseph Schaller makes an appearance in this story. |
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Text Article | Planning Your Future (2 pages) |
Featuring | Let's Face It! |
Credits | Script: Father Conroy (credited) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Two pages of text with one accompanying illustration. |
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Synopsis | Timmy gets his hands free in time to grab the steering wheel of the runnaway car and swerves into a lightpole to stop. Shep is holding Larry for the police, who arrive and arrest him. Matt is recovering in the hospital and is reunited with Shep. |
Featuring | Blind Man's Bluff |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Timmy; Matt; Larry; Shep |
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Comic Story | The Hunt Club (1 page) |
Synopsis | Pierre sees fox hunters carry bugles so he brings his accordion. |
Featuring | Pierre |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pierre |
Notes | On inside back cover. |
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Illustration | Feast of St. Joachim August 16 (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Religious |
Notes | Back cover featuring an illustration honoring the Feast of St. Joachim. |
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