Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v17#16 [322]

(April 12, 1962)

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Puzzle Page / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

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This one will test your eyes...

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Three puzzles. How many of the eight lines shown will equal the line that bounds the square that is shown?; a number puzzle; a word puzzle; the answers are shown upside-down in a small box.

The Descent from the Cross (Table of Contents: 2)

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Background information on the artist who painted this issue's cover of Treasure Chest.

The Happy Heart (Table of Contents: 3)

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Dick Giordano (signed)

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biography; religious

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Philip Neri

Synopsis

The story of Philip Neri. Born in Florence, Italy in 1515, his happiness and his love for God were well known among his young friends. He became a friend and advisor to Cardinals and the Pope. His saintliness became well known to the people and he had a good sense of humor, which the people appreciated.

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Uncle Harry's Monkey's Uncle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Frank Borth (credited)

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We understand you have a baby gorilla here, Mr. Moody.

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adventure; humor

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Uncle Harry; Will; Jody; Cousin Fudley; Mr. Sharp; Mr. Wiffletree

Synopsis

Newspaper reporters arrive at Moodyland to do an article on the baby gorilla and the man inside the gorilla suit and print a photo of the them together. Over at Whoopeeland, Mr. Sharp has a large crowd of people, but loses them when word spreads that Moodyland has a baby gorilla. Sharp and Wiffletree see the newspaper story, but don't bother to read it, so they don't know there's a man inside the gorilla suit. Sharp is going over to Moodyland in his gorilla suit and expects to scare the crowds by making them think the gorilla has escaped, not knowing the public knows it's a fake gorilla.

Fossils the Zoo of the Past (Table of Contents: 5)

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math & science

Synopsis

A look at how fossils are made.

Keywords

amber; Cambrian period; Jurassic period; paleontologist

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Talking It Over with Father John / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Rev. John M. Scott, S.J.

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Standing in from of me like stern Roman sentries...

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non-fiction; religious

Indexer Notes

Text article with two accompanying illustrations.

The Story of Bob Cousy (Table of Contents: 7)

Sports Heroes / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Bob Weber

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sports

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Bob Cousy

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The story of Bob Cousy, the leader of the Boston Celtics, who was regarded as, the "greatest small man" ever to play basketball.

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Chuck White and His Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Frank Moss [as Max Pine] (credited)

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Fran Matera (signed)

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Good old Steeltown, and there's a baseball game tonight.

Genre

adventure

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Chuck White; Dad White; Mom White; Larry Bolger; Stoney Stoner; Rocky Stoner; Spud Rankin

Synopsis

Having left his friends in Pennsylvania, Chuck returns to his home in Steeltown. He drives past a sandlot baseball game in progress and decides to stop when he sees Larry Bolger. Larry introduces him to the pitcher, Stoney Stoner. Stoney invites them to meet his brother Rocky Stoner at the baseball game that evening at Banner Field. Chuck seems to remember Rocky Stoner's name, but can't recall why the name rings a bell. Chuck sees Rocky talking with Spud Rankin at the game that night and thought that Spud had been thrown out of town after a wrestling scandal sometime ago.

Indexer Notes

Max Pine was an alias of Frank Moss, per 2006 interview with Frank Borth: "You can find out in reading your things he also uses the word Max Pine as a substitute for him because he didn't want them to think he was writing everything in the place..." http://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A40849

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This Godless Communism / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Stalin was dead.

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non-fiction; biography; history

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Lavrenti Beria; Georgi Malenkov; Vyacheslav Molotov; Marshall Georgi Zhukov; Nikolai Bulganin; Lazar Kaganovich; Nikita Khrushchev

Synopsis

Khruschev had been one of Stalin's chief killers, having sent hundreds of thousands to their death. On his way up the ladder, Khruschev sang his praises. After Stalin's death, he set about to distance himself from Stalin, because he knew the Russian people hated him. He gave a 4 hour speech denouncing Stalin. All over Russia, statues of Stalin were taken down. Stalin's body was removed from it's place of honor. His actions made many people of the world forget that the communist goal was world domination, until 1956, when the Hungarian revolution took place and he vowed to crush them.

Indexer Notes

After Stalin's death, there was a power struggle among the top 7 party leaders. Beria, the head of the secret police, was the likely winner and the most feared. The others banded together against him and had him executed as a traitor. One by one, through treachery and bickering for power, they fell by the wayside until only Khruschev was left.

[Hannibal on a Desert Island] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hannibal Bear / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Hannibal Bear

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On a tiny island, Hannibal sees a rescue plane in the air and waves, but the plane crashes; now Hannibal and the pilot are both stranded.

Indexer Notes

Panatomime gag cartoon told in six panels.
On inside back cover.

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Shield us from our evil enemies...

Genre

religious

Indexer Notes

An illustration and a short prayer decorates the back cover.