Valentine #8 June 1974

(8 June 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Tone's Mail Box / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hope everyone in the Valentine office isn't feeling as blue as me.

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Sheila Dath, Wallasey; Gilber fan, Edinburg; Debbie, Bexley, Kent; D.E. fan, Glasgow; Anne Holmes, Borthwen Farm, Benllech, Angelsey, North Wales; One mad David Essex fan, Bury, Lanes; Cozy fan, Didcot, Berks; and Jane & Karen, Nottingham.

How Sensitive Are You? (Table of Contents: 2)

A Valentine Love Quiz / activity / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Who Am I? / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Blas Gallego

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Blas Gallego

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Terry Morton's taxi had brought me to Mandrake Towers after I had lost my memory.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Anita Brent; Terry Morton; Mrs Peggoty

Synopsis

Left at the sinister Mandrake Towers mansion with her memory blank, housekeeper Mrs Peggoty tells Anita that her father is in the tower wing. The housekeeper takes Anita to her bedroom and gives her a birthday present of horror books. Anita is later drawn to a room by music, eerily similar to the spooky story she has just read.

Indexer Notes

"Continuing Anita's strange adventures at a spooky old house". This part of an ongoing serial.

My Best Friend Was Stealing My Boyfriends (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Anne French Deep Cleansing Milk / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Seeing Stars / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Horoscopes.

David Cassidy Valentine's American Interview (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Karen Taylor

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Indexer Notes

This Sequence includes a full page colour photograph of David Cassidy.

How to Have a Love-Happy Holiday (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Make sure your sunny holiday memories aren't hidden under the cloud of a broken romance!

Dancers on a Dusty Shelf… (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Editing

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Genre

romance

Characters

Fran; Dave; Aunt Emma Watkins

Synopsis

Fran's Aunt Emma matches her with Dave, but the growing romance ends when he go to college. They plan to keep in touch, but Emma has to move when her father gets a new job and Aunt Emma goes to a nursing home. Emma's farewell brings Dave and Fran together and they decide it is time to part without regrets. Suddenly, Emma's old music box restarts with a new tune and the two dancers' hands touch. Is it telling Dave and Fran something?

Gemini the Intriguer (Table of Contents: 9)

Fasion Goes Starry-Eyed! / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre

fashion

Synopsis

Contemporary fashions are recommended based on personal star signs, focusing on Gemini in this instalment.

Indexer Notes

This feature is printed on side as a poster.

Our Secret Dates (Table of Contents: 10)

True-Life Story / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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T. C. Enniskillen; C. Fermanagh

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River Bank Rambles Keep Sally in Trim! (Table of Contents: 11)

Beauty from the Stars / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

This feature is an interview with actress Sally Thomsett, who plays Jo in the 'Man about the House' television series.

Music in My Ears (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Jimmy kept hearing music, but it wasn't the sweet music of love. Here's his sad story told in his own words…

Genre

romance

Characters

Jimmy White; Liza Thomas; DJ

Synopsis

Jimmy is infatuated with Liza, but she spends her time listening to her transistor radio. Jimmy's attempts to meet her lead to disaster, so he gives up and mopes at home for weeks. Finally, he gets out again and sees Liza dancing with another man. His assumption that she is in a relationship is wrong and he discovers Liza is pining for someone else and hopes he will ask his radio DJ brother to play a love song request. Jimmy arranges one for Liza and she accepts his offer to get to know each other.

Part Three Your Parents and You (Table of Contents: 13)

Solved! Your Biggest Problems / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Kathy Watts

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When Danny Comes Back (Table of Contents: 14)

A Valentine Story / text story / 2.75 pages (report information)

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The Boy Who Painted Pictures (Table of Contents: 15)

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A tender spring holiday story about a girl's encounter with a mystery artist…

Genre

romance

Characters

Aunt Meg; Stuart Harmon; Pat Morris

Synopsis

On holiday, Pat meets artist Stuart. They fall in love, but Pat knows something is wrong for Stuart. Finally, she sees his competed painting of a woman and knows Stuart loves that woman. Pat decides to leave and Stuart follows. He explains how Angie died two years before in a sailing accident. He has now let go of Angie because of Pat.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Dear Stevie / text article / 1 page (report information)

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