Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v14#9 [255]

(January 1, 1959)

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

Game Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Abou Ben Boo Boo's problem

Characters

Abou Ben Boo Boo; Farmer Hassenpfeffer

Synopsis

Three puzzles for you. An Arab wishes to ferry his hen, sack of grain, and pet fox over the river. His boat will only carry himself and one other. If he leaves the hen with the grain, she'll eat it; if he leaves the hen with the fox, the fox will eat the hen. How can the Arab deposit them all safely on the other side? The wind blew a hole 9 feet by 2 feet in a barn. The farmer has a piece of wood 6 feet by 3 feet to repair the hole. How can he cut the wood so that it will fit into the hole in the barn? On the picture shown, how can you cross out 8 lines, so that you reduce 9 squares to 2?

Part 9 (Table of Contents: 2)

The Champ in the Circus! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Moss (credited as Capt. Frank Moss)

Pencils

Frank Borth (signed)

Inks

Frank Borth (signed)

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The bull elephant's gone crazy!

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Frumson (The Champ) Wooters; Karl; Blackie Salter; Gunboat Slade; Hahti

Synopsis

After Frumson's abduction, Hahti the elephant seems to have gone berserk and everyone is searching for him frantically to control the animal. Karl discovers Blackie and Gunboat stole the circus money. Hahti breaks free and is on the trail of Frumson, with the circus crew following in hot pursuit, when he finds Blackie and Gunboat in a tractor and overturns it. Just as the elephant is about to crush the criminals, Frumson somehow appears out of the river with a heavy weight around his neck.

St. Casimir Patron of Lithuania (Table of Contents: 3)

Piercing the Iron Curtain / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Catherine Beebe (credited)

Pencils

Paul Karch (signed as PK)

Inks

Paul Karch (signed as PK)

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Genre

biography; religious

Characters

St. Casimir; Father Dlugosz; King Casimir IV

Synopsis

The story of St. Casimir of Lithuania. He was canonized by Pope Adrian VI in 1522.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Chuck White / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Moss (credited as Max Pine)

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Fran Matera (signed)

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Fran Matera (signed)

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Here we are!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Chuck White; Dick; Flagpole Boyd; Red Jones; Fritz Winkel; Buddy Winkel

Synopsis

During Winter vacation, the Ski Club from St.John's arrives at a resort, where a ski contest is about to start. Red Jones, a famous sports commentator, has taken Buddy Winkel under his wing and does all he can for the boy to win. Buddy runs 6 seconds over the course record and Red announces that nobody else will be able to beat him. When Dick sets a new course record during his run, Red goes on television to downplay it and claims that the electric timer was wrong. He goes out on a limb to claim that Buddy will win, or he'll eat his racoon cap.

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

The People Who Help Keep Them Flying Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

What Can You Do? / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

William Treon (credited as William C. Treon)

Pencils

Bill Martin

Inks

Bill Martin

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Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Uncle Mike; Johnny; Mr. Saunders; Mr. Wagner

Synopsis

Uncle Mike, an airline pilot, brings his two nephews to the airport to see other jobs in the airline industry, other than being a pilot. Mr. Saunders tells them about the duties of a dispatcher and gives them an idea of the salary a dispatcher makes. Mr. Saunders tells them about the duties and salary of a meteorologist.

Indexer Notes

In 1959, an assistant dispatcher made $450 a month to start and after 3 years could rise to $520 a month. A flight dispatcher could make between $568 to $910 a month. Meteorologists working for the government made between $5,335 and $7,035 per year. Those working for the airlines started at $400 a month and could make up to $695 a month.

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Joke... Page / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Frank Huffman (signed)

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Frank Huffman (signed)

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Frank Huffman (signed)

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It's all very well to train him...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Four single-panel gags.

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Terry Brennan's Do It Yourself / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Terry Brennan (credited)

Pencils

Fran Matera (signed)

Inks

Fran Matera (signed)

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It's hard to believe that just a short time ago there were thousands of fans here, watching a football game.

Genre

sports

Characters

Coach; Billy

Synopsis

An in-depth look at defensive strategies, offensive strategies and ball handling for basketball players.

Paul Went to Work (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Eric St. Clair (credited)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Paul Bunyon; Babe the blue ox

Indexer Notes

Text story with three accompanying illustrations.

[Husky Sled] (Table of Contents: 9)

Pierre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Pierre

Synopsis

Pierre's team of huskies lead him through a hollow log.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime gag strip told in five panels.
On inside back cover.

Balanced Picture-Reading Fare (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)