Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v20#2 [368]

(September 24, 1964)

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

Puzzle-Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Unscramble the names of the countries of South America.

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Frank Moss (credited as Max Pine)

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Fran Matera (credited)

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Fran Matera (credited)

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All night the swordfishing boat steams out to sea...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Chuck White; Lash; Sam Fisher; Captain Lyons

Synopsis

Chuck White and his friends spend a day on a commercial fishing boat fishing for swordfish and sharks.

Keywords

fishing; shark; swordfish

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

Everyone Loved Her (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bobbie Klosterman

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Joe Sinnott (signed)

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Joe Sinnott (signed)

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Genre

non-fiction; biography; religious

Characters

Charles Haughery; Margaret Haughery; Frances Haughery

Synopsis

After losing her husband and her child, Margaret begins helping at an orphanage and finds her true calling.

Keywords

Catholic; New Orleans Louisiana; orphanage; yellow fever

Indexer Notes

First in a series about Great American Lay Catholics

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

Science Marches On with Prof. Gunther Q. Mouse and Murphy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pete Hironaka (signed)

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Pete Hironaka (signed)

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Pete Hironaka (signed)

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TC will look into new developments in science...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; math & science

Characters

Professor Gunther Q. Mouse; Murphy

Synopsis

Facts about animals that see at night.

Wings of Wax (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Eric St. Clair (credited)

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Bob Eismann (credited)

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Bob Eismann (credited)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Patsy Planner / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bobbie Klosterman

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Bill Haines (signed)

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Bill Haines (signed)

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Patsy! The pie looks wonderful!

Genre

children

Characters

Patsy

Synopsis

Patsy shows how to make a strawberry chiffon pie.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Jerry Bails.

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Fearless Ferdy's Treasure Hunt! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Frank Moss

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Frank Borth (credited)

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Frank Borth (credited)

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At the edge of the woods near the town of Tidewater...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Betsy; Billy; Bobby; Ferdy; Horatio (goat)

Synopsis

Ferdy and his friends look for a treasure map inside a haunted house.

Indexer Notes

Story continued next issue.

Alberta (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Wischmeyer

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Reed Crandall (signed)

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Reed Crandall

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Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Constable Starr; Peter Pond

Synopsis

Constable Starr teaches about the Canadian province of Alberta.

Keywords

Alberta; Calgary Alberta; Calgary Stampede; Canada; coal; dogsled; Edmonton Alberta; oil

Indexer Notes

Reed Crandall's signature of "R. Crandall" on the wall on the right hand side of page one, about 1/3 of the way down the page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Pages of History / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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200 years ago – October 3, 1764...

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Parents Corner / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Chuck White has been a favorite ever since Treasure Chest began in March, 1946.

Genre

non-fiction

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"Fun It" Yourself / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Haines (signed)

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Bill Haines (signed)

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Bill Haines (signed)

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You'll be as tall as a circus clown...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

How to build a pair of stilts.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.