Topix #v9#20
(February 26, 1951)

Catechetical Guild Educational Society, 1946 Series
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Volume
9
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Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly except holidays and vacations, September 25 thru May 14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Catechetical Guild

Issue Notes

Keywords
fishing; ice

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Warning Thin Ice!
Genre
children
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The Boy with the Curious Mind (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
biography; historical
Characters
Gregor Johann Mendel; Johann's father
Synopsis
The life story of Gregor Johann Mendel and his passion to unravel the mysteries of the principles of heredity through his experiments in gardening.
Keywords
genetics; monks

Clancy's Country Cousin (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bertram (field mouse); Clancy (house mouse); cat
Synopsis
Bertram teaches Clancy a life-saving lesson about being greedy.
Keywords
cats; cheese; mice; mousetrap

Boy Meets Sponge (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
nature; teen
Characters
Tommy; Tommy's dad; Nick Popolos (sponge fisherman)
Synopsis
Tommy learns about sponges and how they are harvested.
Keywords
fishermen; sponge farms; sponges

The Visitation Nuns (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset
Genre
religious
Characters
Sister Margaret Mary; Bishop Kenrick; Bishop Quarter; Father Timon; Father Pallais
Keywords
convents; nuns

Indexer Notes

Historical recounting of Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French Roman Catholic nun of the Order of the Visitation, who later became a Saint.

The Pearl of York (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre
historical; religious
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Margaret Clitherow; John Clitherow; magistrate
Keywords
England; prison; torture

Indexer Notes

The story of Roman Catholic martyr Margaret Clitherow who, in the 16th century, was executed for harbouring priests in her home. Known as the Pearl of York, she was beatified in 1929 and canonized in 1970.

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Pat McGuire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Johnny has joined the boys who are working...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny; Joe; Phil; Bucky; Gaines
Synopsis
Johnny joins Gaines' gang of young thieves who are planning a crime.
Keywords
explosives

Indexer Notes

Part XIII

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Warning Thin Ice!"]
  2. 1. The Boy with the Curious Mind
  3. 2. Clancy's Country Cousin
  4. 3. Boy Meets Sponge
  5. 4. The Visitation Nuns
  6. 5. The Pearl of York
  7. 6. ["Johnny has joined the boys who are working..."]
    Pat McGuire
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