Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (February 15, 1962), #12

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The Windy Punch
Auction

Storyline: Hannibal sends some of his effects to an auction and instructs Brutus to buy other auction items he wants. Instead, Brutus comes back with everything Hannibal sold.

Untitled Story

Storyline: As Uncle Harry, Will and Jody are inspecting the train tracks with Cousin Fud, the train trestle starts to collapse and all jump clear of the wreckage, but the engine is destroyed. Evidence is found suggesting that Mr. Sharp was present at the site, but no concrete evidence to say that he was directly involved in the collapse. Uncle Harry thinks Sharp is trying to goad him into making accusations he can't prove, so that he can be set up for a lawsuit. To make matters worse, Sharp shows up with Police Chief Jones, complaining that Harry's pet owls attacked him.

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Storyline: Text article with three accompanying illustrations.

Squanto The Pilgrims' Catholic Hero Part 1

Storyline: The story of Squanto, the Indian who helped the Pilgrims survive their first perilous year in America. Few people know that he was a Catholic. When he was 14, he was kidnapped and brought to England, where he stayed for 9 years before he could return to his native land. At the end of part 1 of the story, he was just kidnapped a second time by a ship's captain.

The Story of Tenley Albright

Storyline: The story of Tenley Albright, the first American to win the Women's World Figure-Skating Championship and she did it at the age of 17. After she retired from figure skating, she graduated from Harvard Medical School and became a doctor.

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Storyline: Under Stalin's rule, millions were sent to forced-labor camps in Russia, where hundreds of thousands died. He began to suspect Communist Party members of plotting against him and thousands were executed on trumped-up charges. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Russia invaded from the East and divided Poland with Hitler. More than a million Poles were sent to Russia. Families were split and broken apart. Thousands of Polish Army officers were taken to forests and slaughtered with machine guns. In 1941, Stalin is shocked by his own type of treachery, when Hitler attacks Russia.

What Does Your City's Name Mean?

Storyline: An explanation of how different cities got their name.

Punchy O'Toole and a Puff of Wind

Storyline: A Puff of Wind explains all about air circulation and it's effect on the Earth's weather to Punchy O'Toole.

Untitled Story

Storyline: Grandpa Norris explains to Chuck how the steam engine on a locomotive works. Suddenly, a news report comes over the radio of a mine explosion that has trapped 22 men, including the mine's assistant supervisor, who happens to be the son of Mr.Borden, the railroad president. Chuck comes up with a plan to take the steam locomotive to the mine, where it will provide steam for the mine's old steam generating plant. Mr. Borden goes with them in the locomotive, in their race against time.

Untitled Story

Storyline: Spot the mistakes in the six drawings from history and geography.

The Golden Gate