Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (May 24, 1962), #19

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Diving Board Folly

Storyline: Pierre tries to dive but his feet hit the diving board.

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Storyline: Chuck goes to the locker room after the game to speak with Rocky, who tells him he didn't throw the game, he just had a bad day. Rocky tries to prove it to Chuck by fielding well in the next day's game. Spud is fuming from the stands. After hitting a double and a single, Rocky steps up to the plate again. The pitcher throws the ball like a rifle bullet. Will he hit it, or pass it up?

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Mysterious Mars

Storyline: The editor of Treasure Chest takes us on an imaginary trip to Mars. A look at Mars and its moons and the possibility of life on the red planet.

Property Problem

Storyline: Some of the boys ride their bicycles on Mr. Bakers lawn and break his bird bath by accident. Baker sees them ride off and calls for them to stop, but they don't. Some of the girls don't blame him for being angry, because they had no right to ride through his yard. They should have stopped and offered to replace the bird bath. Other girls think it would be silly to stop if there was a chance they weren't seen. Things like that are bound to happen when you live near a school and you have to expect it. Susan feels she has to buy a new copy of a book she borrowed from Joan.The cover got torn.

Photo Fun

Storyline: Tips on how you can use your camera to take rolls of film that can be filled with tricks, professional-like portraits and more interesting vacation photos.

How Cameras Work

Storyline: A look at how a camera is able to take a photograph and an experiment to make a pinhole camera from a small cardboard box at home that actually works and can take pictures.

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Storyline: Directions for making a beach bag.

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Storyline: The police can't tell one gorilla from another. They think Cousin Fudley is King Kongo, a real gorilla. Sharp thinks Fud is a real gorilla. Sharp wants to crash the fire engine he's driving into the Whoopieland office building, so that the police will think someone else was driving. Sharp finds Wiffletree getting ready to run away with all of their money. They plan on getting rid of the baby gorilla for good, when Fud bursts in the room still wearing his gorilla suit. Sharp runs off into the Funhouse and Fud runs into the House of Mirrors, where Sharp is hiding.

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Word Magician The Story of Joyce Kilmer

Storyline: The story of Joyce Kilmer, the poet who wrote the poem, "Trees". He was killed in combat in France, during World War I.

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Do You Know Your States and Capitals?

Storyline: A map of the USA with the first letter of the name of the state and the first letter of the capitol city shown as clues. How many states and capital cities do you know?

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