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December 1940          Volume XXII  No. 12                        52 Pages

Cover: Stratoliner by Roland Cosimini

Articles Inside:

Daisy Air Rifles (Advertisement)

Superman Krypto-Raygun (Advertisement)

Pick Your Presents (Advertisement Index)

The Quest for Adventure
(A. W. Robertson, William and David Robertson)

Here’s Something New for the Open Road – 10 issues per year
(Clayton Holt Ernst)

Friends in South America (Pen Pals)

Erector Sets (Advertisement)

Troubled Guaranteed
By Marvin L. DeVries and Illustrated by H. L. V. Parkhurst

A Man Came Back (Daniel Boone)
By Merritt P. Allen and Illustrated by Arthur S. Cooley

Pigeons for Pleasure
Part II – Breeding, Training and Racing
By J. Rodger Darling

A Venture Based on Faith and Service
By Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell

Chemcraft Chemistry Sets (Advertisement)

Actual Adventure This month Holding Up Jesse James
A true tale by Joseph Kinchen Griffis, veteran frontiersman Joseph Kinchen Griffis, author of this story, was captured when a baby by the Kiowas and brought up as an Indian. He lived with them for thirty years, sharing their tribal feuds and their conflicts with white men. They named him “Tahan,” which means Texan-fighting man. In his exciting life in the Old West, he knew many of the great scouts and fighters of the period, including Kit Carson and General Custer.
Though now ninety years of age, he is still active and is busy writing thrilling stories of his experiences. This is one of them, which he tells in his own words.

Lionel Trains (Advertisement)

Mystery on the Turtle
Part III – Spotlight on the Bluefin
By Edward C. Janes and Illustrated by Gordon E. Nichols

Rifle Match Winners
(Robert A. Van Amburg)
Expert Class
Fred Wolfe, Fort Morgan, Colo.      
James George. Riverhead, New York
Kenneth Gurley. Augusta, Ga.
James Williams. Luke, Md.
Robert Herman. Philadelphia, Pa.
Robert Elghammer, Chicago, Ill.
Tyro Class Division 1
Elmer Torgesen. New York City
G. Tobleck, Chicago, Ill.
Richard Camp, Beach City, Ohio
Arthur Libby. Contocook, N. H.
Thomas Moffett. Monrovia. Calif.
Charles Cochran, Jr., Indiana, Pa.
Tyro Class Division 2
Fredrick Wegner. Creighton. Neb.
Gordon Ellis. Newton. Mass.
Jack Crockford, Woodland. Mich.
Leonard Graves, Jr., Whitehaven, Tenn.
Ted Yost, Rockville. Conn.
Robert Buckland, Richmond, Ind.
Clarence Young. Great Falls, Mont
Willis Taylor, Bayside, New York
Richard Black, Altoona. Pa.
John C. Pevear, Freedom, N. H.
Llewellyn Tietz. Milwaukee. Wis.
Karl Rodeman. Wauwatosa, Wis.
Runner-Up Medal Winners
Expert Class
Russell Norris, Union City. Mo.
Meredith Morris. Taylorville. Ill.
William Croce. Philadelphia, Pa.
Perry Stone. Ontario. Calif.
John Hanson. Hyde Park. Mass.
Bob Carper. Toledo. Ohio.
Bill Keplingcr, Valentine. Nebr.
William Dunn. Seattle. Wash.
Fred Evans. Seattle. Wash.
Arthur Snyder. Valley Stream. N. Y.
Tom Conrow. Ontario, Calif.
Horst Tobleck. Chicago. Ill.
Wallace Heyer, Red Bank. N. J.
Tyro Class Division 1
Jim Williams. Tucson, Ariz.
Ray Murdy. North Dartmouth, Mass.
George Kenyon, Deposit, N. Y.
Sidney Boone. Savannah, Ga.          
Norman Mathews. Prescott. Ariz.
Roland Stuart. Reading, Mass.
Paul Teifcr. Trenton, Mich.
Bill Scheerer. Douglas, Ariz.
Lawrence Sylvesti. San Francisco, Calif.
Finest Thomas. Newark, N. J.
Thomas Jones. Jr., New York, N. Y.
R Keith Shafer. Fairfield, Iowa
Robert Wilkinson. Bridgeport, Conn.
Alvin McCorkle, Charleston, W. Va.
Gordon Pierce. Macon, Ga.
Billy Thorpe, Savannah, Ga.
Tyro Class Division 2
Edward Allen, McPherson. Kans.
Robert McAfee, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Charles Iator, South Salem, N. Y.
George Smerick, Ford City, Pa.
Jack Spencer, Logan. Ohio.
Robert Lynch. Dawson. Ill.
Ralph Flowers, Cleveland. Minn.
Kenneth Saul, Chicago. Ill.
Emil DeVeau, Guilford, Conn.
Roy Stiles. Jr., Wichita. Kans.
Robert Griffith, Ligonier, Pa.
Sylvester Bowling. New Haven. Ky.
Domenick Cannatelli, Wilmington, Del.
Ralph Petz, Rochester. Minn.
Jack Robinson, St. Petersburg. Fla.
Joe Reals, Corvallis. Ore.
Padraic Kane, Susquehanna. Pa.
Harry Butler, Edmonston. Md.
Theodore Chaffee, Newfield. N. Y.
Ronald Brightsen, Staten Island. N. Y.
George Iator Jr., South Salem. N. Y.
Donald Buckland, Richmond. Ind.
Robert Marek. Bowmont, Idaho
George Campbell Jr., Port Orford, Ore.
Bobby Norris, Midland. Tex.
Francis Stemper, I.ockport. N. Y.
Arthur Bancroft. Jr., Reading, Mass.
Cyril Fasnacht, Madison Lake, Minn.
Billy Hutchens, Astoria, Ore.
Bill Lehmann, Cleveland, Ohio.

The Churchey Bird
By Elliott Merrick and Illustrated by C. Robert Perrin

Be First With Flexible Flyer (Advertisement)

Aviation for You
By Capt. Willis Brown

New Departure 2 Speed and Coaster Brake (Advertisements)

Merriman Bros., Boat Construction Kits (Advertisement)

Roundup of the Year’s New Books

Bell Telephone System (Advertisement)

Coach Jim Crowley
“Rams” Home These Facts about Quick Food-Energy

Read’em and Grin

Ski Chart (Advertisement)

Remington 500 Series .22 Rifles (Advertisement)

Deep-river Jim’s Wilderness Trail Book (Advertisement)

Parker Vacumatic Pen (Advertisement)

Tomahawk Outfit (Advertisement)

Gilbert Chemistry Set (Advertisement)

Peck Brothers Printing Press (Advertisement)

Pioneer Sheath Knife (Advertisement)

Bite ’em!
By U. S. Ranger Lon Garrison

From an Invaded Country
By Deep-river Jim

The Root-Beer
By Merle V. Keith

Bowling Bolshie Cartoon Contest
Hiram Mankin, Bowling Green, Ky
Rey Mendoza, Hondo, Calif.
Dan Heilman, Silverton, Ohio
Frank Wright, Madison Heights, Va.
George Koscak, Kenosha, Wis.
Jack Patton. Dallas, Texas
Roger Coy, West Chester, Ohio
Johnny Bryson, Amarillo, Texas
Henry Snider, Worcester, Mass.
Johnny Dudley, Visalia, Calif.
Ray Cook, San Francisco, Calif.
Edward Dakan, Skidmore, Mo.
Steve Minar, Struthers, Ohio
William Boynansky, Binghamton, N. Y.
Jack Hamilton, Blackwell, Texas
John Gomez, San Diego, Calif.
Guy Welch, Jr., North Hollywood, Calif.
Taro Kawakami, Portsmouth, Va.
Dale Lundhigh, Prescott, Iowa
Lee Spencer, Fredonia, Kansas
Donald Rankin, Richmond, Ind.
William Reising, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jimmie Clark, Denver, Colo.
Bill Gabriel, Jr., Lakewood, Ohio
Robert Lautenschlager, Oshkosh, Wis.
Edward Hudnall, Madison Heights, Va.
James Westerman, Mound City, Ill.
Buford Yates, Samson, Ala.
Warren Tufts, Fresno, Calif.
Billy Williams, Mounds, Ill.
Ronald Marcus, Spokane, Wash.
Stanley Holden, Schenectady, N. Y.
Jack Fisher, Atlanta, Ga.
George Peck, Phoenix, Ariz.
Richard Lehan, Brockton, Mass.
Pat McCollam, Daingerfield, Texas
Jack Taylor, Newburgh, N. Y.
Peter Ranilovic, Euclid, Ohio
Ralph Breswitz, Binghamton, N. Y.
Jimmy Erickson, Loman, Minn.
A. Wade, St. Louis, Mo.
Jack Petersen, Omaha, Nebr.
Lloyd Hutchinson, Graham, Mo.
Edward Kalston, Trenton, N J.
Bill Jozwick, North Platte, Nebr.
Earl Swimmer, Chicago, Ill.
Ed Mansfield, Fallbrook, Calif.
Ben Lawless, Jr., Chebanse, Ill.
Harry Hidinger, Indianapolis, Ind.
Lloyd Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
Orlando Busino, Binghamton, N. Y.
John Boroday, Springfield, Mass.
Howard Weeks, Phoenix, Ariz.
Edward Dung, San Francisco, Calif.
Bill Woodhurst, North Platte, Nebr.
Wilbert Wenner, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Kenneth Larson, San Francisco, Calif.
Fred Gabb, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.
Al Horton, Buffalo, N. Y.
Winfred Thurmon, Redford, Mo.
Morris Lowe, Bowling Green, Ky.
Robert Burns, Lock Haven, Pa.
George Kashner, West Lafayette, Ind.
George Boocks, Weirton, W. Va.
Wallace McGregor, West Orange, N. J.
Robert Gaughf, Ashburn, Ga.
Orvis Gaughf, Jr., Ashburn, Ga.

Under Wraps Cartoon Contest

Stamps
By Paul Randolph

Electric Game Company (Advertisement)