China Clipper (Warner Bros.) (1936)

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Order Mat No. 501—50c. (Lead Off Story) Many Prizes For “China Clipper” es e Contest Winners rice? ee If you like detective stories (and everybody does) here’s a nere’s going to be a granc : eee s i less coe ee Lc ov Fan Rally through the columns of : test a your skill, not only as a sleuth, but as a Brain Glie-<onk. cas (newspaper) next easer Tan. week Pat O’Brien is responsible for this one, which sounds Movie Fans will vie with Puzmighty difficult, but is really very easy if you just put your iolege natch a oe a powers of deduction to work: Philo Vance or Perry Mason ee contest, that hegins in ed wouldn’t even stop to consider it — they’d take it in their Seer Se Ses (newspaper) tomorrow stride and not stop until they had Z and which will continue for five sent their answers to the “China were heard during the filming of days, with one problem being pubChipper’ Contest. Editor. ‘of. the “China Clipper” when O’Brien and lished daily. coseesseeneeeneans ee (newspaper). For ha cthase sacked — dek tomank These brain twisters were seit is certain that such astute peobrain teasers popular with translected from many that were prople as those two famous film port pilots. Three more are yet pounded during the filming of problem solvers would never miss te. ainemt, end SLE9 2 icsdeiccswae ‘*China Clipper,’’ the new First a cremes 1h Win’ Iwo iekene 8 (newspaper) readers will receive National drama of the airways see “China Clipper,” the new First awards during the contest. Rethat opens at the Sek we ae mataheiiie So tain National picture coming to the member though speed counts as Theatre OD cecccccccccccccccccce RSS ROSS CSE a SR Soon eens seseeeeeeeceseeeesecgeececes Theatre on well oa accuracy, for only the Pat O’Brien, who, with Beverly Soo 00 8 Se ee ee eee first ten correct answers sent in Roberts heads the all star cast, Now here’s a chance for all fans will win the prizes. No answers is noted as a puzzle fan, and has to follow their example, for the submitted after 6 P.M. tomorrow originated many of the brain teasfirst ten... (newspaper) will be considered. ers now in common use. Ross readers who submit the correct Actors who have long waits beAlexander is another problem fan, solutions to the Contest Editor tween sequences usually have but his puzzles usually have somewill each win two of these ticksome special hobby with which to thing to do with transportation, ets and have an renee of pass the time. Brain teasers are for that is his hobby. He has a thrills and entertainment watchfavorites with Pat O’Brien, who whole room in his home devoted ing Pat O’Brien, Beverly Roberts, made the interesting discovery to a miniature railroad, and now Ross Alexander,Humphrey Bothat the pilots of the China is starting to collect airplane gart and a score of other film Clipper had the same hobby. models. Humphrey Bogart, who favorites blaze the air route from Now study the problem of tofor the time has stopped murderthe Pacific Coast of the United day, and then rush in your aning people in films to become a States to the Orient. swer. If it’s correct and arrives trans-Pacific Ocean flyer, is both This is the second of a series soon enough, you'll see one of the an aviation and problem enthuof five brain teasers that form most thrilling and entertaining siast. With three people like that ; ‘ : the basis of this Contest. They pictures of the year. in the cast, it can be easily unMarie Wilson has Ross Alexander all mixed up, and derstood how waits between scenes even has him using pencil and paper on a teaser he : poramne. a Semviar puzzle sar, And should be able to solve mentally. Here’s the problem: (2nd Day Contest) how the famous aviation puzzles popular aith pilots. and: “passenA pilot had to fly around a circular lake every day. ° ° T. gers of air ships were used to If he flew around the lake clockwise, it took Solve f his Br ati easer help pass away the time between him only two hours and forty minutes. When, howe 2 picture scenes. ever, he flew the same route counter-clockwise, it took A d Wi S ft d 7 k f 5) 2 oe ee a eighties sts him 160 minutes, although air conditions were the n in ran tcnrets readers are invited to try their ‘ ; : 9 skill in solving these brain teasers, same on both flights. How is this explained: Those who are successful will be rewarded with free tickets to the ae Ae, Theatre to see ‘‘ China ANSWER: Clipper.’’ : < : : Each day’s contest will be inTwo hours and forty minutes is equivalent to 160 minutes. dependent of the others. Tomorrow, when the first brain teaser 7 . appears, study it carefully. It’s Every puzzle fan should be able to solve the above “‘brain really very simple—none of them teaser’’ without trouble. should present any real difficulty It’s the first of a series of five puzzles propounded in the A to a puzzle fan. Then, as soon as you solve the problem, send your answer to the ‘‘China Clipper’? Contest Editor of the etter (newspaper). Each of the first ten correct answers submitted will win two tickets to the AF ae eT Theatre. Answers will be judged by their correctness and by the time the answers: reach= the.-.g s:%u ieee (newspaper) office, or by the hour (Ist Day Contest) Start Right Now And Win Tickets To ‘China Clipper’ First National studios during the filming of the new drama of the airways, ‘‘China Clipper’’ which opens at the ............... Theatre Onc They are problems most popular with air transport fliers and passengers. Puzzles are always interesting. For thousands of years men and women have been inventing puzzles and problems with which to mystify and entertain their neighbors. Creating them, and solving them, was probably the first game RULES OF CONTEST (1) AIL solutions must be sent to the “China Clipper’? Contest Editor of the (newspaper) before six o’clock of the evening of mailing as indicated by the known to mankind. Today they itil publication of each probpost, mark. are more popular than ever, and (2) Only accuracy and speed will It is unnecessary to write anything more than the correct answer, and your name and address. Correct answers will be published from time to time during the contest, consequently it is nec be considered in awarding prizes. Ability to draw or write will not count. are featured in most newspapers and magazines. Mostly, all that readers get for solving them is the fun of achievement. Now, Nowever; 00 iss re ea (newspaper) will give two tickets (3) Name and address of contestant should be printed on _ the upper left hand corner of a sheet of paper which should also contain (2nd Day Publicity) Strand Theatre Tickets Free to Contest Winners Pat O’Brien has Humphrey Bogart gaga trying to solve the mystery of the death of a book publisher aboard : eae : ’ the solution. Nothing else is necesessary that all answers must be 10 the: Se ee Theatre any a plane. A note by his side says that a new will is to sent in before six o’clock of the to each of the first ten readers (4) “Prites will’ be asrabded ta the evening of the day following the publication of each problem. Replies sent in after that time will not be considered. You’ll want to see ‘‘China Clipper,’’ which was written by Commander Frank Wead, the author of ‘‘Ceiling Zero’’ and other. hit aviation pictures. This time, the film tells the story of spanning the Pacific Ocean by airplane, and many of the scenes include the real China Clipper, the famous airship that established the route. Page Hight that submit the correct solution to the “China Clipper” Contest Editor of the (5) Time will be judged by the EO SIS Sete cee ee, ae hour indicated on the postmark of (newspaper). No answers sent in an envelope mailed to the after six o’clock tomorrow evening (newspaper) office, or will be considered the time a reply delivered by mesee x senger is received by the Contest Pat O’Brien and Beverly RobEditor. In case of a tie, additional erts head the cast of “China prizes will be given. Clipper,” which also includes The judges psc na “ = newspaper wi Humphrey Bogart, Ross Alexan be sole judges of both accuracy of der and a score of other Hollya solution and time of arrival and wood favorites. Many of the (newspaper) will scenes show the real China Clipper in flight. first ten contestants who submit the correct replies. enter into any discussion of their decisions, be found between pages 185 and 186 in a book at his side. Now, what is there about this story that would make you think the message left by the dead man was phoney? ANSWER: Odd numbers of book pages are always on the right hand pages. Therefore, “between pages 185 and 186” is impossible. A book publisher would never make a mistake like that. Hence he did not commit suicide but was murdered. —t