Life — February 9, 1928 — page 8: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Life’s All-Americ The Winning Answer to Kay’s Sixth Letter EAR Kay: The Pacific Northwest surely is delightful! How- ever, no place this side of heaven has perpetual sun- shine—although sunny California uses the slogan: Land of Perpetual Sunshine. You couldn’t hop from Seattle and Tacoma; but could land at one of Portland's airports, as Lindy did. Pasadena holds the Tournament of Roses; Portland’s Rose Festival occurs in June, so you missed that. Can anything be too attractive? John Jacob Astor founded Astoria; Portland was settled by New England traders. The Willamette River runs through Portland. Hood River Valley isn’t visible from Portland. Did you mean Senator McNary—or Governor Patterson? The Carnation Milk Company's main plant is at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin—not Salem! The Oregon plant is at Hillsboro; the “contented cows” are at the Carnation farms, north of Seattle. Crater Lake appears eerulean blue, not emerald green—the water isn’t actu- how many !—in which he (not he and his wife) lived with various of his numerous wives. The Salt Lake team isn’t with that league now. Denver is the Queen City of the Plains. Even Pike's Peak doesn’t cast a shadow seventy-five miles long! Denver is one mile above sea-level. You viewed the Rocky Mountains; the Comstock Lode (not Load) is in western Nevada. You meant Reno, Nevada. Reno was named for Gen- eral Reno—and is a noted divorce center—quite different from your translation, eh? Us: lly women outnumber men there. That bout was scheduled for forty-five rounds but ended in the fifteenth when Johnson (no “t”) knocked out Jeffries. You must be staying with an officer's family at the Presidio, a government military reservation, which over- looks the site of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Fly over San Francisco Bay to see the Greek Theatre in Berkeley—not in Stanford, a uni- versity. Name is Goat (not Deer) Island. Yes, San Francisco recov: ally either color! You flew over the Cascade Range. There is no Mormon Ca- thedral, and the Mormon Temple isn’t open to visi- tors; it and the Mormon Tabernacle were built by Brigham Young and associ- ates, Small n “the” ;—and the Great Salt Lake cute? Wonderful! And _ perfectly safe for bathers! Salt Lake City was never attacked by United States troops (small “t’’?). Brigham Young had more than four residences — only he knew PRIZE WINNERS (Kay’s Sixth Letter) First Prize of $75.00—won by Ciar- Lotte Misu, 962 Mt. Adams Drive, Port- land, Oregon. Four Second Prizes (one more than was offered) of $25.00 cach—won b orce M. Dicks Jr. 1 i Seattle, Washington. Epna Los Angeles, California. Joyce S. Huai, 1125 Yeon Building, Portland, Oregon. Cuarces W. Stewart, Jr., West Point, New York. Hoge nis, 748 S. Catalina Street, ered quickly from its great earthquake! Eager for your next let- ter and more educational surprises! Sincerely, Cuartorte Misu, 962 Mt. Adams Drive, Portland, Oregon. (Note: The only flaw in this letter, in the opinion of the Judges, is in the refer- ence to Brigham Young's residences, of which there were — officially —only three.) CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST | HIE object in this Contest is to de- / tect and correct the mistakes in Kay Vernon's letters—the twelfth and last of which appears in this issue. Kay Vernon's tour has covered most of the principal cities of the United States, and each week her letters have included descriptions of the scenes and places she visited. In these descriptions ave been many errors and inaccuracies. Every answer to this Contest must take the form of a letter to Kay Vernon, tell- ing her what mistakes she has made, and correcting those mistakes. It is impor- tant that each answer submitted be marked with the corresponding number of Kay’s letter. The prizes will be awarded to those who detect and cor- rect the greatest number of mistakes in each of Kay’s letters, and who ex- press themselves most effectively in their letters to her. Answers to this Con- test do not have to be humorous or elab- orate in presentation, They must be clear, concise and to the point. Answers are limited to four hundred words each. There is no limit to the number of answers any one contestant may submit. The answers to each of Kay’s letters will be judged separately and the weekly prizes awarded accordingly. The grand prizes will be awarded to those who have the best record throughout the Contest azawhole. It is not necessary to answer all of Kay’s letters to be eligible for the grand prizes. All answers to this Contest must be addressed to KAY VERNON, LIFE, 4 598. MADISON AVEN YORK CITY. Answers to Kay’s TWELFTH LET- TER must reach Live's office not later than 12 noon on Saturday, March 3rd. Announcement of the winners will ap- pear in the March 22nd issue of Lire. All answers must be typewritten, or written legibly, using one side of the paper only, with the contestant’s na and address on each sheet. In the event of a tie, the full prive will be given to each tying contestant. It is not necgssary to be a subscriber to Lire in order to compete. The Con- test is open to every one, except membert of Lire’s staff and their families. The Judges will be three of the Editors of Lire, whose decision will be final. comicbooks.com