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Aces And Eights
Frontier Gentleman · April 20, 1958 · 25 min · 3,549 words
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In a card game, aces and aits are known throughout the West as a dead man's hand. There's a good reason for it, and this is the story of how the hand got its name. Raunter Gentlemen, herewith an Englishman's account of life and death in the West.
As a reporter for the London Times, he writes his colorful and unusual stories. But as a man with a gun, he lives and becomes a part of the violent years in the new territories. In just one minute, we'll bring you this latest report from the frontier gentleman.
This is James Matthews with official results. On the automobile competition the whole industry watches every year, the famous mobile gas economy run, this year's run 1,883 miles from Los Angeles to Galveston, Texas, ranging from sea level through mountain passes. And once again Chrysler Corporation cars took the lion's share of firsts. Plymouth Chrysler and Imperial again this year for the second
straight year winning first place over all other cars in their class in the famous economy run. Imperial by the way was sweepstakes winner too, getting 62.718 ton miles per gallon. The forward look is a lot more than look. You get a better engine brownie or breaks, torsioneer ride at no extra cost, and winning performance and
economy in cars of the forward look from Chrysler Corporation. Take a drive this week in a car of the forward look, Plymouth Dodge DeSoto Chrysler for the triumphant Imperial. Drive one of America's performance winners from Chrysler Corporation. Now starring John Dana, This is the story of J.B. Kendall, frontier gentleman.
I left Fort Benton, Montana territory in a little river steamer called the Pride of the West. The journey downstream in Missouri was a good deal faster than that which I had made coming up from St. Louis just a few months earlier.
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