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Report from the Arctic

The Man Called X · November 23, 1947 · 22 min · 3,270 words

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Your twice as sure with two great names. Frigidair and General Voters. Frigidair presents Herbert Marshall as the man called X. Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance, in all the strange and dangerous places of the world, there you will find the man called X.

All Frigidair presents Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston, the man called X. Oh, good morning Ken. Try to locate her. Yeah, that's what this book said, Chief.

I told you to go ahead and put that coal through. Oh, good. Any idea what it's all about? No, he wouldn't talk to anybody but you. And he sounded pretty excited. Who is he can? I never heard of him.

Dr. Kupchinsky? A scientist, Chief. Meteorologist. I met him a number of years ago. He's been up to the Arctic for the last 18 months or so in charge of an expedition. Well, he's back now. He phones him up at coast at Plymouth.

Plymouth, eh? I can't figure any reason he'd have for calling us. I don't know how to take something out of the ordinary to get Kupchinske excited. One of this ties in with some of his theories.

What theories can? Well, he's thought for a long time that the Arctic region had possibilities of being kind of overlooked. I mean, is there a strategic area? No more than that. He's always claimed that this frozen North idea is all wet.

That actually the country up there is enough natural resources to support big industry. Colonization. Matter of fact, that's the reason. This is second-hand. Yes, Miss Brooks. I have Mr. Thurston's called a Plymouth now. Oh, fine, fine. Here he is, Ken.

Thanks. Ken Thurston speaking. This is article, Ken's getting Mr. Thurston. How are you, Doctor? Mr. Lee. Oh, what's the trouble? Well, that. All right, Doctor. Well, I find you.

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