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■- : • ' '■' ' '' ,—, — ■•-»•••••■' '"?■ FLYING ADVENTURES COL.ROSCOE TURNER AMERICA'S PREMIER FLYER AND OILMORE, "THE FLYING LION". THEY HAVE BEEN PALS EVER SINCE THE LION WAS A FOUR WEEKS OLD SOFT, FLUFFy, LITTLE KITTEN. THIS KINO OF BEASTS HAS TRAVEL* LED MORE THAN 35,000 MILES IN AIRPLANES WITH HIS MASTER . COL.TURNER HAS BEEN WARNED By FAMOUS ANIMAL TRAINERS THAT A LION GA'NNOT BE TAMED, | BOrCILMORE.WHO NOW f WEIGHS 450 POUNDS, IS STILL A PET. AN ADVERTISEMENT OF H.J. HEINZ COMPANY BOYS AND GIRLS. HERE ISA REAL PET, WHO IS GOING WITH US ON OUR ADVENTURES THE HARMON TROPHY HIGHEST AWARD IN AVIA TION PRESENTED TO COL ROSG0E TURNER IN 1932 BY THE LEAGUE INTERNATION ALE FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS 10 AVIATION THAT YEAR. AROUND ITS BASE ARE ENGRAVED THE NAMES OF LINDBERGH, HAWKES, OOOLITTLE AND OTHER INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS FLYERS. STREAKING ACROSS THE SKY, COL.TURNER WON THE 1933 TRANSCONTINENTAL 6EN0IX TROPHY RACE. MEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES IN II HRS.*30MIN.y0UUSEEM0RE0FHIS SPEED IN THESE FLYINO ADVENTURE*^" IN THE THOMPSON TROPHY RACE 1933, COL. , TURNER CUT INSIDE A PYLON TO AVOID CRACKING INTO A FELLOW FLYER .THE NEXT UP HE CIRCLED THE SAME PYLON TWICE AND STILL CAME IN FIRST BY MORE THAN A MILE. NEXT WEEK COLONEL TURNER STARTS HIS DARING FLIGHT UPON A MYSTERIOUS MISSION INTO THE JUNGLES OF BRAZIL . . . 1 . . ARE you GOING AWAY.COLONEL ROSCOE? YES HARRY, I'M STARTING NEXT WEEK ON A VERY DANGEROUS FLIGHT. AND GILMORE IS GOING ALONG ^ BO/5 and QIRL5 I WANT you TO JOIN MY FLYING CORPS. MAIL ME youft COUPON AND I'LL TELL YOU HOW TO WIN PROMOTION AND BECOME A CAPTAIN OR MAJOR. ^ LITTLE HARRY JONES AND HIS SISTER HELEN WANT TO RIDE WITH THE COLONEL.WILL THEY GET THEIR WISH? NEXT WEEK WE'LL SEE. Boy and girl aviators! 11 takes a vigorous body and an active brain to be a .world-famous flyer like Col. Roscoe Turner. You, too, can be strong and alert by eating the right kind of foods. Heinz Rice Flakes contain all the "peppy" food value of rice put up in attrac tivejeasily-digested form. You'll love the crisp crackle of these flakes when served in milk or cream. And they're simply delicious when covered with fresh fruit and berries. Ask your Mother to serve Heinz Rice Flakes for breakfast. Taste them and we know they'll be your favorite all summer long. And don't forget to save the large number ' 57" in circle on side of Haaz Rice Flakes boxes. ■; > ' X ' : /'V: * GET THESE BEAUTIFUL WINGS NOW/ I want every adventure-loving boy and girl in America to become a charter member of my Fly ing Corps. You can get into the corps right away —earn a beautiful set of bronze wings—with a lieutenant's commission. And after that—listen! I'll send you instruc tions on how to become a Captain or Major with Silver- or Gold-plated Wings. Youll.also receive a handsome certificate oj membership with a pilot's license, secret password and salute of our Corps. Here's all you need do. Fill in your name and address on the coupon below my picture. Then include the large number "57" from the side of a Heinz Rice Flakes box. Enclose a 3c postage stamp to cover cost of mailing and send to my address. By return mail you will receive package containing wings, license, certificate and complete information. Be sure to follow my adventures with Harry and Helen each week in this paper. And don't for get to ask Mother to get a package of Heinz Rice Flakes at her grocer's. Then you'll be wearing your bronze wings in a few days. Remember, send in the large number "57" with your coupon. Ask your neighbors for their Heinz Rice Flakes boxes so you can earn a Captain or Major's wings. Your Friend, HEINZ RICE FLAKES . > i* Col. ROSCOE TURNER Dept. M c/o H. J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Please tend me bronze wings, pilot's license, certificate of membership, and full information containing secret pass* word and salute. I enclose large number "57" from a pack age of Heinz Rice Flakes and a 3c stamp. Name.. ............................................ Address .... .... Gty Crate