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Jack Armstrong #8 (1948)

Parents' Magazine Press · 1948 · 52 pages

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ContinueJack Armstrong #9 →
Contains 8 stories
The Flaming Forest
10 pp · adventure
Jack ArmstrongBilly FairfieldMike Simms

Jack Armstrong and his pal Billy Fairfield take summer jobs at an Oregon mining camp, where they service helicopters alongside U.S. Forest Ranger Mike Simms—only to discover that a string of mysterious fires has been plaguing the timberland, all suspiciously centered on Northwest Lumber Company property. When their boss, foreman Peters, begins acting evasive and hostile, Jack suspects there's more to the blazes than meets the eye and hatches a plan to catch the arsonist in the act. What unfolds is a high-flying adventure over the flaming forests of the Pacific Northwest as Jack races to stop the culprit before he destroys the precious timberland.

Jewelry Store Robbery
1 pp · crime; detective-mystery
Vic Hardy

In the 1948 crime tale "Jewelry Store Robbery" from Jack Armstrong #8, Fred Beasley’s shop is hit by three masked thieves, their escape cut short when the getaway car crashes into a tree. With two suspects in custody and the loot still missing, detective Vic Hardy must piece together the clues to catch the one who got away—before the stolen jewels vanish for good.

The Case of the Motorboat Murder
4 pp · detective-mystery
Vic HardySergeant Sims
Ruth Elinor Howell
2 pp · non-fiction
Ruth Elinor Howell

Ruth Elinor Howell, a thirteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl trained in junior lifesaving, puts her skills to the test when her friend Marilyn gets into trouble in the waters of Lake Cranberry, Washington. Drawing on her Red Cross training and quick thinking, Ruth makes a daring rescue in choppy conditions. This real-life account shows how preparation and courage can make the difference when someone's life is on the line.

Prisoners of the Jungle
10 pp · adventure; jungle
Jack ArmstrongJim FairfieldBilly FairfieldBetty Fairfield
Terror at Top Speed
5 pp · adventure
Betty Fairfield

Betty Fairfield visits a movie set where she meets Jane Galt, a daredevil stunt girl performing a dangerous car stunt—until the driver suddenly blacks out at top speed. With nerves of steel, Jane takes control of the wheel and saves them both from certain disaster, turning a scripted scene into a real-life fight for survival.

The Fighting Birds
4 pp
Billy Becomes Mayor for a Day
5 pp · humor; teen
Billy FairfieldMayor Broadbeam

When Mayor Broadbeam nixes plans for a new school gymnasium, Billy Fairfield decides to run a tongue-in-cheek campaign for Mayor-for-a-Day—a student election he uses as a chance to show the real mayor how his broken promises could actually be kept. With a whirlwind campaign and some creative problem-solving on his one day in office, Billy demonstrates that keeping your word isn't as hard as Broadbeam has made it seem. The real mayor takes the lesson to heart, and soon Hudson High has the gym it's been waiting for.

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