Word: candlefish
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Star of the show was handsome, seven-year-old Gerard Darrow, who, on the Quiz Kids' first program, startled listeners with the information that a "candlefish is a small fish of the smelt family, used by the Pacific Coast Indians for its oil. The oil burns readily and very brightly and has a terrible odor." Runner-up in popularity to Gerard on the two programs so far is 13-year-old Van Dyke Tiers. Pacing right along, last week Van Dyke showed his speed by fully explaining PK4 (a chess term). Thirteen-year-old Mary Ann Anderson, a high...
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