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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1933)
Chaos in Wake of Porto Rican Flood ***»• —*- r-■»—'g>aw~* • -*Ta»rtw * jml M A wall of water from the Yaguez River, which has been swelled to torrential proportions by heavy rains, swept 300 houses to sea at Alayaguez, I’uerto Rico, and left this scene of wreckage and death in its wake. Over twenty persons lost their lives, many were injured and $1,000,000 worth of damage was done. New Aircraft Carrier Launched —. ...- - « ..■ - iwmmm&smsmmK m§ l*his impressive scene at the Newport News, Va., shipyards shows the tuge hull of the new U.S.S. Ranger, largest and most formidable unit of laval aerial armument ever built, as it slid dow-n the ways after being fflcially christened by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the President. The eremony was witnessed by Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis kdams and other high naval dignitaries. Inset shows Mrs. Hoover as she did the honors with the traditional bottle. Sherlock Bow A new picture of Clara Bow, fa mous “It" girl of the films, who, it has just been revealed aided Scot land Yard, Britain’s great man hunting organization, in capturing a clever criminal. Miss Bow w’hile in London was approached by the man who attempted to sell her a gold-making machine. The “It" girl “strung him along” until the time was ripe and then turned him over to police. As "First Family” Attended Church Beginning his first full day as Chief Executive of the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt is pic tured as he attended service at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church with other members of his familv. At ex treme left is James Roosevelt, son of the President; and in the automobile are President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, wife,-and Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, the President’s mother. Bermuda Champion Virginia Rice, of Boston, who cap tured the tennis championship of Bermuda by eliminating Virginia llilleary in the finals at Hamilton to the tune of 10-8, 6-8, 6-3. Miss Rice ia one of the foremost net stars in the United States. They Don’t Need Any Bait —w~ --- One could not call the finnies of Georgie “poor fish”—not with two beau ties like the Misses Cornelia Wilson (left) and Margaret Wood paying them so much attention. The barc-foot beauties were photographed as they officially opened the Georgia fishing season at Augusta recently. •'Okey America!” ■ ■■■ ■ ■■■■■■ ■ I This ” Happy - Days - Are - Here - Again” smile was worn by James H. Perkins, chairman of the board of tho National City Bank, as he left the White House after discuss ing the banking situation with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The smile is an omen in support of the belief of industrial leaders that we have touched bottom and soon we’ll be on the way up to pros ‘,r perity. Champ at Fifteen ! Although only fifteen years old, Miss Dorothy Lyford, high school girl of Spencer, Mass., is the women’s broad jump champion of the world. During the indoor meet at Madison Square Garden, New York, recently she set a new world’s record of 8 feet, G% inches. "Miss Italy 1933” Miss Juliania Anere, New York girl of Italian extraction, who was recently awarded the title of “Miss Italy 1933“ after she had been se lected as the most beautiful Italian gill in America. Miss Anere was crowned by Cavalier Uff Rosario Romeo, Italian nobleman, who is visiting here. Youth Sold Bobcats He Captured as Cubs White Salmon, Wash. — (UP) — David Moore, a youth still in his i teens, discovered a trio of baby bobcats in a trcj 20 miles north of here. Stripping off his trousers the lad tied the legs and made an improvised sack. He climbed the tree, placed the squawling kittens in tha "sack' and climbed down. One kitten, however, was killed in descending the tree. The other two became very tamo.. Recently, the two kittens brother and sister, were sold to £ lion farm. David netted $350 ir the sale. "Georgia Peach” in London It’s just an old English custom to ask a “Bobby” when in doubt, and William “Young” Stribling, Georgie heavyweight fistic merchant, is here sbowrn as he conformed to the rules and sought some information from a London policeman during his tour of the English capital. With Stribling are his two children who accompanied him on the long trip that took him Vo South Africa, where he defeated Dan McCorkindale, champion of the ^ J)ark Continent '*<, -rtf rt. • aw, . ?**■*.' • A Couple of Champions Miss Mary Gwyn Fiers, of Oklahoma City, is pictured on her champion saddle mare, Roxie Highland, as she took part in the recent horse show at Coral Gables, Fla. Roxie Highland has made the business of winning blue ribbons a rather monotonous procedure, having remained unbeaten for four years. Leading Social Whirl u* -w ..-'w •* v % .. ... The airy gv&c*. that has given Anne Var.derhoef tbe reputation of being New York’s most talented debutante is intimated above, as she rehearses her role of premiere danseuse in the annual Pasadena, Cal., revel. Mis* Van-jerhoef is one of Gotham’s most popular members of the younger *•«.