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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1936)
TRUCK CLIMBS TREE This automobile truck slipped Its brakes In Seattle, Wash., and after running wild through a busy street, plunged down a 50-foot bank and climbed the nearest tree. No on** was injured, and even the truck and tree were undamaged. The ac cident did not happen April 1, either. One More Destroyer Is Launched View of the launching of the new 1,850-ton destroyer leader Raich at the Bethlehem shipbuilding plant at Fore River, Mass. This :i72-foot warship, one of four of a new development In navy vessels built, or building, was named for Rear Admiral George Real Raich, Mexican and Civil war naval hero, and was sponsored by his granddaughter, Miss Gertrude Raich of Wilmington, Del. The armament of the Raich will include a torpedo tube, and five-inch guns. Colorado’s New Art Center Nears Completion View of the main entrance of the Colorado Springs new art center, being constructed at an approximtae I cost of $500,000. When finished, It will be one of the few free art centers In this country, accessible to the general public as well as to students of Colorado colleges. Wins Title of “Miss Exposition*’ Betty York Selected Among Bathing Beauties Betty York of Santa Monica. Calif., who, as winner of the Spring Bathing Beauty contest at the Cali fornia Pacific International exposi tion at San Diego, was chosen as “Miss Exposition of 1036." Horses Again in Demand, Spring Sales Indicate St. Francis, Kan.—Spring sales are proving the farmers are using more horses and mules. There was a time W’hen the tractor reigned su preme. In a sale of 70 head of horses and mules held In St. Fran cis the average price for the 70 head of animals was $80. A five year-old mare, weighing 1,400 pounds, brought $100. In view of this Increased demand farmers and stockmen are paying more attention to the breeding of horses and mules I DOG ADOPTS LAWYER Tlie law permitted a dog to adopt a man in Berkeley, Calif. “Arno," mostly German Shepherd, officially received guardianship papers foi E. D. Walsh, attorney, in unusual proceedings before a police judge. Fleet Chief of Staff Hands Out Boxing Trophies Rear Admiral James O. Richardson, U. S. N., chief of staff, U. 8. fleet, shown with boxing champions of the navy to whom he had just presented championship belts. Left to right are: Nick Russi, U. 8. destroyer tender Altalr, welterweight; Ernie Schaub, U. S. S Colorado, middleweight; Ray Butler, D. 8. S. Dobbin, light-heavyweight; Bear Admiral Richardson; Dub Bowen, U. 8. 8. Pensacola, lightweight; Alex Pepin, lT. 8. 8. Mississippi, featherweight; Bob Jacobs, U. S. S. Altalr, bantamweight. Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1—One of the original French freight cars of war times, marked "40 homines, 8 chevaux,” brought to the United Stntes as n gift to Legionnaires of Detroit from the French war veterans. 2—Members of the British women’s lacrosse team arriving at New York for a series of games against American women’s tennis. 8— Loading mail on a navy seaplane at Miami to be transported to President Roosevelt at his Ashing grounds near the Bahamas. Head and Tail Light Safety Aid for Walkers Device May Cut Toll of Accidents Cat's Eye mirrors, which act ns headlights and tail-lights, are ad vised by Registrar of Motor Ve hicles Frank A. Goodwin to cut down the toll of death on Massa chusetts highways. These women pedestrians Illustrate how they would be fastened over the dress (or suit) to warn approaching au tomobiles of the person's presence. The plan Is said to be enjoying n wide vogue In England. ► How He’ll Be Spoiled With 11 Grandparents Oregon City, Ore.—A record num ber of grandparents for a baby was believed established when Mel vin Murkley Clarke was born to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clarke. Eleven persons are grandparents. How ever, he has a dearth of other rela tives, having no brothers or sis ters and only one uncle nnd one aunt. Luxury for Trans-Atlantic Air Travelers This is tin* dining salon of the Von Hindenburg, the new German Zeppelin, which Is to make Its first test Might to Lakehurst, N. J.. this summer. The ship Is 815 feet long, 135 feet In diameter, and will carry a crew of 35, 50 passengers, nnd 10 tons of freight. The dining salon is within the hull and has an observation promenade with sloping windows. The new air liner is named in honor of General Paul Von Hindenburg, fa mous German general In the World war, who later became president of the German republic. The Zeppelin has been given exhaustive tests at Frledrlchshaven, Germany, by its makers. “Glass” Schoolhouse Tried Out in Minnesota Exterior view of the new Park school In Hlbblng, Minn., showing areus of vacuum glass brick replacing pie usual windows. This new kind of construction has earned for this novel structure the title of the “Glass” schoolhonse. False Notes By CATHARINE FOSS ALLEN © McClurt* Newspaper Hyudicate. WNU Servlc*. TONY OALWEY sat up In bed and rubbed his fingers through his thick black hair. ‘‘Olid! What a head!’’ he groaned, lie wallowed for a few minutes in morning-after misery. His mind held only a pic ture of dark hrown waves with a white disk, small and oval, which advanced and receded, drifting up und down. "What a fool,” he muttered. He looked at the watch on his wrist. Nine o’clock. There was something this morning . . . Oh, yes, Mrs. Lln genfelt coming for the final sitting for her portrait at ten. You'd think a wife would see to It that her hus band didn't get plastered the night before an appointment like that. And lie looked around ut the twin bed next to ills. A cluster of chest nut curls on a white pillow and a mound of covers—that was his wife. The very thin voice which suggested to tlie hack of his mind that she, I Jinny, had protested often against his drinking, only served to Increase his Irritation. “Quits,” they hud agreed. ' Suits me fine," he hnd told her, "and now I’m going out to celebrate—alone, thank Ood." The little whit* disk rose again from the brown wnves before his eyes. It looked something like a fnce. Yes, that wns It, a smnll white face. A girl’s face. He be gan to see It now. Those round, trusting eyes. The delicate mouth. She was saying something . . . ‘‘Painter man." Oh, sure, It was a girl at the party last night. He remembered now. He hnd culled her by some name nnd she had laughed nnd called him Painter-man. The fnce faded. He looked at his watch. Quarter past nine. He'd better he getting ready fo^ that fat old woman. "Old fool," he mut tered. "Oot to take off twenty years nnd fifty wrinkles and still mnke the portrait look like her. I wish I could paint her Just as she Is, the homely old bat. This Isn't a Job for nn artist, it’s a Job for a laborer. False notes, that's what portrait pnlntng Is. Not art— false notes.” Now he remembered what he had been saying to that girl last night. That was It—false notes and true. lie hnd said to her. "You have n dainty face." He remembered her eyes us he told her that. They hnd opened In surprise. "Yes," he hnd continued, “dainty. And your colors are pink and pale blue. That dress you have on is all wrong." He remembered looking with dis gust at the crimson blob below her fnce. False notes. All of his life was that! He who thought he had dedi cated his life to beauty. It was all w rong I Now, that girl last night. She would understand . . . But was she? lie remembered tears In her eyes once. What w’as thuf about? Oh, yes, he hnd said, “Had you lived long ago. you'd have been con secrated to the church and gone weekly for your beating from the priest." “And because It’s now,” she had said—and that wns when tears had trembled In her eyes—”1 am conse crated to a purpose and take my beatings, but not from a priest.” "If some man beats you,” he re called the swagger with which he had said It, “I’ll fix him. You tell me and I’ll fix him." She had leaned over very close to him and snld, “You could do It, Painter man." He seemed to remember trying to kiss her, then, but she had receded from him us her image receded now’. He had to find her! The bedroom was bright with morning sun. He threw back the bedclothes and planted his feet on the floor. He wns between his bed and Lanny’s. A blob of crimson over a chair caught his eye. He looked down at the face on the pillow. Ills heart stopped. The little white face. As sweet ns a child’s. The dream face had been framed with chestnut curls—and he couldn’t see them. The eyes opened. The gray trust ing eyes wdth the soft shadows In them. An Instant like that, and then a vivid mask seemed to settle over her face. Lanny sat up quickly in bed. and a laugh cut through Tony’s concen tration. A blatant laugh that clanged In his ears. “Well,” Lanny greeted him gaily. "Oh, my boy, you were priceless last night. You didn’t even know me . . .’’ Tony sat on the bed beside her, put sensitive fingers gently over her mouth. “Don’t laugh, Lanny." he said quietly. Then he stopped and Just looked at her. He saw the mask lift from her face and her white skin take on a transparent quality. “Last night," he said, and his low voice filled the stillness of the room, “a man fell in love with a woman—’’ “A Painter-man with a nun?” she asked softly, and the shadows re turned to her gray eye3. “Oh, Tony—” her arms were around his neck. He held her close, buried his face in the chestnut curls. A laugh rose from her throat. A laugh like the sweet low rumble of a fluttering heart. "And I was so tired of being gay.” she whispered.