Chinese Youngsters Fraternize With Invaders
Two small Chinese boys seen pleasantly associating with officers at the Japanese headquarters at Fengtai,
China, during a lull in the fighting with the Chinese troops in that area of the North.
Budge Wins Another Tennis Crown
William J. Clothier of Philadelphia presents the Casino Challenge cup
to Don Budge and the consolation cup to Bobby Riggs, whom the red
headed giant defeated in the final round of the Newport Casino Invita
tion Tennis tournament at Newport, R. I., 6-4, 6-8, 6-1, 6-2.
EGYPT’S NEXT QUEEN
Sixteen-year-old Mile. Sasi Naz,
beautiful Egyptian girl who will be
come formally engaged to eighteen
year-old King Farouk I of Egypt in
an ancient ceremony at Alhar
mosque, it was announced recently.
Mile. Naz is a commoner whose
name means “the pure rose.”
WOUNDED BY JAPS
Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Hugessen,
British ambassador to China, victim
of an attack by Japanese aviators
while he was riding in a car flying
the union jack. The attack caused
grave international complications
and aroused British public opinion
to the fighting pitch. The ambassa
dor was struck by machine gun bul
lets and wounded in the abdomen,
one of the bullets penetrating as
far as his spine.
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i G. O. P. Leaders See Better Days Ahead
Groundwork for the 1938 congressional elections was laid at a meet
ing of Republican party leaders in Washington recently. Leaders from
15 states met with National Chairman John Hamilton to map strategy
and predicted better days ahead for the G. O. P. Photograph shows, left
to right, seated, John Tyrrel of Illinois, John Hamilton, chairman, and
James F. Thompson of Michigan. Back row: Ed D. Schoor of Ohio,
and William S. Murray of New York.
Stop-Watch Checks Precision of French Ballet
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Precision leg work of the famous "'Fetes Francaise” ballet troupe is timed by Gene Snyder, co-director of
the group. The revue, which was one of the hits of the Paris International exposition, arrived in New York
recently for an engagement at a leading night club.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
l_Mrs. Bibb (Dixie) Graves, wife of Alabama's governor, whose husband appointed her to the United
States senate to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Senator Hugo L. Black to the Supreme court.
2—Following adjournment of congress. Representatives Maury Maverick (left) of Texas, Knute Hill of Wash
ington and John M. Houston of Kansas buy their railroad tickets for home. 3—United States marines load
■jg their packed sea bags on a tri^ck as they prepared to leave for duty in war-ridden China.
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Although royalty is ever clannish, whether they retain their crowns or
not, it is unusual to photograph three royal “ex’s” in a group. They are
at Lausanne, Switzerland. Left to right: ex-Queen Amerle of Portugal, ex
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and ex-King Alfonso of Spain. The occasion
was the marriage of Princess Marie-Dolores, niece of ex-King Alfonso,
to Prince August Czartory-Ski, descendant of an old Polish family.
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STATESMAN PASSES
National honors were accorded
the memory of Andrew W. Mellon,
secretary of the treasury in the cab
inets of Presidents Harding, Coo
lidge and Hoover and one of the
nation’s leading industrialists who
died at Southampton, N. Y.
RAINBOW QUEEN
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Miss Anna Bell Weir, who was se
lected Rainbow Queen in the first
annual Queen of Queens contest at
Long Beach, Calif. Scores of beau
tiful girls who were selected as
queens of various events throughout
California in the past year were en
tered in the event.
“Eve-Dropper*’ Baby Faees Camera
Jacquelyn Clement, New Orleans “eye-dropper” baby who was born at
six and a half months, weight a scant two pounds, is shown as she was ex
posed to the public eye recently for the first time. Dr. Roger Knapp, Bap
tist hospital interne, is holding her for her first view of the cameraman.
Giant Transatlantic Planes Near Completion
Larger than the ships in which Columbus first crossed the Atlantic are the six giant flying boats now ap
proaching completion on order of the Pan American Airways system for trans-Atlantic service. Cutaway
diagram of one of the liners is shown above. The three-deck ships are designed to carry 50 passengers on 24
hour schedules between America and Europe. They will have a top speed of 200 miles per hour.
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• A General Quiz
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1. What is the cost of the paper
used in printing United States cur
rency?
2. In baseball what do the fol
lowing letters stand for: AB, R,
H, O, A, E, and BB?
3. How much is a skein of wool
en yarn?
4. What is the significance of
edelweiss?
5. How is the air in Carlsbad
caverns kept fresh?
6. What was the boudoir parlia
ment?
7. What state collects the most
money in sales taxes?
8. How much of the retail busi
ness of the United States is don*
on a cash basis?
An«wers
1. The distinctive paper used in
making United States currency
costs the government 37 cents a
pound. It is estimated 1,743,236
pounds will be used in 1937.
2. At bat, runs, hits, outs, as
sists, errors and base on balls.
3. It is equivalent to 256 yards.
4. The flower is an emblem of
purity in literature and painting.
5. No artificial means is neces
sary. Some undiscovered natural
process keeps the air fresh and
pure. The temperature remains
about 56 degrees Fahrenheit at all
times.
6. This is a reference to ths
great influence which Mme. de
Maintenon had on Louis XIV and
his advisrs.
7. In 1936 California ranked first
in sales tax collections, with a
total of over $70,000,000. Illinois
was second with receipts of over
$61,000,000, and Michigan third
with over $45,000,000.
8. The domestic commerce divi
sion of the Department of Com
merce says that 67.8 per cent of
all retail sales are for cash on the
counter or cash on delivery.
Learn by Imitation
It is by imitation, far more than
by precept, that we learn every
thing; and what we learn thus,
we acquire not only more effec
tually, but more pleasantly. This
fcrms our manners, our opinions,
our lives.—Burke.
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"Quotations"
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The average woman has an innate
sense of justice and for this reason
wiV make an ideal juror.—James
McGurrin.
Children should be hi ought up to
take it on the chin.—Dr. Florence
Hale.
The only regret one need have
with age is the regret that would
come from a life completely mis
spent.—Dr. Mary E. IFoolley.
I was brought up on the saying
that few women are both ,;ood wives
and good mothers.—Mrs. F. D. Roose
velt.
When rural young people get out
of high srhool they’ve lost the main
social contact of their lives and have
nothing to take its place.— Dr. K. E.
IF akely.