The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, February 03, 1924, CITY EDITION, ALCOGRAVURE SECTION, Image 40

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    America's Fairest Basketball Team
— New York university girls’ varsity
basketball team. These girl athletes
were recently granted official™
varsity recognition when the uni
versity decided to place athletics
for co-eds upon a varsity basis Girl .
athletes at N Y U., will therefore
be given the opportunitv to win and
wear the coveted college letters.
Left to right in the group are shown ^
Manager Lillian Linhardt, Elsa
Bnnn, left forward. Kate Boden
stein, guard. Capt Edith Ramsey,
side center; Rehene Landsman, cen
ter; Claire Strassmsn, right for
ward, and Stella Zins, guard 1
Miss Ruth St. Denis, dancer supreme,
with Ted Shawn and their notable
company of artists, will appear at
the Brandeis the nights of Tuesday
and Wednesday February 19 and
20 Altrusa club of Omaha is spon
soring the Demshawn program here,
their share of the proceeds to bo
^ used in an educational fund.
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Woman Makes Shop Wall Look Like
Armory of Ancient Days—The ohoio J
shows Miss Florence Owens decorating |
the exterior wall of Sam Ziegler's curio e
shop in the Bronx, with helmets used k
during the world war, old muskets, an I
cient daggers and slave chains and 9
other old and time-worn instruments I
The exterior of the little building re I
minds one of the wall of an ancient I
armory, bedecked in trophies of war B
Needless to say, this is a sight that at- B
tracts much attention 1
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Very Chesty Is This Giant-—Photo
shows Sigmund Breitbart. the 36-year
old Polish giant, holding on his chest
a motordrome with two men riding
motorcycles inside The act was put on
for the first time in America at the
Hippodrome, which has been included
>n the B. F Keith circuit The weight
held up by the strong man totals 3,500
pounds. The track is 30 feet in diameter
I
Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra, conducted
by Henri Verbrugghen,
will appear at the Au
ditorium the night of
February 6 under the
auspices of the Tues
day Musical club.
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