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World Events of Today Told in Pictures
MAY BE NEXT D. A. R. PRESIDENT
Mrs. Flora Gillentin*
Feminine Tennesseeans are ex
cited about the possibility of elect
ing Mrs. Flora Gillentine of Nash
ville. outstanding southern educa
tor, to the presidency of the :
Daughters of the American Revo
lution at the annual convention
to be held in Washington. D. C..
April 14-20 Mrs. Gillentine will
(be opposed for the honor by Mrs.
William A. Becker, national de
fense chairman. Mrs. Becker has
been endorsed by the section of
the organization which has listed
many of the New Deal officials
and other well-known persons in
a who's who of radicalism, and
the issue may be fought out on
the lines of those w ho favor thkse
views and those who oppoee them.
MEET QUEEN OF DRUM AND BUGLE
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Jean McLain
Meet lovely Jean McLain <A Mas
sillon, who has been chosen queen
of the drum and bugle corp' of
Massillon Post 221, American
Legion. Jean is chairman of the
junior section of the Mu*»illon
Woman’s club. She will accom
pany the club to competitions and
be crowned at the national coa>
vention at Ct. Louis, May 1.
Terrorized Co-ed
Held in Shooting
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Held In jail pending outcome ot
wounds she Inflicted on a fellow
student. Lois Thompson. 19.
above. Is the central lieu re in a
Tablednah. Okla- teachers* col
u*. mystery In which ner life
waa threatened an less she gave
<1*00 to a gang. Frantic with
worry she »*>ot 0eorSe Hin*
Slew 97. below, Chinese student.
k£Vlk» BO 0»:d.u« UBkB
m tm senses
Bobby Grayson s
Bricfe-to-Be
Bobby Grayson, All-America
football ace at Stanford, will
be watching for signals in-*
stead of calling ’em after next
June. The star fullback will
march to the altar after gradu
ation with Miss Christine Wil
liams, above, daughter of. Col,
and Mrs. B. A. L. Williams of
t’onolulu, the betrothal being
jMtuounced at a San. Jfraacista,
partg* -
Snob? Well, It’s
O.K. With Her
Loftily sniffing at rebukes show,
•red on her because she snubbed
France* Perkins and expressed
Iter contempt for Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss Martha Ijams, above, of
Berkeley, Calif- stands by her
guns. She scoffs at the snob
charge burled at her because
she refused to be hostess at a
University of California banquet
v honoring Miss Perkins.
His Bonus Bill
Up to Senate
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When the Hout* p i- <1 the
Patman soldier bonus l>iil i»v
the scant mar pin of thro*- vot> s.
it was the third time H< pre
sentative Wright I* a t m a n
ipt'in Tex i had seen his
measure approved by Ins col
leagues In slightly dm- rent
form, his bill passed the House
Hi 1932 and 1934 only to he
killed in the Senate Here is
Congressman Patman in a n w
picture
DAILY NEWSREEL
Jean Johnson (1.) provides preview
of the season's beach mode at Cata
lina Island, Calif. King Vidor (r.)
put bis own money into Our Daily
Bread and lost most of it, but has
medal (below him) awarded by
League of Nations for world s out
standing photoplay in 1934 as his
reward. George H. DeGrange (be
low), Washington, is rival of Clem
Sohn for winged man honors. He
Jaap*from planesand flres Hire buri,
Cup Contender Tries Her Speed
Gerard B. I^ambert (rijrht inset) was at the helm when “Yankee," former
American cup contender, tried out her new 166 foot mast in Boston
harbor under the *a rhful eye of her former master, Charles Francis
Adams (left inset). Steel is u ?ed in her new mast at a coat of $4,000 as
U£ain..l $ 10,000 for duralumin mast. (Central Frets)
Mother vs. Daughter-in-Law
Diane Schley (center) is pawn in court battle of mother. Mrs. Arlira
Bennett Schley (right), and paternal grandmother, Mr*. Adele Mason
Schley (left), who are fighting for custody of heiress child to million
dollar fortune. Pending divorce suit of parents. New York judge divided
temporary custody of child between paternal and maternal grandparents.
Lie Detector Bruno’s New Hope
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann (r.) now pins hopes of getting rehearing for hev
husband (1.) on use of polygraph, “lie detector” (below) invented by Dr.
Leonard Keeler (inset) of Northwestern University, Chicago. She wants
it used to test Bruno, expressing willingness to abide by its findings. The
device, attached to patient’s arm, registers emotional reactions in manner
illustrated here. Scientists have faith in ability to determine truthful
ness of men from readings of these lines. .
River Plays Iceman; Townsfolk Don’t Like Service1
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The Iceman would have slim picking* this rammer tn Wisconsin Rapids, Wise.. M residents coukft
have harpooned all the tee that floated past their doors as a flood raged through the city to taM
f 100.000 toll They were awakened after the spillway of a dam three miles away had been wash«sfl|
lout by the swollen Wisconsin river to discover cakes of ice weighing as high as 700 pounds ftnndJ
tag in their yards. This picture show a Seeood avenue during the dotage.
Air Raid Scar Symbolizes Germany’s‘New Freedom’
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This gaping crater in a Berlin utreet la a memento o# Germany a oelebratloa or it* meunn ‘ ,
lion In which 150 battle planes soared over the capital, dropping "oannon cracker boniN on a w
darkened for the demonstration. One bomb net Are lo a building. Tho mock »***<■’*
realistic and Included a real gas attack on one aeclion of Berlin by the m-w i"Tm»
drilie to take tbe air ainco the World War.
Culbertsons and Sims’ Deal a Recess in Bridge Tilt
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The Culbertsons and the Sims' are at it again, trying to determine who’* the better at bridge, tho
game that has made them famous and prosperous. Here they were snapped as they sat in apparent
amity during a recess in their lSO-rubber contract imbroglio in New ^ ork ( ity. conditions of the
match being embodied in % 13-page. 17-clause agreement. Left to right are Htf Calbertaon, Mrg
Sims. I* llal Sims, and Wrs. Culbertson.
Uncle Sam’s Lawyer ^aits 54 Years T. R.’s Widow BacK
for Polar Honor rrom Iropic lrip
. '"I - t
Stanley Reed, Kentucky colonel,
now is No. 1 trial lawyer for the
government. He's shown as he was
•worn mi with his wife (inset) as
0
Reward came to MaJ.-Oen. Adol
ph a* W. Greeley after 54 yeare
for leading America's flrst polar
expedition, when be was voted
the congressional medal of
honor for his exploit. Greeley,
shown here after learning of the
honor, will receive the medal oe
March 23. hie flat birthday -
Emulation her much-traveled
husband, the late President Theo>
dors Roosevelt, bis widow *ei*
lured Into tbe tropical countries
of Central America this winter.
She’s pictured here on ber return
to New Yodk sboard ths Grace
Uner Santa rauia alter louring