THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1936
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
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Shrine Holds Annual Convention in Seattle
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
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Thousands of members of the Shrine from every state in the Union gathered in Seattle for the order’i
recent convention. Photo shows Medina patrol of Chicago in a street parade. Before the close of the con
vention the delegates voted to continue the charitable work of the Shrine in maintaining hospitals in various
cities for the care and treatment of crippled children.
Splash Stars Represent Uncle Sam in Olympics
Athletes of World
Gather in Berlin
For Historic Games
Four of the mermen who repre
sent Uncle Sam in the diving
events at the Olympic games in
Berlin. They are, left to right:
Dick Degener and Elbert Root of
Detroit, Marshall Wayne of Miami,
Fla., and Al Green of Chicago.
Leading athletes in many sports
from the United States and other
countries have gathered in the
German capital for the contests.
1—John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America who has refused to appear for trial
before the American Federation of Labor. 2—German troops boarding a train to cross the Polish corridor,
now regarded as one of Europe’s danger spots. 3—Scene at convention of Townsendites held recently at
1 Cleveland. Dr. Townsend, founder of the old-age pension movement is seen in the middle.
Water Now Rushes
Through Sluiceways
of Norris Dam
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Water is seen being let through
the sluiceways of Norris dam, Ten
nessee, for the first time since the
dam gates were closed to. Great
Norris lake, immediately after the
dam was completed. The gates
were opened to raise the Tennessee
river to its normal level, thus pro
viding transportation and increas
ing power production at Wilson
dam, Muscle Shoals. Norris dam
cost about $33,000,000 to build.
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RAILROAD QUEEN
Three Sets of Twins in Succession
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Six Alarms Sounded for Baltimore Factory Fire
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Honors as “Railroad Queen”
went to Miss Marybeth McGurk,
Three sets of twins in succession have been welcomed to the family
eighteen, of Chicago, during the re of the Andrew Jackson Robertsons of Walla Walla, Wash. Born in 1933,
cent celebration of railroad week. 1934, and 1936, only the youngest pair were of the same sex..
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Most of Baltimore’s fire fighting apparatus was called to battle a conflagration in a factory which followed
a terrific explosion.
“Boy Orator’ Seeks U. S. Senate Seat
YOUNG EDUCATOR
Defeated Gore
in Primary
in Oklahoma
Rep. Josh Lee, the “boy orator”
who defeated blind Senator Thomas
E. Gore in the senatorial primary
in Oklahoma. He took issue with
the anti-New Deal views of the vet
eran who had represented Okla
homa from statehood in 1907 until
1920 when he was beaten. Senator
Gore was called out of retirement
six years ago by a heavy vote.
Members of the Conference of National Bakery Executives meet
ing in Chicago were shown by W. E. Long how big a portion, of a 15
cent loaf the federal tax collector gets. Taxes take that part which
Mr. Long holds in his right hand. Members of the conference agreed to
place on bread wrappers the exact amount of tax levied against each
loaf, to acquaint the American public with the tax problem.
Declaring that he would live to
be one hundred, John D. Rocke
feller celebrated his ninety-seventh
birthday recently at his estate at
Lakewood, N. J. The aged philan
thropist observed the day in his
usual quiet manner.
Birds Eat Roast Bugs
The Rev. Francis Kelley, 34, new
Yosemite National Park.—Park ly appointed president of Seton Hall
rangers say birds no longer seek college, South Orange, N. J., is the
worms. They wait till motorists youngest college head in the United
arrive, then sweep down and pluck States. He was formerly head of
the hot roasted bugs from radiators. the college's philosophy department.
Refugees From the "Dust Bowl” Seek New Homes
$64,000,000 Triborough Bridge Is Completed
The massive Triborough bridge linking Manhattan, the Queens and the Bronx, which was recently dedi
cated by President Roosevelt. It was built at a cost of $64,000,000 by the PWA. Photo shows one of the
main spans in this great chainwork which is second in size to the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.
become, squatters along the highway near Bakersfield, cut
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Penniless, without shelter and looking for work these refugees from the drouth-ridden “Dust p...
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