Thursday, December 10, 1936
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
Fire Breaks the Sabbath—and Ruins a Church
Firemen are shown battling the blaze which gutted the African Baptist church of Freeport, N. Y. The fire
started at 10:30. Four firemen were overcome by the dense smoke, as the entire village turned out to watch
the blaze.
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Veteran Models for New Half Dollar
CUNARD COMMODORE
1—Wearing new uniforms and specially designed steel helmets, a battalion of the Red army parades it
Moscow. 2—Edward F. McGrady (standing) confers with labor and transportation officials in San Francisco
to provide food for Alaska, shut off by maritime strike. 3—M. Max Dormoy, appointed to the French cabinet
post vacated by the suicide of M. Roger Salengrol.
TO WED “TEDDY’S” KIN
Expedition Sails for South Seas
James P. Sankey of Pittsburgh, who served with the Pennsylvania
Volunteer Roundheads in the Civil war and Sculptor Vittor, who is de
signing the commemorative half dollar to be minted in memory of the
battle of Gettysburg and for which Mr. Sankey, now in his ninetieth
year, was chosen as the model.
PRO GOLF CHAMPION
Reginald V. Peel, who was ap
pointed commodore of the fleet ol
the Cunard White Star line to suc
ceed the late Sir Edgar Britten. The
appointment indicates that Cap
tain Peel will become the perma
nent commander of the S. S. Queen
Mary, flagship of the fleet, which he
is now commanding. He joined the
Cunard line in 1900 and has com
manded several big liners.
Miss Mary Lowe Gaddis of Mil
ton, Mass., whose engagement tc
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., grandson ot
the late President Theodore Roose
velt, was announced by her moth
Members of the Denison-Crockett expedition of the Academy of Nat er, Mrs. Avery Gaddis. Miss Gad-
ural Sciences of Philadelphia aboard their schooner “Chiva” before sail dis, who made her debut last win
ing from Gloucester, Mass., for a study of anthropology and zoological ter, is a sophomore at Radcliffe
college.
specimens on seldom visited islands of the South Seas.
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University of Iowa Tries Out Dry Night Club
Youngest Commerce Body Member
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Denny Shute, professional of the
West Newton, Mass., Braeburn
club, with the cup he won in the
national professional golfers' tour
nament. Denny defeated Jimmy
Thomson 3 and 2 in the final 36-hole
match of the P. G. A. champion
ship tournament to win this cup,
and the national pro golfing title.
First nighters at the latest educational experiment, the University of Iowa sponsored liquorless night club
When ten-year-old Warren Rapelje received his Chamber of Com established so “that students would have home-town entertainment and would remain off dangerous high
merce membership card recently at San Gabriel, Calif., he was wel ways over the week-ends.” Called the Silver Shadow, the club had its premier recently with a complete floor
comed into the organization by George Constant, the president. Young show and even a wandering troubadour, Donato Petruceelli, law student, shown above.
Rapelje became eligible for membership in the San Gabrici C. of C.
a short time ago when he opened his own model airplane supply store
GRAIN GROWING KING
in his room at home.
Beard Growing Champions of Japan
Tractor Is Used to Launch Coast Guard Boats
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A new method of launching coast guard boats Into surf is demonstrated on the coast of Holland.
equipment includes a tractor with caterpillar drive and a special truck for the boat
Herman Trelle of Wembley, Al
berta, Canada, who won the grand
championship for both wheat and
oats at the International Live Stock
exposition and Grain and Hay
show at Chicago. This is the second
time in history Trelle has performed
this feat, winning both titles in 1926.
The Since then he has won each title
several times.
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Proud contestants posing after the judging in the national beard
“championships” at the Koraku restaurant in Tokyo. Some of the con
testants are wealthy. Some Japanese believe that long beards bring
monetary good luck because the men shown on Japanese currency all
have full beards.