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Thursday, December 17, 1936 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. American Ambassador Is Awarded Degree at Oxford ew w H 1 r 4 > — Duke of York Becomes George VI of England { ■ In a colorful ceremony at Oxford university in England, Robert W. Bingham, United States ambassa dor, received the honorary degree of doctor of civil law as a gesture of friendship with the United States and recognition of personal merit. Shown just before the ceremony, are (left to right) Ambassador Bingham; Dr. Cyril Bailey, the public orator; and Joseph A. C. Avenol, secretary general of the League of Nations, who also received honorary degrees. SETTLES WITH INSULL Champion Steer Brings S3 a Pound *# , » he * " 4 " * 1 On the abdication of King Edward VIII, to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson, his brother, the Duke of York, as cended the throne of England as George VI. It is expected the coronation will take place next June. Bringing a dispute which had brought the empire to a crisis, Edward voluntarily relinquished the throne- Photo shows King George with Queen Elizabeth and daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. g s s rev ie ! 1 ... Mme. Helen Coyimzoglu, of Ath ens, Greece, who recently accepted a settlement for her claims against Samuel Insull, former utilities mag nate, for her service: while she sheltered him during his fugitive days in Athens in 1933 and 1934. The Grecian beauty journeyed all the way to Chicago from Greece. Her attorney agreed to a settlement reported at $4,500. Plan Dodger Campaign for 1937 TO MARRY EX-KING New Plane Folds Wings for Speed TUGWELL’S SUCCESSOR ' The new “Varivol” plane, invented by Jacque* Gerin of Paris, France, which folds its wings while in flight to increase its speed. The maximum speed is 300 kilometers an hour. The full wing surface is 28 square meters and the reduced surface is 7 square meters. The plane weighs 1,300 kilograms. Conference between Burleigh Grimes, recently-appointed manager of the Brooklyn baseball club, and the “front office” is pictured here. Grimes, who was signed to a year’s contract at an unannounced sal ary, is shown (left) conferring with John M. Gorman (center), business manager, and Judge Steven W. McKeever, president of the club, on plans for rebuilding the team. Scenes and Persons in the Current News I -. ’s ) I Í Mrs. Wallis Waiford Simpson, for whom King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of England. Edward’s romance with the former Baltimore beauty precipitated a government crisis before the monarch solved it by abdicating. Going into voluntary exile outside of the British Empire, the former king is expected to marry Mrs. Simpson as soon as her G-Page, the 1936 grand championship steer at the recent International divorce decree becomes final. On Live Stock exposition in Chicago was sold at auction for $3 a pound or the abdication of King Edward, his a total of $3,060, since its weight was 1,020 pounds. The champion, an brother, the Duke of York, ascended Aberdeen Angus, owned by the Oklahoma A. & M. college, is shown the throne. above in care of Arthur MacArthur, chief herdsman of the college. I -> Pi 1." W. W. Alexander, assistant re settlement administrator. He will replace Dr. Rexford Guy Tugwell, who resigned as rural resettlement administrator to accept an execu tive position with a large New York business firm. Sunset Silhouette on California Strand :. 1—President Roosevelt shown as the guest of President Varges of Brazil on his recent South American tour. 2—German and Japanese diplomatic representatives in Berlin signing treaty agreeing to combat com- munism, an action which Russia believes is aimed at the Soviet government. 3—Portrait of Pope Pius XI nade before his illness. Statue of Will Rogers in Canada : Coronado’« Silver Strand, near San Diego, (Calif.) ia an autumn and winter playground for America’s social register set. In the above photo, three of the younger set are shown on the famous strand at even- tide. _ _ __ FIRST FOR PENSION i Guido B. de Vail, sculptor from New York, Paris, and London, who tas just completed in Ottawa, Ontario, a statue of Will Rogers, the treat American humorist, which will be cast in bronze. The statue thows Will Rogers sitting on top of the world, is IS feet high, and took dx months to make. He has a long way to go before he becomes eligible, but John David Sweeney, Jr., of New Rochelle, N. Y., became the first person to be enrolled for old age pension under the social security act. Sweeney is 23 years old and drew Card No. 1.
