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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1936)
' St? MEDFOTm MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, SALLY FORTH TO MEET REBELS IT'S A THIN HARVEST F ANY IN DROUGHT AREA IN INDIAN BABY CONTEST 1 -vV, i These civilians at Barcelona, Spain, armed with machine guns, have mounted a bus preparatory to a sally outside the city to meet the advancing rebels. The picture was rushed to Bordeaux, France, telephoned to London and thence sent by radio to New York. (Associated Press Photo) SHIPS LOCKED IN CHESAPEAKE BAY COLLISION It was a short crop of oatsth.it Henry Berger harveited with hli binder In a sun-baked field near Cen traha, III., as the searing heat and dry spell continued to spread disaster to farmers In the great drought area of the Middle West. The oat stems were short here because of lack of rain In the maturing season. Note the hard ground, scanty stubble and short stand (at right) ahead of the team. (Associated Press Photo) CHINESE BRIDES GO IN FOR MASS MARRIAGE The Indians used a little diplomacy In the baby contest at the annual southwestern pow-wow at Flagstaff, Ariz. Of the 40 papooses entered all but one were Navajos, and the ludges awarded first prize to that one, a Sioux. Little Leaping Deer, shown here with his proud mama and fidgety sister, was Just an also-ran. (Associated Press Photo) A QUEER BIRD THE PELICAN Thii aerial pnoto ohow$ the ateel-taden freighter Golden Harvest with Its prow rammed deep -Into the aide of the excursion steamer State of Virginia after a collision Just outside the harbor of Baltimore, Md. The freighter had shoved the other craft aground to keep It from sinking. Two hundred and fifty pas sengers, attending a sea-going convention, were safely removed. (Associated Press Photo) China Is away ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to "mass marriages." Every week Mayor General Wu Te-Chen of ShanghM officiates at multiple marriages which often number more thn 100 couples. Here is the "march past" of a big marriage group. Virtually all of the brides wear European gowns, but the men cling to traditional Chinese garb. (Associated Press Photo. SPANISH REPUBLIC ON GUARD CLIPPER SMITH AT VILLANOVA HIP - t. r rv;Vt Run Over By Train Spain's 'Joan Of Arc' r . This anti-aircraft gun, shown In action during recent disorders, Is part of the equipment of the Spanish republic's irmy, part of which has rlssn In revolt against the government. (Associated Press Photo) WEIGHING NEW DIONNE BABY Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, for years football coach at Santa Clara university, California, Is shown visiting Villanova university, Pennsyl vania, where he has been appointed gridiron mentor. With him is Bill Christopher, quarterback. (Associated Press Photo) SCOTTY BUYS SOME MULES Although he was run over by a rail road engine and 61 cars, Charles E. Harvey, 46, of Omaha, Neb., lived to tell the story, suffering only severe bruises and lacerations. Stumbling, he fell Into the path of the train and fay still on the tracks as It parsed over him. He Is shown ex hibitlng what was left of his clothes. (Associated Press Photo) Alibi Girl r .-4 I" H mm i l J j n u i wuij i mi w mmm mm m in ui i ww M , 1 ---s' 'f Don Baker found Pelly with a bullet hole In one wlnr atid took him home. Now Pelly la quite domesticated and even walks down to the stores and raps on the counter with hia beak for donations of fish and meat scraps. Ths big-billed bird goes swimming, too, but always re urns to his voting master, (Associated Presa Photo PRESIDENT IN QUIZZICAL MOOD M mm 4 n,w,Tr:p; fvWv srn Xmw f F K W KM '.-r -31 n y si', i; ' ' f , ' :" : $ K -WW 1 s 5 ,.i 8 La Paslonarla, Spain's first woman communist deputy, Is shown urging residents of the battle-scarred vil lage of Guadarrama to greater efforts In the Interests of the gov ernment In the civil war. She nar rowly eacsped death several times on her trip there. (Associated Press Photo) X . llV, ' tX, - ' y This strlklno oloseup of President Roosevelt was taken on the beaoh at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, as the thoroughly tannad chief executive prepared to bring his vacation to a olose, (Associated Press Photo) LOTS OF MULE POWER USED ON THIS FARM Papa Ollva Oionne watches Intently as a nurse welghe the latest addi tion to the Oionne family of quintuplet fame. The new brother of the world-famous sisters weighed eight pounds at birth. (Copyright, 1938, by News Syndicate Co, Inc, from The Associated Press) A flve week, 4,5O0 shopping tour all over the state of California had to be msde by Death Valley Scotty In order to acquire 15 mules for his s'esert life. Here he Is with Barnum, his saddle mule, and two of his pack animals. (Associated Press Photo) After Vie had supported the alibi of Mark Wollner, musician being questioned In the slaying of Helen Clevenger at Ashevllle, N. C, Mil dred Ward, 19, herself was taken into custody for Investigation. (As sociated Press Photo! t .This is real muls power farming. Thirteen mules abreaet are shown In harrowing and weeding operation! en Wit farm of August Relnbold at Egypt, Wash. (Associated Press Photol! -
