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FKIDAY. A r m i . 21. 1939
DEPICTING PEOPLE AND EVENTS
Police Motorcycle
I las Broadcast l nit
lilur Bessie, who has been hear-
inic police calls for several years,
now can talk back. Bessie belongs
to the Beverly Hills police depart
ment and she is believed to be the
only
motorcycle
in
existence
equipped with two-way radio. De
signed by F. K. Gonsett, chief radio
technician for the department, the
five-tube sending unit weighs only
six pounds and Is carried in two
compact rack arrangements behind
the driver's seat. A microphone at
tached to a four-foot cord permits
the ofllcer to converse with the sta
tion operator, while a loudspeaker
mounted betwren the handle-bars
brings orders from headquarters.
Increased speed and efficiency, as
well as additional safety. Is expect
ed to result from the new unit. Oftl*
ecr Joe Malpasuto and F. R. ('.on-
sett, of Beverly Hills police depart
ment, inspect the set.
Mrtal Beads Open Her Constricted Throat
Mrs. Agnes Gregory, Kansas City,
Mo., 32 years old, owes her life to
a piece of thread. Several weeks
ago her throat, which was burned
when she accidentally swallowed lye
when she was a baby, had constrict
ed until she was unable to swallow
anything but liquids. The thread, of
which she eats a yard a day, serves
as a guide for a series of metal
beads which open hgr throat, so
that she can eat regular meals.
Typical American Boy
Rewarded bv Mother
Selected as the "typical American
boy” from a field of some 25,000
contestants from all parts of the
country was Karl McCready (right),
Radio Amateurs
Solve Problem in
( iommtiniralion
On Oir day of hi* hlrlh I duaril
Notile aouinl» off Mlllt « lusty yell
In hi» radio drliul. Uniti hla father
and mother, Mr. and Mr». William
Notile of San I rani Im o, are lleenned
amateur radio operator». They hai r
a radio »lallon at their home, and
the i ati Mr. Notile iti It r i I» equipped
with a liny rei elver IraiiMiiltler A
»mall transmitter and rreelver Mere
Installed In the hospital for Mrs.
Noble’« benefit.
To the i I k lit we »lion little I d -
ward ■ I » t it k hi« anviou« father a
iheerful little earful a» til* mother
hold« lire " m i k e " before him, amt
i «Salo lo the ■ I k III I his dad I» pic-
luied In hi« i ab, a »ori of worried
look upon hi» fai e a» hr wonder*
If the «i|uall» » Hol ly " » I I » well "
13-year-old lad from Louisville, Ky.
He is shown here brine rewarded
with a kiss from his mother, Mrs.
Ruth MrTready. Karl told reporters
. he hopes to be a radio engineer.
TKRKIHLK TKKRIF.R
Rrvermd t hatlr* I Islander. pastor of SI Martha's church and circus
"Baby Tool»." two-months-old fox
rhaprl la bar a* ota. I la . »Inter home of Ringling Brothers and Barnum terrier of St. Loats. Mo., weighs only
aad Bailey cirrus. give» the big »bow bis annual blessing a» It entrains It ounces agstnsi the normal av-
for lit New York opening le ft to right Joseph Ateter. altar boy; Ret- erage weigh» M five pounds
His
ere' ,1 t hat les 1 slander Reverend John % l.vn.h and Reverend 1’ airtck tireless antics point to an otherwise
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| normal roodiusa.
.
l pper Berth for the Motorist-Camper
One of ihe latest devices for the touring motorist who liken to pitch
camp at night ta this tent which can be put on top of the car. It was
shown at a recent camping and hiking exhibition In London, and proved
popular with the many moioriata who prefer the by-paths instead of main
traveled roads.