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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1937)
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Father and Mother Induct Son to U. S. Bar ' Lead Poured for Keel of Cup Defender Federal Judge Frederick H. Bryant of Malone, N. Y„ (right) shown after he had admitted his son, Fred erick Boyce Bryant (third from left) to practice in the northern New York district of the United States court. Mrs. Bryant, wife of the judge (second from left), moved for the admission of her son. She is also an attorney. On the left is Howard Keeler, deputy clerk. This was believed to be the first time in the annals of the United States couit when a mother, father, and son participated in such a ceremony. The first step in the construction of the class “J” sloop that Harold S. Vanderbilt will offer as a defender of America’s cup next summer, was started at the Bath iron works recently, with the pouring of lead into the mold for the keel ol the vessel. The $300,000 sloop with which “Mike” Vanderbilt hopes to defeat Britain’s challenger Endeavor II will have a keel or "fin” of lead weighing between 80 and 90 tons. Bernie Bierman Made Coaches’ Prexy Skiing Draws Winter Visitors to Lake Placid Bernie Bierman, left, of Minnesota, new president of the National A group who are enjoying the popular winter sport at Lake Placid, N. Y. Left to right: Miss Edith L Football Coaches’ association, is greeted, and welcomed to his post by Januschek of Peiping, China; Miss Nancy Page Carveth of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Dorothy Trumbridge o Tuss McLaughrey, of Brown, the "passing” president. Bernie was elected Brooklyn, N. Y.; Jean Stanhope of New York city; Victoria Ncbeker of Los Angeles; Nancy Perkins < at the annual convention of the coaches in New York city recently. i Baltimore; and Marie Carveth of Niagara Falls, N. Y. New Engine for Fighting Airplane Fires Here is a photograph of the chemical fire engine that was tested at Le Bourget airdrome, near Paris, recently, to determine its efficacy in fighting fires of gasoline or oil. An old plane was set ablaze with a large reservoir of gasoline and the new device put it out in 30 seconds. The engine consists of a fast car fitted with a specially adapted hose which throws artificial snow rnd chemical troth on the fire. Vi ins Chicken-Eating Championship Using a two-handed, harmonica style technique with devastating e feet, Mrs. Edna Mae Potter is pictured as she ate her way to win th Los Angeles county champion chicken eater trophy, feature of a poulti show. 1
