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The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 10

Publication:
The Town Talki
Location:
Alexandria, Louisiana
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Page:
10
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PAGE TEW ALEXANDRIA DAILY TCWN TALK, ALEXANDRIA. LA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 14 1937 Toy-Lending 'Library' a Success BAYOU MACON FISHING ROUEO VISITORS AND WINNERS JAIL ROMANCE ENDED 77 -Y fOi i 11 1 4,. im K9 3 TIM JfcaWIMr I niTTWIIMT 0HWII1.

The jail romance of Patricia Gamble, 18, and Mart house, 25, shown here in their first jail kiss at Tulsa. struck a 6nag when Mrs. Mack Funkhouse appeared at "Holy smoke," cried Funkhouse when confronted with hi whom he admitted marrying a year ago. Patricia was heartbroS HOLD JULY SKI TOURNAMEKt i i fa jjj eg 9 Success cf the toy-lending "library," recently inaugurated as an experiment by the Chicago Park District, and pictured above, has prompted the institution of additional units throughout the city. Children who possess library cards, signed by their parents, are permitted to play with the scooters, dolls, trains, and puzzles pro.

vided. and upon making a selection, are allowed to take the toy home for a seven-day period. Breakage has been surprisingly small and losses few. The playroom of the library is shown in the top photo, and below. Miss Maxinc Camp, librarian, checks out a doll to a waiting girl.

At i While the East sweltered, westerners held a ski tournaad Hitler Favorite a Nazi Emissary on St. Mary's glacier, 45 miles west of Glacier. Two qf thepra contestants are snown nere getting ready for a practice Those swimming suits are for photographic effect; nearly evt? one eise wore overcoats. NAVAL FLIER DIES IN CRASH Top photo: Winners in the Bayou Macon Fishing rodeo at Delhi, Friday, July 9th. Shown left to right: Alex Crawford, Delhi; George Lafever, Delhi; Lamar Bryant, Delhi; Ira L.

Keas-ler, presenting cup; C. Haddad, Monroe; V. E. Barr, Shreveport; V. F.

W. Jefferson, Madison parish, receiving cup for largest game fish; Mrs. J. L. Duke, Shreveport; Mayor L.

P. Garcia of Bunkie, one of the judges; Miss Evelyn Skidmore, Delhi; T. C. Boyd, Shreveport; R. L.

Walters. Delhi; J. Howard Fore, Bunkie publisher, a judge; Mrs. L. T.

O'Neal, Mrs. Lorenz Teer and Dr. Lorenz Teer. Inset shows Wade W. Scott, publisher of The Delhi Dispatch, presenting loving cup to Mrs.

Lorenz Teer of Delhi for "the biggest fish that got away," a fish story contest sponsored by the Dispatch. Lower photo shows Walter Bordelon of Alexandria, receiving loving cup for the biggest gar caught in the gar division. Shown at left is Chief Neff of the Alexandria fire department, and Mayor V. V. Lamkin with arm around one of the gar fishing contestants.

Shown at extreme right is Mike Mule of Alexandria; Representative R. S. Wilds (with cane), of Wilds-ville, and P. A. Laborde of the Alexandria fire department.

i uT' "I I it, 1 i 1 i 4 -v i A CALEDONIA AT JOURNEY'S END AT NEW YORK GIRL, 15, ACCUSES LOUISIANA PASTOR v8 1 fill mm arc mm Jffll A 7 Mil ji r- Seaman W. H. Myers, of Billings, was killed and HarunriH nf PInrpmnnt uae ininrn their it States navy seaplane crashed into Puget Sound at Seattle, Vi ff wreckage of the plane is shown here alongside a rescue ASKS PART OF MAE'S FORTH The Imperial Airways flying boat Caledonia i shown here as it plowed to the end of its trans-Atlantic commercial trail-blazing flight in the bay at Port Washington, N. Y. The crew was brought ashore by boat.

4b If Lent Riefenstahl had been disturbed by the report, later denied, that she had been ordered to leave Germany because of "non-Aryan" blood, the vivacious and handsome favorite of Hitler gave no Indication of displeasure when this picture was taken recently in Paris, where she presented an Olympic Games film to the Paris Exposition. Actress Lenl is said to be the only woman to enjoy tht confidence of Germany's dictator. A charge that he had carnal knowledge of a 15 -year -old girl faced the Rev. George N. Dicrlamm (above), missionary Congregationalist minister of West Monroe, following a confession attributed to him by District Attorney Frank J.

Hawthorne. The "prosecutor quoted the clergyman as saying he had intimate relations with the girl during the year she lived in his home. Las, 1 i Vr i ItL picht jHnJ-tm. ui. amlWII'1 VK I i In ur 5 i S- 5 Whenever big newt breaks jnywhere in the world you'll see ir first in this paper.

Watch for the lightning, fast Associated Press photos, called Telemats. which appear daily in ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK rrnnlr Wollnn Wnct nrlmitted 0,3 UlillL! HIC IIIC1II IIIQC vr jy, TiliiffinUnA i- i 4 NX" t.tf CUTE CUT-UPS. Butchers? Oh my, no! They're butrherettes, nd quite daintily and expertly they can take a cow apart. Mildred left, 21, nd Ruth Short, 19, are shown In their shop at Commerce Ga where they are successfully carving a career. dancing partner, Trixie LaMae, when thry visiwo mothrr.

Wallace's attorneys Hnnouncrd in New or 0 THE SWAT QUINS. These ar the slugging quintuplets of the Chicago Cubs whose home runs and base hits are keeping their club right on top of the National League standings. Left to right: Gabby llartnett, batting nearly Jim Collins anl Frank Ocmaree. home run experts. Bill Herman and Bill Jurges.

Excepting Jurges, all were hitting well over .300. seek part of the fortune which Miss West has ouui movie earnings..

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