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The Piqua Daily Call from Piqua, Ohio • Page 16

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Piqua, Ohio
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THE PIQUA DAILY CALL' SATURDAY, AUGUST T4, STORIES ARE TOLD IN Barkleys Buy'Old Kentucky Home No Floating Palaces for Them! A fond hope that had been cherished ever since they were married in 1903 was realized by Senator Alben Barkley and his wife, when the new Senate majority leader purchased this rambling old brick home near Paducah, Ky. Knowi as the Angles, the old dwelling and its 46 surrounding acres will be restored as nearly as possible like it was in its heyday 75 years ago. Ex-Raying a Name From a Hat i An actress and an actor quite frequently get together in Holly- I wood and a changed name is the result, but never to anyone's 'knowledge-was the trick turned by drawing slips from a hat, as the i above couple are shown doing. It happened when Actor Terry Ray, found himself being confused with Actress Terry Ray, right. conferred, drew lots from the hat and masculine Terry Ray 'became Terry Rains, while feminine Terry Ray remained as before.

pleaning Duce Keeps His Shirt On 'The fascination which water has for folks these summer afternoons-causes perspiring mortals to go down to the sea in some queer-looking ships. At top, Barbara Chase and Anne Holmes of Augusta, achieve solid comfort on their excursions by making a mattress support their outboard motor. Justice Gordon L. Stewart of Kalamazoo, sans shirt, in the lower photo, wouldn't trade his motorized raft for the fastest powerboat on lake. The raft will do seven miles an hour.

Big Sister to Future King It's not every little girl who can cuddle a baby who someday may be king, so the pride of four-year-old Princess Maria-Luisa is un-' derstandable Very seriously she holds Crown Prince Simeon of Bulgaria up to the camera for his first picture, made at.the Royal Palace in Sofia. How to Catch 8:04 Every Morning Let's see 3,689,534 commuters, 267.222 college and a couple'of million other people who hate to get up in the morning. -That means there ought Jo be a flock of customers for Think of the precious extra minutes of sleep purchasers could get if they used the automatic, tooth brasher that works while they shave. Garden demonstrates it above in New York. No tnore missing the 8:04 train.

Seek Hidden Guns in Fengtai 1 -rf In keeping with his custom of aiding Italian farmers harvest their wheat, for the benefit of assembled cameramen, Italian Dictator Mussolini is shown above as he returned to the fields for his annual workout and a speech on Italy's agriculture. But he broke a precedent of long standing when he failed to. doff his shirt. Lucy Hears Voice of Hollywood Matching Champions' Dives Major of Sino-Japanese fighting in the Peiping sector ii railroad junction on the Peip'ing-Tiehtsih railway. Kfefe, a Chinese soldier forces a porter to open his baggage'before permitting him to enter, the strategically important city, as military rjaniped a', strict ban uoon- concealed arms.

Winning Junior Aviator Contest. "Come on in, the water's fine," chorus the fiery divers who take a Jump in the lake in the best Olympics championship manner. The life-like scene is the work of a photographer who makes light of hard work. Cardboard, matches and match boxes form the scene. Even the lake is paper.

Castaway Kitten Saved From Sea Tribute to Yank Heroes of St. Mihiel Slender, blond Lucy Monroe, above, who has been doing things on Hie stage since she was thiee, and who made her debut at the Metropolitan this spring, is now turning an attentive ear to Hollywood, contracts, movies and things On the stage Lucy has done everything from "The First Little Show" to being featured prima donna with the St. Louis Opera Company. Swiss Army Is No Myth! When his entry stayed aloft one hour and two minutes on its own power, Frank Kiewicz of Detroit, above, won the junior aviator gas-model division of an amateur airplane contest held at Toledo. with the ship he racing beside.

5EA HORSE In His Element When Diving Into Ocean France 13 making sure the sacrifices of the American Expeditionary force won't forgotten in the years to come. On battle fields where Americans fought and died rise beautiful memorials like the colonnaded temple atop Mont Sec in the 3t. Mihiel salient which was wiped out by the first major offensive of the American Army. the dedication services. Floating on a small raft, 10 miles at sen of! San Pedro, this tiny "Puss in a Boat" was rescued by, fishermen who found her bravely defying death as she clung to'iier bobbing craft.

The seagoing cat evidently had been cast adrift on the sail raft by her small boy owner. The tank bristles with guns. Uniformed men watch in the background, The picture might have been mads in Gemany or Italy or Spain. Militarism is contagious, though. The scene took nlace at Lake Lucerne, simple of the UWe Seutral try's preparations to defend its mighty Alos Matait invasi I You iSfoiiKht Bea horse, was a fish, didn't you? Well, here's one with four legs that wears a saddle.

Elm Rahr pilots him to water every dav in long looping 40-foot dive at Atlantic City, and thus horsemanship and seamanship,.

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Pages Available:
291,244
Years Available:
1883-1977