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Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 8

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Altoona Tribunei
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Altoona, Pennsylvania
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Altoon Tribune, Wedneidiy Morning, My 17, 1939 WORLD IN PICTURES NEWS TK nryy irTvsSffi 'Tv-a 14. 3 liMW 8 6 8 vv 5) (l. 9 Baldwin locomotives, vintage of 1903-5. They re being loaded at Philadelphia, for shipment. HONEYMOON PARADISE Most honeymoentrt ntvtr view of NUgtra Falls.

Htrt art tnt American ftlli left, wltK Honeihoe felli at upper rlgM.ilh American Airliner flagthip thown loarinq over them. Thunder of minqle with plane'i roar. 11 I If I i 1 HOW QUEIEC PREPARED-Ancient Canadian city of Quebec decked In gala attire for arrival of King George and Queen Elizabeth. Here are workmen combining English and French flags on Parliament buildings. us OPEN AIR PARLEY Stronghold of democracy in Europe is Switzerland, symbolized by the) "Landsgemeinden," or open-air parliaments in which all voting men assemble for canton's election or law chanoes.

Here is recent scene at Glarus, as officials take post. ''Si SUA 5. In 1 14 STARTING Original picture from London the start of their Canadian and American trip by King George and Queen Elizabeth. They are riding in a state coach, with the Princesses, to Waterloo Station. i fc -X s1 w.

aT I S. '--s-' If I PUBLISHER KIDNAPED George Palmer Putnam re-enacts in North Hollywood, scene as he was kidnaped from his garage by two men. He called it too serious to be a publicity stunt for a book he published. 4 a COAL STRIKE SETTLED Charles O'Neill, left, spokesman for the coal operators, chats with CIO President John Lewis, after settlement in New York of the coal strike, with 80 per cent of the operators signing. Southern operators stood out against the settlement and troops were mobilized in Kentucky.

J4rf V-v ISf4- ifesi 1 ft, J. i If A iOf 'I I i SPEED MAN Clayton Bishop, fire chief of Onset, with trophy he won' in Albany-to-New York outboard motor-boat marathon on the Hudson. He set a new record for 130 miles, of 3:1 1.22. JEAUTY Typical of the modern architecture at the New York Fair is the spiral ramp that leads downward from the Trylon and Perisphere, theme center of the vast exhibit. Visitors to the "City af Tomorrow "obtain a sweeping view of the grounds, with flags of many nations fluttering against the sky, as they descend the ramp.

0 0 ENVOY TO CANADA Daniel C. Roper, left, former Secretary of Commerce, is greeted in Ottawa by Canadian Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King. Mr.

Roper is the new American Minister to Canada. HAVEN IN TURKEY Former King Zog of Albania and Queen Geraldine arrive in Istanbul, Turkey, after fleeing their country. In center is one of Zog's sisters. S'l U--' (if vTtT "I i mi mmimlri mm ti ESi 6k i -SH -lira REAL AMERICANS Election of leading Brave and Squaw at Haskell Institute, Lawrence, largest Indian school in United States, resulted as above. Brave is Grady Roberts, Chocktaw of Bennington, Okla.

Squaw is Luella Grounds, Euchee-Seminole of Sapula, Okla. Superintendent G. Warren Spautding, center. BROKE IT Josefina Veve dumps a whole gallon of rum (doggone it!) into the at opening of the Puerto Rico building at the New York fair. Man alongside is none other than Don Grovero Gualen, fair president.

POISON SUSPECTS David Brandt, left; and Morris Bolber. right, at a court hearing in Philadelphia. They are accused as leadws of the murder-for-insurance ring. PREAKNESS WINNER Racing fans at Pimlico, got a thrill when ChalJedon won the Preakness. Here's the horse, Jockey Seabo up, blanketed with flowers after the race.

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