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Show I - . u MWIMMllIIIBl'aaaannniaMa T"u iwHWH wwnMrifr-wiirw-Timp 'I .U1 i ... . 1 1 T" IS f ol i n fi 1 i ImLv jsknnnnMsa . .;. ! ' '. I i . I ' i i K m. r i -I-- "-iVww) iwvi". wi-i41suaJw. w--"--'saisaasaa aAW3 WOBLU'B BMAUjiLax . . . whoever heard of a 15-pound colt? But seeing Is beUevinf and itwTt to "Cricket," IS pounds of long legs, fozzy hair and frisky tail. Seven-year-old "Tlnv." m. 110 nmmd ponj, believed to be the smallest matured pony in the world, save birth to "Cricket." They are Shawn with their owner, Homer Houser, Dayton, Ohio, who raises colts and shows them at fairs. ffinntrv. country. wlyj,wMM"jjS!' 11 ' Jjpniii trr" t'-'-t'"1 7 jrwnr-mmfr ii'wimi.L. i A X i i - ,--! w ALEEADT MAKING THEIB MASK ON THE WORLD . . . Piloted by nurse Anne Lambiase, baby Marie tuna records her footprint on the hospital birth certificate, at the Long island uouege nospitai, Brooklyn, where the 22,000th tnark was passed. Another newcomer to this vale of tears protests as he awaits his ton to put a footprint on the sands of time. At right, babies Marie Elena and Mildred Ann are initiated " ww hikuuvi HIVO HliU HCCUI vuwicutclh mwicuivu. mwi rf - - " viMw."MflWJe9ejlBeBMon -HillNllillLjllJlili - ,i V vJtVX'M'A "Wimr miiMMr, --y jAfe-&.5.:ga3fe H. n it aijm(.f. T iii nun AEATEOOPEES GO RIGHT ON 'CHTJTING . . . When Lucius "w, ien, and Fred Cole got out of the army, tney mougn. wey i2?ttrBs!l wiUl Pawchntes. They had trained and dropped some j miiricnmiimm.) i, rn, ,in,r r r r r, n , ROARING CP MOUNTAINSIDE .;. . Racer In the annual Labor Day classic Is shown negotiating one of the breath-taking hairpin curves, bordered by rock walls, which mark the treacherous ascent te 1M10-foot 1M10-foot Pikes Peak. In the background can be glimpsed a panorama of the mighty Rockies. 'DADDY OF 'EM ALL' Spectacular Pikes Pealc Speed Classic Revived By WNU Features COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Nature and man have contrived to provide the world's most spectacular and gruel tag testing grounds for an automobile on Pikes Peak, one of America's most famous mountains, where the annual Labor Day auto races will be revived this year after a wartime lapse. A record field of big-time drivers is expected to vie for $7,500 In prize money posted for the race against time up the famous Pikes Peak highway, William ft Gelsler of the PikeaPeak information bureau bu-reau reports. Rise of 6,000 Feet The highway, known at the ."world's most wonderful motor road," is a double track boulevard, 20 to SO feet wide for the entire distance, and as smooth and even as pavement Breath-taking hairpin hair-pin curves mark the entire course, which is noted for the sensational rise of more than 6,000 feet in approximately ap-proximately 12 miles. From many points on the Bourse, visitors may look downward down-ward thousands of feet te the starting point and watch the speed demons climb the rock-walled rock-walled sides of the giant peak to the snow-clad summit above the clouds. Equally thrilling Is the magnificent magnifi-cent view, heralded as the most spectacular ever beheld from an automobile. A vast 300-mile panorama pan-orama of the mighty Rockies can be viewed from the New Mexico border line on the south, through the entire state of Colorado, to Wyoming on the north. Eastward, the billowy ocean of plains rolls far into Kansas while spread out below like a huge black carpet Is the Pike national forest Started In 1916. This year's renewal of the race, the first since 1941, will be on the 30th anniversary of the first race. The Pikes Peak auto hill climb was inaugurated in 1916 by the late Spencer Penrose, millionaire philanthropist phil-anthropist of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. Since that time, every famous race driver has competed on the famous serpentine course. The annual race classic has grown In popularity and importance until to day it ranks with the Memorial Day race at Indianapolis. Often dubbed the "daddy of 'era all" in the realm of hill climbs, the Pikes Peak face assumes pro. portions of an international event with cars and drivers entered from foreign countries as well at the United States. Undergo Severe 6trala. ' As the racers roar up the steep slopes of Pikes Peak, their vehicles vehi-cles undergo terrific tests which are used by manufacturers as the basis for new car improvements. From the tires to the spark plugs, the test of strength and stamina Is more intensive than any required of a regular passenger car, The graveled roadbed with its hairpin curves and steep grades 1s t severe test for tire. The climb of 0,000 feet in a short , distance .demands expert performance- for carburetion, cooling, ignition, spark plugs, wiring and other parts of the motor, as well as a real test ot oU and gas". Thorne to Compete. Among the big-time drivers scheduled to compete in this year's classic are Joel Thorne, wealthy California racing enthusiast whose car won the Indianapolis Memorial Me-morial day race; George Berrin-ger, Berrin-ger, famous Indianapolis racer; Louis Unser, six times' winner of the Pikes Peak race, who set the race record of 15 minutes, 34 seconds in 1941; Rene LeBeque and Jean Treveaux, well-known French racers; Al Rogers and Johnny Morrow. Of the total prize money of $7,500, first place winner will receive re-ceive $3,000. Six prizes are posted, $2,000 going to second, $1,000 to third, $750 to fourth, $500 to fifth and $250 to sixth. BROKE LA FOLLETTE TRADITION TRADI-TION . . . For the first time in 40 years, a La Follette will not be a member of the V. S. senate" at next session. This was assured as-sured by the defeat of Sen. Robert Rob-ert La Follette by Joseph R. McCarthy, Mc-Carthy, for the Republican nomination. nomi-nation. La Follette had recently rejoined the Republican-party. , y. ' . . .... " . . u - . .... 1 3 " T ? I 'V - "- ' r - 4 . !k: v .-j. j . . :-tJ; V ? , v:i-J- JUlM "Mil i "". M I M :..,m ?5UE W A FISH-STORY! . , ,r - Mildred Knight te (-4 . ar., by the'exTremely rare "far Bsh- exhibited !(ftolfcr JuncUon, Wis. The fnr fish te '--..,pns specimen on record and mere won Rars. . fcti-i. ,. Rnriinirtnii fjars club ana weighed 13 pounds whe 'caught in water. 56 ( to 66 FAINTS WHILE SWIMMING . . . Prince Akahito, 14, who te spending spend-ing his vacation at the Japanese royal family summer villa, Is pie-tared pie-tared as he draws while swim-mlng. swim-mlng. This to not a show-offish tout but part of his training Kf - 4 -: -L. Ai vrii vfhrhniiniiniiii friMimii ISLANDER TENDS U. S. GRAVES ... A Solomon blander, wearing the traditional ceremonial hibiscus In his hair, cuts the tropical greens and weeds la the V. S. cemetery en Guadalcanal. New It Is a quiet scene, with stately palms and their fronds rustling la the breeze ever-looking ever-looking the same terrain where the marines poshed forward on their historio landing four years ago. Ceremony Marks Centennial of Flag-raising MONTEREY, CALIF. To com- memorate the 100th anniversary ot first hoisting ot the United States Sag over California soil, an historic his-toric flag-raising ceremony was held hero. The Stars and Stripes were first flown by Com. John D. Stoat at Monterey 100 years ago. The flag was broken out on an exact replica of the pole of Monterey Mon-terey pino put up by Stoat's forces, and It was erected in the same rock cairn that supported the original one. Remains of that staff and cairn recently were discovered in excavations at the old Customs House. A 40-year-old tree from the Del Monte forest was selected to correspond cor-respond with the measurements provided by CoL. Roger S. Fitch, president of Monterey History and Art association, and Dr. D. T. Mac-Dougal Mac-Dougal of Carmel, retired director ot Carnegie Institution and authority author-ity co history. JUNIOR GOE3 TO COLLEGE ... Paul Scrimshaw, tt, OX etu dent at American university. Washington, D. C takes Junior to classes as Mrs. Scrimshaw serves as nurse ot the American university's univer-sity's dispensary. '- ' WANT TO BUI A BLIMP? ...A bargain la blimps at only $7,506. may . be, , had at , Moffctt .Field. Calif. This It the asking price. Inflated and ready to fly away, of the i war . surplus authorities. i. ROCKET BORNE ATOM MISSILES MIS-SILES . . . Cspt Stedman Teller. USN, chief of the navy's guided missile section, Who has stated that "World War III, if and When, will be a Buck Rogers-type of war with remote controlled rocket borne atom missiles." i f : ;-1. ? . MOST IDENTICAL TWINS . . . Billie. left and Barry Valentine. 3, Melbourne, Australia, are the most Identical twins anywhere, according to their father, who has offered prize If his boys cannot win In any identical twin contest V-: V-: j mlMi.nminiii mill iim i i . Iimim ! PEREZ TAKES OFFICE . . . Srr. Mariano Ospina Peres, conservative conserva-tive party candidate, te shown taking oath of office to become the first conservative party president presi-dent of Colombia since 1936. Bo win servo a four-year term. TO SETTLE ALL INDIAN CLARIS V President Truman as he Signed. .a bill creating a claims commission to handle all Indian Claim. :, lie expressed the hope that the measure "will mark the beginning of a new era for our .Indian citizens." ' - A, , - m m . pi, ui.uiiiiii"iw..w","iii '. " .... t V.: 7 !H :...' k ! v lldL JtsSM RECORD FAMILY AT CHILD CITT T;; nere Is the all-time record, rec-ord, of children In the history of Mooseheart, the "child city," 35 miles from Chicago, operated by the Loyal Order of Moose. With Mrs. Esther Wuchts 33, Jolict,' III., are left to right: Mary, 14; Delores, 13 j James, 11; Shirley, 10; Albert, 9; Kenneth, 7; Patricia, 6t Rose Marie. 8; Robert. 4, and Esther, 23 months. The baby held by Mrs. Wuchts was born at the Mooseheart hospital, j . ! I Niiii...- ' ?.t kV. : ,a,--Mrti,ri 4 - t I ft 1 'X .t i I v.'.y-n I1 r ' N n1 .,,..i.., . , .,,... - Tfmj,-! PANTS-WEARING DORSE . . . William Acklin. 12, Chicago, la one young man who believes la giving his horse every consideration. During the hot summer months. William not only pnt pants o "Tlmuty" to keep off the flies but also feeds his steed a noontime dessert of watermelon. Rather expensive food for a horse at current prices of watermelons on Chicago markets. 'i r of V .. .. . V 2 '. COMBAT POLIO WITS DDT . . lioyd Yettew, left foreman of snesquite abatement of Lyons, UL. Bert Bielby, center, and Mayor T. L. Bolat spray DDT la a drlvo to beat polio In Lyons. So far their: village baa not been struck by the much feared disease, but spread .throughout the nation brought about the campaign. - DDT has been evea effective In tests made In ether sections, following its successful success-ful use la the armed forces la Europe and the Pacific. 1 i- Tt"yf l was i teei mcnea |
