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Show pauager Bill Terry Greets Boys Town Residents A Matter of Consonants By HERBERT WILSON (Associated Newspapers UNI! Servne, X Britains F irst War Babies En Route to Camp ) fARGARET GUILLE BAXTER ' had the blues, and it seemed to her that she had a perfectly legitimate right to them. In the first place, it was Monday, and she had read the other day that a noted London scientist had declared the well known Monday morning feeling to be a definite, scientific fact; moreover, she simply detested her name Guille! she Why, Margaret moaned inwardly, had no affectionate nickname such as Peggy or Margie ever been given her; on the contrary, any attempt to shorten her baptismal name, even when she was an infant, had been vigorously opposed by her tradition-worshipinGuille mother being an old French family name which, her mother Insisted, added eclat to her first name. Beside being low In mind, Margaret Guille was low in funds, $1.80 being the amount she had been able to extract from her purse even though she had turned it upside down. As Daddy Baxter discouraged requests for advances, the outlook for the remaining five days of the month before her next allowance was due was far from rosy. To make matters worse, her hair needed trimming, a fluff of yellow showing beneath the tight little felt hat that she pulled down as far as possible. called Hello, Margaret Guille, a gay voice from the curb. Used as she was to hearing her name from relatives, teachers and friends, it seemed, on that particular Monday morning to only add Insult to injury. She said nothing, however, but stepped into the nifty little roadster of her next door neighbors with no display of enthusiasm. Tve got a wow of a plan, Margaret Guil began her companion eagerly. Peter Lathrop, cant you open your mouth without shouting my my detestable name? she asked, irritation getting the best of her. Peter looked at her in astonishment. Detestable name? What on earth do you mean? Whats the matter with Margaret Dont you dare finish it! But Ive called you that ever since you were knee high to a grasshopper everybody has now if it were your last name that got you all wrought up. you know Ive mainsome time that for tained Lathrop As for that plan its this. Well telephone your mother from downtown and then drive out to a roadWhat do you house for luncheon. g rry. manager, of the New York Giants, extended a welcome hand to Father Flanagan and his Neb., just before the Giant-Cu- b Keys Tow-ngame at Wrigley field in Chicago. The boys were won the in a tour, championship Boys Town tournament. They didnt brine Terrv J;oeballthe Cubshaving luck, g managed to win the game with a as homer. il. ninth-innin- iciam nowhere in Holland Too Close to Germany notiip! dtirinj. operate! elattti ! TOtUJ !ost W) at tint iintejrq i. Thlsj theses iseol't; Ttocrafit ther k the Le; there i Is nite cltr i lajontj remea at the is li party Sc The as cltcj I modes J Holland too close to Germany is the only locality identification given for this show of sentry stands guard before the entrance ireparedness on the German border. Left: A the new border fortresses. The concrete stub is a tank stopper, garnished with steel rails and a of barbed wire. Right: Soldiers of the Netherlands regular army stand guard in a trench along the border. Such scenes are plentiful along the entire frontier. new here in traditc d ti ople ,f contrar; the he. ionth. er i?li tolMrC: Movie Star Seeks U. S. Honors Fascist Strong Man Dushcgh y none lese feh re thekj Preside:' like to see t ir or e to a itbeccK at the Ip mer ws bshellttS theDert D inder. upport i it nfii can the brand i P further to be ire3 igbeenb1 ioc rat iK in thews upon aa it nay be xt year. Republi One week each year Fascist leaders must gather to prove their physical worth in leading the people of Is Mary Manzo, center, South American beauty, will seek further Italy. Here Achille Starace, tat the Los Angeles international beauty pageant when that contest Fascist party secretary, carries J September 22. Miss Manzo is known in Brazil and Argentina as his bicycle during the route march, 'tJelmar, Spanish movie actress. Left to right are Jean French, one of the less strenuous tests. Tulloss, Mary Manzo, Blanche Taylor and Icggy Baumgartner. j has the cot5 have hey LStiontobo it is. v Dealer' ov re yOtl I51 these ate :'s P-- J pobttt World's Wheat Supply I'Acq- il- Shocked 1)V U. S. y time e no gesl will !g er tf will w ataE lee be have ati roo1' at Le"1 politic 1 Called lo service by an arming Britain, these soldiers part of 30,000 young men between 18 and 21 year of age gaily walk into Londons Waterloo railroad station, bound for their various camps and barracks. They form the vanguard of 200,000 conscripted militiamen who were babies shortly after the World war ended, and are an Integral part Nine-Yea- r of Britain's preparedness campaign. Drought May Produce .100 Ilillcr The major leagues are preparing lo clear the decks for another .400 hitter the first since 1930, when Bill Terry hit .401 for the Giants. If he continues at his present clip, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees will enter the exclusive company of such stars as Rogers Hornsby, Nap Lajole, Ty Cobb and others. Here Is how he does it: Left: Waiting for the throw. Center: llis stance with feet 24 inches apart and just the correct distance from the plate. Pictured at the top right are his keen eyes which follow the ball to the plate. Bottom: His grip on the bat. Talking Sound Gives Voice to Saw llungcs 150 Feet, Lives say? Margaret Guilles only reply was a subsiding sniffle, but it had an acquiescent sound. It would be an exceedingly obstinate mood that could not be mellowed by the old world atmosphere of the quaint old inn called The Situated on the Worn Doorstep. bank of a river, its charm lay largely in its dissimilarity to the usual roadhouse. Margaret Guille soon felt the soothing influence of the It was early not yet one place. o'clock. Peter, never one to lose a golden opportunity, had for the seventh time he insisted upon its being the seventh as well as upon the fact that seven is an unfailingly lucky number expatiated upon the advantages that would accrue if she. Margaret Guille, would change her last name to Lathrop. Baxter isn't the part of my name that bothers me, said she Now if it were Marsaucily. garet Guille that you could eliminate Peter Lathrop! she exclaimed suddenly, Ill make a bargain with you. If youll promise on your word of honor never to call me Margaret Guille again Ill Ill marry you. Holy cats!' said Peter jumping chair up from his and making one long stride for her, 111 promise anything in reaafter an apprecison or out, but what am I to call able interval you in public let us say? It would hardly do to alv ays say sweet inYou shall call me Peggy. Ive terrupted his new fiancee. longed for a nickname all my life and I'm going to choose my own, since I have to get married to get one. Peggy it is from this moment declared until death do us part, Peter with upraised hand. Peter was undeniably hungry and he gave his rapt attention to the menu-caras soon as they were seated for luncheon. one glance at 'Margaret Gui the stony face across the table and he went on, guinea hen is fine this time of the year, what do you say if we try it? The face across the table softened chintz-covere- d Gilbert Wright, son of Novelist Harold Bell Wright, demonstrates how sound can be transmitted through vocal chords by use of talking rewhich he has invented. Two buzzers, the size of head-se- t sound, ceivers, are held on both sides of the neck of Mrs. Wright. As Mr. Wright saws through the board, the sound is picked up by a microphone and vibrates the vocal chords in his wifes throat. In (his demonstration the lone was provided by the sawing, and Mrs. Wright formed the words without uttering them. The invention is based on the two fundamentals of speech, the tone created by the vocal chords and the movements of teeth, tongue and lips. Complete Transatlantic Track Meet J jS Miraculously escaping death when her car plunged 150 feet from viaduct, Mrs. Edna Burdick of New York suffered only a few scratches In the almost unbelievable accident. The broken line indicates the descent of the automobile, which waa left a crumpled wreck. Bottom! Mrs. Burdick treated at hospital. . Ho, Hum Im All Right d In Lewis rganiied f one her t realize eady eadersM sh- - been somewhat. I'll forgive the first name, but, Peter. I really thought you were going to say it all and if you had these af t he r life ol ? of hi rted the 1 elf if'0 r. Gam there s m tef Shocked when the United States . S. en rewF the Oil Japanese-Eoutput, abrogated fSuu'vI of Russias huge, wheat crop and China! rNrrption treaty. Tatsuo Kawai, comniiriial .ocratic; h n M's wheat supply is 5,290.000,000 busticts. "hi i foreign office spokesman, 'c ave Johr Japam lrat " 'll be available for use in the 1Q39- - 40 season intimates! Japan would not demand fence. bureau of a:;,, ut.ural , the ;dl,nB I.S. cstima made re Ogniinn of its "new order in Ci.c, by h:s fac;: this and . bushels, a as a new pad basis. s JWltotVle 1,200.000,000 carr5'er I tother by approximately 4,090,000,000 bushels. pfcwSP nee, Mr ii- ! a,' r "-- And if I had? Why, of course, you would have broken your promise and we wouldn't be engaged." After the luncheon Peter strolled out to the kitchen, and although the little Frenchman there was quite unable to understand anything except the denomination of the bill that he received. Peter expressed his most fervent thanks for the chef's thoughtfulness in serving guinea hen that day. Four track stars completed their run across the Atlantic" recently when their ship docked in New York harbor. Embarking at Southampton, England, they sprinted around the deck of the liner in relays during the entire crossing. Left to right: Kenneth Baily. Noel Griffin, George Harris and Douglas Brady. Baily holds the torch which they passed from hand to hand and which will eventually be presented to President Roosevelt in the White House. Harris is an Amciican. In weather like this, theres nothing like comfortable clothing and a cooling drink, according to Diane Allen of Forest Buster, her alert Hills, N. Y. pal, objects to the heat, too. |