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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-07-22, Page 7ea 1e, e or d nt e. 's -n oy he a-: id to 1 .i ad Ode nary ,t B. loor the ack aero and Nx as 0 Y I te. ands 0176 ted. ned 1`�w+ nts, ,ire •ent, the teY s,nd be rhe Inr- ,iqj. out Ud Lich NY .44+ '�. ' '"',.;:gooi ♦ _,.i iu•.ii•enc t. +. ).,,•. ..:.,.`•.••r`i.r� lawny MILL n. WAIN4 M.a.•• HISTORIC JEFFERSON GIG TRAVELS OVER OLD ROUTE Left to right: Sergeant Marcus Dinwiddie, of Charlottesville, Va., cba npioti rifle shot 'of the world, and Sergeant D. E. Moore, of the same city, champion 'marksman of Virginia, carrying the historic gig of Thomas Jefferson, leaving the White House, where it was inspected by President Coolidge. The gig was used by Jefferson on his journey to Philadelphia, which resulted in his writing the Declaration of Inde pendence, and is being"taken from Monticello to Philadelphia for 'the exposition. .MW RV MW. WSW. 0. 0.r NQUERERS OFA NORTH POLE RECEIVE MEDALS FROM PRESIDENT Left to, right: President Coolidge, Lieut: -Com. Richard E. Byrd, the fist man -to fly over. the .North Pole, and Chief Petty Officer Floyd Bennett, ,who piloted his plane, photographed in the Washington audi- torium shortly "• after . President Coolidge had presented the ' intrepid fliers with the .Hubbard medal, commemorative of their epoch-making flight: \vsosnwaoo.� uNCuw000. N•1,( YALE DEFEATS HARVARD FOR SIXTH SUCCESSIVE TIME IN ANNUAL NEW LONDON REGATTA After loosing both freshman and junior varsity races to the Crimson, Yale came through gallantly. in the last event of the day, her Varsity crew defeating.Harvard arvard by two; lengths, before seventy thousand people that lined the "banks of the Thames. Yale's time for the four miles was 20:14' 2-5, seven seconds faster than Harvard. Photo shows the crews just as they crossed the finish line, N[NnY MILLEN. %W. P. a+ IN TRAINING FOR ,CHAN- NEL SWIM Gertrude /Merle, undismayed by her failure to swim the Eng- lish channel last year, has started•. training at the channel for an- other try. YMN.4.14WHO( 0..R , PAGEANT • MARKS 700TH ANNIVERSARY OF :CITY'S, ... FREEDOM. Old time train as presented in the magnificent pageant with which 'e city of Lubeck, Germany, celebrated the 700th anniversary of its freedom` I��•,r, .tisov sworn, TRIUMVIRATE IS REMOLDING POLAND 'Left to right: Field Marshal Pilsudski, Poland's chief figure and 1Vlisxi ter of War; Profeasot" Moscicki the man he made President of te obi country, and Prirhe Minister Bartel. The is the latest picture of �, #h big three of the rejuvenated Poland, .�twha,,between them, con te the destiny of that country; 1MSNNYMIR/N, WASH. D. C.' OLDEST STATUE IN THE WORLD This old stone statue, repre- senting King Gudea, who reigned Bagasch in South Mesopotamia about 3,000 B. C., .has recently been purchased by the Museum of Copenhagen for $60,000. While believed to be the oldest statue in the world it is excellently pre- served. It. was unearthed during -the war while troops were erect- ing fortifications in Mesopotamia. tuNospwoao_1v NDInwaoo.*X, SWEDISH ROYALTY QUESTS OF AUTOMOBILE KING Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus and the Crown Princess Louise of Sweden were the guests of Henry Ford during the former's visit to Detroit. A complete inspection of the great Ford plant was followed by an .informal reception. Mr. Ford presented His Highness with a car., Photo shows, leftto right, the Crown. Prince, the Crown Princess, • Mrs. Henry Ford and Mr. Ford. r""" y7% '° . are .V .....:• TT•.,::yl.\l.:•:4............... ate ..._. _..:100MINS: i.V.i: iitiiiiiklagamsamtasamswannt `MNeFRWoaD ruse DWQQD, kY. DARING GIRL AUTO DRIVER SETS NEW MILE RECORD FOR WOMEN Miss Joan LaCoster, daring girl auto racer, at the wheel of her Powerful car with which she mashed the existing mile dirt track tecord for women at St., Paul recently. Miss LaCoster made the circuit in 45 seconds flat, a time that would be creditable to any driver, male or female. . 4 Mit am", =4,2=grall5====enitgAMEMSSUOMMONACEIVAraiMMffill .MNOM W000.i,WOO INVLI..N.:If WINS BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Bobby Jones, of Atlanta, Ga,, who won the British Open Cham- pionship at the Sunningdale course near London, England. `.M6NNY.$II,LtN. w*,N. G. C.' CONGRESSMAN BREWS REAL BEER Representative Fiorelia FL La Guardia, of New York, promised his fellow members that he could Make 2,7$ beer in hia offence at the, Capitol, and he is here shown brewing it. It is composed of a mixture ofmedicinalbeer and near -beer, and, according to old l brewers and newspapermen; who - tasted it, is the real thing. • • Mail Wa D 4.Y01DUWQ0D; KY" MAY BECOME RECONCILED TO RUMANIAN - PRINCE Crown Princess Helene of Rumania with two of her pet terriers. It is reported that the Queen may become reconciled to Prince Carol, who renounced his rights to the Rumanian crown sometime ago. JIND[BWDoa • UNa6IW0013. N. Y. SUBMARINE BROUGHT TO SURFACE, ONLY TO SINK AGAIN New London, Conn.—After lying on the bed of the Atlantic,Ocean for nine months, the Submarine S-51, sunk last September in collision with the City of Rome, flashed to the surface, For four hours it; seabed that the work of months was to be successful, but the stern pontoons broke from their moorings and the submersible sank again. Photo shows "seamen hooking towing gear onto the bow of the S-51, sten between the pontoons. ala nnWooe A UXDNNW0E4 SMILES OFCONFIDENCE N IDEN'CE Pete Latzo, miner from c n on who a weeks... L too, the 5 ra t, h. a f wagb 'wort the welter -we ght title from Micky Walker, with his wife. Y.' 1''s:r,.sy.Y.'eP'Irsiailll�m��.^.J+.kY'L'.Y - laseweWooD•I.:,JND:awooe.•t}'Al BABE RUTH, CHAMP/ON HOME -RUN i•IITTER, MEETS CHICAGO BOY'S Babe Ruth the hero of countless. thousands of bo s throughout the e + little admirer% country, held a reception for his young admtr rs before a recent game in Chicago. He answered questions, autographed 'bails, and posed for pictures and demonstrated his method of making his long hits. .% :•.:6°`oi.;<:�":`j�;2.•w"rjs�:`b''«•`f.'',i.'•is:•"e�•. MINMISMOgg ").Rip RWoon•0._Utomm wort CARUSO'S DAUGTHER Gloria Caruso, ' six -year old daughter of the late famous tenor, through her special. guardian, who is seeking to obtain more than: 50 per cent of the royalties on her father's phonograph records. tltNNY.MILLIN WA6N•e•oq MAY JOIN THE FOREIGN' INVASION Dainty Yvette Cavy, the Pres' sent toast of Paris, who threatens', to cast aside her dog, pack a few more frocks and join the army of France's entertainers coming to America. lutokriwaot a elloeNwoinV Y A THRILLING. 1V OMENT Honor students in the gramtnar schools of Los Angeles were: rewarded for their 'conscientious school work by being allowed to receive the tern's Arial natural history lessons and examinations with live animals as their models in the Luna Park Zoo. `;Photo shows Anna May, pachyderm, 'treatitig little Carl Hudson to a sop -the -loop via the "tr` tilt lime'' to the envy of the other students. r ffl#llhII 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111M 111 111 111 111111111 111