Fifth “Philadelphia” Is launched for U. S. Navy The Philadelphia navy yard, appropriately, was the scene of the recent launching of the light cruiser “Phil adelphia” ; fifth naval vessel to fly the U. S. flag under that name. Mrs. George H. Earle, III, wife of the governor of Pennsylvania, sponsored the new craft, that is seen here sliding into the water for the first time. Tarpon Swim Suits New Florida Vogue Coincident with the opening of the winter fishing season in Florida, pretty Miss Shirley Stynchcomb, of Asheville, N. C., appeared on Tahiti beach at Miami in her new beach suit made of real silver tarpon scales. General Manager of Cincinnati Reds Warren C. Giles, new general manager of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, who succeeded Lar ry McPhail. Giles is already on the job preparing the Reds for the S's-s 1937 season. He entered baseball 1920 as head of the Moline team the Three-eye league. Since then has headed numerous other teams. He was president of both the International league and the Rochester club when named to his present position. MEMORIAL OF BATTLE The San Jacinto Battlefield Me morial building under construction with the aid of Public Works ad ministration funds in Houston, Tex as. Texas is building the memorial to commemorate the victory which gave Texas its independence. Peggy Joyce and Husband-to-Be Peggy Hopkins Joyce, star of Broadway, stage, and screen, and Mr. C. V. Jackson, whose engagement was recently announced, photographed at the Hawthorne HU1 races November 11, where Mr. Jackson rode his ‘'Russet" In the Slough handicap hurdle race. Their marriage will fol low his divorce. American Workers Stage “Stay-In” Strike in Plant Emulating the example of industrial strikers in France a few months ago, approximately 1,000 workers in an automobile parts plant in South Bend, Ind., held the fort during a recent strike. While the operations «f the plant were halted, wives, sweethearts and friends passed food Into the workers who chose to remain in side die nlart . .-■■■■■■■■ ; , ■—«—■!■ ■ ■'* ■ ■ ..... "-v- .... ■■■■■■■ Scenes and Persons in the Current News . i _ ■ 1—Mounted troops of General Franco's rebel army crossing a bridge on the march on Madrid. 2—Pre mier Nahas Pasha of Egypt at celebration in honor of the recent Anglo-Egyptian treaty giving further inde pendence to Egypt 3—General Chiang Kai-Shek, commander in chief of China’s land forces as he appeared at National Chinese Boy Scout jamboree. Franklin D., Jr., Engaged to Be Married Ethel du Font and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, shown at the home of Ethel du Pont’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene du Pont, here, during a week-end visit of Mr. Roosevelt, Jr. The en gagement of the couple was announced by Miss du Pont's parents. The wedding will take place next June. FORWORKERS’SECURITY nMaifliii P-4U. .1 Forms tor the gigantic social se curity law set-up have been printed at the rate ot a million a day by an eastern printing concern. Thelma Mae Myers is shown holding up a strip of the blanks as they came from the presses. It is estimated that 26,000,000 forms will be needed to keep the records of the workers. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER Eugene O’Neill, playwright, who has been awarded the 1936 Nobel prize in literature. O’Neill’s most famous plays are: "The Emperor Jones,’’ “Anna Christie,” and "Strange Interlude.” Mr. O’Neill is a native New Yorker. Golf Champs Try Out Florida Turf' Three golf champions try their hands at Florida's latest crop of turf for the string of coming winter golf tourneys at Miami. Left to right, Ralph Guldahl, Western Open title-holder, and Lawson Little. Canadian Open champion, look cm as Johnny Revolts, the reigning P. G. A. king, putts in an Informal match. New San Francisco Bay Bridge Carries Traffic A view of the recently completed San Franclsco-Oakland Bey bridge as seen from Verba Buena The city of San Francisco la In the background. Steadily increasing motor traffic is using the bridge the bay. i Umil Inau S £ --—.——— ■ On the Funny I Side Courteous Nature “Whenever I set out, my collar open, my pack on my back, my pipe in my mouth, my hair un covered to the breeze, Dame Na ture smiles.” “It's a wonder she doesn’t laugh outright.” Chameleon-Like “I’ve a bookkeeper in m; office who has gone gray in my service.” “That’s nothing. I’ve a typist in my office who has gone black, brown, blond, platinum, and Ti tian red in my service." TUI Next Week Hap—The geologist thinks noth ing of a thousand years. Sap—Gosh! I lent one ten dol lars last night. IN HER FOOTSTEPS “What beautiful hands youi daughters have.” ‘Yes. They’re just like min« used to be when I had a mothei to wash the dishes for me.” At the Count of Ten “That letter don't seem to havi pleased you any,” said thi trainer to the heavyweight cham pion. “It ain’t,” said the boxer. “It'i from a firm what wants to place an advertisement on the soles oi my shoes.” False Alarm “I hear you barely escaped fron the fire last night.” “That’s not true: I had py jamas on.” Light Conversation “Mauser is a man who alwa; weigns his words, isn’t he?” “Yes, but it takes a deuce of lot of ’em to weigh anything.” 1. Keep your head dear 2. Protect your throat 3. Help build up YOUR ALKALINE RESERVE DO AIL THREEI LUDEN’S 4 From Abuse One’s conscience may never b come really impaired; but it mi suffer spells of fatigue. TO Tui*T YOi tnut? ru \\,i/ . \ u!/. / * YOU'LL LOVE THfS EAST RELIEF FOR ACID INDIGESTION wmj—4 TUMJ AM ANTACID... NOT ALAXATiVA

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