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Golden Gate Bridge Opened to Motor Traffic ! ."Tr First automobiles shown arriving in San Francisco from Marin county across the Golden Gate bridge, fol lowing the recent gala opening of the span to motor traffic. Inset shows Mayor Angelo Rossi of San Fran cisco cutting a chain with an acetylene torch, thus officially opening the Waldo approach to traffic. Spelling Champ Wins $500 Prize ' First prize of $500 was awarded Waneeta Buckley of Louisville, Ky.. (right), recent winner of the title of “Best Speller in the Nation.” She won the thirteenth national spelling bee at Washington, sponsored by newspapers at the new National museum. Waneeta’s runner-up was diminutive Betty Grunstra of Passaic, N. J. “Plebeian,” spelled cor rectly by Waneeta, after Betty missed, decided the contest. Betty’s second prize amounted to $300. m DETROIT BISHOP Bishop Edward Mooney of Rochester, N. Y., who has been ap pointed bishop of Detroit, succeed ing the late Bishop Gallagher. As bishop of Detroit, Bishop Mooney becomes Father Coughlin’s immedi ate superior. His designation to the post was widely predicted, as he is known as a diplomat of unusual skill in dealing with problems such as those Father Coughlin’s excur sions in politics and economics cre ate in the diocese. - PITCHING FIND T Jack Dawson, sixteen-year-old pitehing sensation of North high school, Des Moines, Iowa, who was signed by the Fargo-Moorhead club of the Northern league—a farm of the Cleveland Indians. Deuced Awkward Riding, What! Grand Prix motorcycle racer negotiating a difficult turn at the Crystal Palace road racing track in London. This cyclist is receiving expert assistance from a “contortionist” passenger. Mrs. Thaden Sets New Women’s Air Speed Record ■miMiiiMii m nMBHncM mmmmasKxmsa Mrs. Louise Thaden, winner of the Bendix end Harmon trophies last year, beside the plane in which she set a new speed record for women at the air show held at the Lambert-St Louis airport here May 29, when she flew a, 100-kilometer (62.5-mile) course at a speed of 197.9 miles an hour. The former record was 17S miles an hour, held by Amelia Earhart Scenes and Persons in the Current News .1 I..... Wkiiu.j,. iu «: > mil will ill HHHUiMi i W bbiliHj M 1—Police shown dragging a striker to the patrol wagon during fight between police and steel strikers in South Chicago recently, when five strikers were killed. 2—Wilbur Shaw, right, winner of the 500-mile Indian apolis Speedway race. 3—Neville Chamberlain, new prime minister of England, who succeeded Stanley Bald win following the coronation. Duke of Windsor and Wally Are Wed Picture of the duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson taken shortly before their recent wedding at Monts, France. This picture was posed on the lawn of the Chateau de Cande, where they were mar ried. A religious ceremony performed by a rector of the Church of England followed the civil ceremony conducted by the Mayor of Monts. Nevada Storekeeper Strikes Bonanza Overjoyed because he struck It rich, George Austin, Nevada mining man and general storekeeper of Reno, is pictured after he received a quarter of a million dollar down payment on the Jumbo gold mine near Winnemucca, Nev. Austin will eventually receive $10,000,000 from Texas oil men who leased the mine with an option to purchase. The lucky storekeeper immediately di vided the down payment equally among his wife, his brother, his daughter, two sons and himself. PROTECTOR FOR BATTER * 3t ' .*>. Wally Moses, outfielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, is shown at batting practice wearing a polo hel met, an adaption of which is sug gested as a protective measure against possible beanlng ot a batter by a pitched ball. The recent acci dent to Mickey Cochrane of the Tigers inspired the idea. Great Lakes Exposition Is Opened Janies Roosevelt, son of the President, is shown, left, as he cut the ribbon on the gates of the Great Lakes exposition in Cleveland, officially opening the show for the 1937 season. W. T. Holliday, center, and Mayor Harold Burton of Cleveland look on. Construction Speeded on New Unit of TV A ■MOMS!' MHMMMMIHdHf rmnuniMninnuiiiiinii Like bones ot some huge prehistoric monster the skeleton at the TV A dam at Ptokwick Landing on ttu lower Tennessee rive* rises into too air, showing the recent progress of the work. Household • • Questions Brightening Piano Keys—Dis colored piano keys can be bright ered by rubbing with a soft clotl dampened with alcohol. • • • Tinting Milk—When small chil dren refuse to drink their dailj milk requirements, try tintbig th« milk with vegetable coloring. • • • V Storing Tea and Coffee—Homi supplies of tea and coffee wil keep their flavor longer if storei in stone jars. • • • Cleaning Rubber Rollers—'Th< rubber wringers on washing ma chines can be kept clean by wash ing with kerosene. • • • For Blacking Stoves—An ol< shoe polish dauber is an excellen tool for blacking stoves. * • • Custard Sauce—One and one half cups scalded milk, one-eightl teaspoon salt, one-quarter cup su gar, one-half teaspoon vanilla yolks of two eggs. Beat eggs slightly, add sugar and salt; stii constantly while adding gradually the hot milk. Cook in double boil' er till mixture thickens, chill an< flavor. • • * Cabbage Cooked with Milk Two cups milk, six cups shredded cabbage, one-third cup milk oi cream, two tablespoons melted butter, two tablespoons flour, hal teaspoon salt. Heat milk and cool cabbage in it two minutes. Adt milk or cream, flour blended witl butter and salt. Cook for three oi four minutes, stirring constantly • • • Boiling Sirup—If the saucepai is well buttered around the tof sirup that is being boiled in it wil not boil over the top of the pan. • • • Cooking Rhubarb—Rhubarb is disliked by some people because of its acidity. But this can be considerably reduced if the frui is covered with cold water brought to the boil and ther strained before being stewed ir the ordinary way. This method is only recommended to anybody who dislikes ordinary stewed rhu barb, as the healthful salts are lost when the fruit is cooked twice. WNU Service. I’ The LIGHT of 1000 USES'^ Coleman/ AIR-PRKSSURC Mantle LANTERN Use your Coleman In hundreds of placet where an ordinary lan tern it uselesa. Use it for after-dark chores, hunt ing, fishing, or on any night iob . . . it turns night into day. Wind, ram or snow can’t put it out. High candle-power air-pressure light. Kerosene and gasoline models. The finest made. Prices as low as $4.45. Your local dealer can SESloTIwSK THE COLEMAN LAMP AND STOVE CO. Dept. WU172, Wichita, Kint.i Chicago, DU Philadelphia. Pa.1 Loa Aoaelaa, Calif. <61721 KILL ALL FLIES DAISY FLY KILLER Day by Day He who would be daily wise must daily earn his wisdom.— David Starr Jordan. HEADACHE due to constipation Relieve the cause of the trou ble 1 Take purely vegetable Black Draught. That’s the apnalble way to treat any of thS'cSaig’reeable ef fects of constipation. The relief men and women get from taking Black Draught Is truly refreshing. Try It t Nothing to upset the stomach—Just purely vegetable leaves and roots, finely ground. BLACK DRAUGHT A GOOD LAXATIVE He Senses Need Your dearest friend asks you 11 you are in need before you can tell him. GS WNU—4 24—37 “THE CARE AND REPAIR •f ANTIQUE FURNITURE” •A eooelM booklet, tails you to clean and ntaaaiia patina, how • ■Hiita. lanan to repair worn drawer stidea, 1 •hair rounds, warped table learea. ii'LW.
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