When the crippled become achievers in life
A long feature recounts resilient individuals who lost limbs or sight yet built thriving lives. Jessie Simpson, Miss New Jersey, works in New York and models. Zimmy Zibelman swims across the Atlantic mythically in a pool aboard the Queen Mary. Ralph Weady, Wilkins Nuttall, and CloVER Kerr pursue careers and sports with artificial limbs. Helen Keller and Nettie Timonds are highlighted for overcoming disability through science and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Simpson
New Jersey
New York City
Jessie
Charles
Zimmy) Zibelman
New York
Chicago
Atlantic Ocean
Queen Mary
Hudson River
Albany
Miami
Havana
Sharks
Provo
Utah
Wilkins Nuttall
Nuttall
Seasors
Bellflower
Calif
Ralph Weady
Halph
Whittier College
Wendy
Weady
Huntington Park
Clover Kerr
Reorganization battle shifts power in Washington politics
Washington observers note Southern senators, led by Byrnes, push to abolish the comptroller office and place the veterans bureau under White House control. The move follows farm-wide tax objections and strategic political calculations to avoid anti-Democratic labeling, signaling shifts in Democratic power and potential primary battles in Georgia and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jimmy Byrnes
South Carolina
White House
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senpasa
Veterans’ Bureau
William H. Dieterich
Illinois
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Pat Harrison
Missieaippi
Walter F. George
Georgia
Ellison D
Cotton Ed) Smith
Maryland
Millard HE
Tydings
Fglks
Mr. Roosevelt
Easy Crochet Dress Pattern 1658 for Sizes 4 and Up
Charming mesh dress with puff stitch dots in spring colors. Pattern 1658 includes directions, materials, stitch illustrations, and a photo detail. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Department, 62 Eighth Ave New York for pattern and instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Eiffel Tower Construction and Facts From Its Early Years
The Eiffel Tower began work on January 22, 1887 and finished March 31, 1889. It weighs 15,400,000 pounds and consists of 12,000 steel plates held by 2,500,000 rivets. The structure stands 1,000 feet high and on a clear day the top views reach 55 miles. in 1937, 810,185 visitors were counted. A television station was installed at the summit to work with the tower’s radio station.
Classified Department Chicks Before Aradring
A quirky exchange in a classifieds section recounts a group meeting where Bill and Bob discuss past friends. They mention George, who failed as an architect and later went on the stage, where he is still drawing poor houses. The tone is witty and mildly scornful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W
Chip
Robert, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Walter F. [George
Georgia
E. D. Rivers
George
Rivers
Supreme Cours
Walter George
Ming
Eown
al Fe
Bill
Bob
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph W. Labine
Kerrin
Far West
KFWH
Los Angeles
Helen Keller
America
Nettie Timonds
Bladensburg
Iowa
Miss Timonds
Perry Wilson
Timonda
Evanston
Joan Higgins
Robert H. Gault
Northwestern University
Asbury Park
N. J
Ells Reynolds
el Paso
Texas
Julian Galindo
Denver
Frederick Snite, Jr
China
Snite
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Bobby Jones
Jeasse Simpson
Hoboken
Beatty
Theodore Geister
Indy
Ay Carter
Army Engineers
Astutenesa
Byrnes
Anti- Saloon League
Despond
West Point
TVA
Department of Public Works
Robert
Ed Rivers
Governor Rivers
Senator George
Sumner Welles
Welles
Oxen Hall
Oxen Hill
Bush
Eiffel Tower
Witeex Hatchery
Magnebets
Coleman Lamp and Stove Co
Wietna, Mase
Chlcane
Harvard University
Burns Crolineg
Norge
Norge Rollator Crefrigeration Moai
U. A
Adams Wholesalers, Inc
Waterloo
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