1949-11-23 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1949,

PICTORIAL

NEWSFRONT

LIFE-TIME OFFER — When his wife Sophie was selzed for trying to thrust a note into President Truman's hands, Vasilios Pettus, n Greek allen, shown at work in n Jersey City, New Jersey, restaurant, offered to wash dishes in the White House for the rest of his life if he could have her back. Sophie, it seems, was just asking Presidential aid to prevent her hus-

band from being deported.

IT'S NEAR, BUT STILL TOO FAR-After being driven onto the rocks near Dover, England, the coastal collier Arch Glen is whipped by henvy waves. Although it was close to land, three members of the crew had to be brought ashore in a lifeboat. Heavy gales hit the British coast and caused considerable havoc to shipping.

COLLEGE FAMILY—Audry Kohl, 17, and her father, Earl, 43, study their school lessons at their home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Daughter is a freshman and father a sophomore at Wilkes College where both are taking full-time courses and working for degrees. Kohl also works as a watchman from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

WAS HE SURPRISED?—When John Gajda, of Detroll, Michigan, took his young son, John, Jr, and their dog, Chip, for a walk, he had no idea the photo

he made of them would win second place in a dog photo contest. This is the

picture that won him an award.

HELLO, AMERICA!—Beautiful young French fini star Cecile Aubry waves to New York as she arrives at LaGuardia Field. Cecile made a film in Europe with Tyrone Power,

IT GOT A BIT WET-These boys are wading through the flooded streets of Hastings, England, after a torrential rain and an abnormally high tide reached the resort town simultaneously. At one point the waters reached a depth of three feet, and the residents found it rather inconvenient to go out-of-doors and conduct business as usual.

DRUMMING UP TRADE-Maurice Chevalier, left, actor, singer, and now writer, sells his autobiography to fellow actor Erich Von Stroheim and his wife in Paris, France, French stars acted as one-day booksellers during the annual book sale

of the National Committee of Writers.

SHE'S THE SWEETEST-Joyce Kelly, 22, has been chosen Sweetest Nurse of the Year" in Chicago, Illinois, by a committee headed by Mayor Kennelly. Miss Kelly, a senfor student nurse, will aid in the distribution of gift parcels to orphanages In the Chicago aren... ·

CLASSIC—Actress Allyn McLerie takes time away from her Broadway hit to pose in this wrinkle- shedding evening gown. It has a figure-hugging, shirred bodice with flowing skirt and match-- ing stole,

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