Estes

In Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. St. Louis Estes took time out from her housework to give birth to her eleventh child, a glb. girl. Two hours later she drove herself to a Los Angeles radio station, gave a lecture on child bearing and rearing. Mrs. Estes' 72-year-old husband is a lecturer on health (TIME, Dec. 17, 1934). The Estes family eats only raw fruits, nuts, raw vegetables. All the children--five girls and six boys--are tutored at home, usually wear only loin cloth or trunks, seldom leave the Estes estate. All the boys have the same name: St. Louis, after their father. The girls are unnamed. Explained Mrs. Estes, "Names are really inconsequential so we have not taken the time to name them. They respond to Dimple and Chickadee so why bother?"

Flyer

In Clarksdale, Miss., Pilot Mack Mcln-nis landed his plane in a field, could not restart the engine. Grady Catledge ambled along, offered to help but refused to spin the propeller. Pilot Mclnnis suggested he sit in the plane, open the throttle. Grady Catledge, who had never been in a plane before, did so. When the motor started, the plane began to move, gained speed, soared into the air. Said Grady Catledge five minutes later, after making a smooth landing: "Fortunately I remained cool and in a few minutes learned how to operate the machine."

Climbers

In Oregon, John Davidson and John Hennen, each of whom has an artificial leg, climbed to the n,253-ft. summit of Mt. Hood.

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