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Cheyenne Indians, in complete tribal regalia, picketed the U.S. post office at Watonga, Okla. Inside was a mural by Edith Mahier of the University of Oklahoma, depicting their ancestors under the reign of Chief Roman Nose. Explained 71-year-old Chief Red Bird: "Picture not like Roman Nose. Breech clout too short, look like Navajo. Roman Nose's baby look like stumpy pig. No good. It stinks...
...chalking up a decisive, open-water victory on the Charles River Henley course yesterday afternoon, stroke Hal Fales' 150-pound crew won the right to represent the Crimson against M.I.T. in the crucial Rowe Memorial Cup Regalia tomorrow afternoon...
...splendor of its full-dress regalia (see cut) is produced by a combination of Wellington boots, buckskin breeches, blue blouses with silver buttons, yards of braid, bearskin-topped helmets. For the annual formal banquets in its Armory, the Troop (now Troop A, 104th Reconnaissance Regiment) has its own china and silver (made for its 100th anniversary in 1874), adorned with its helmet and sabretache...
...even more than pictures. Last fall he hung the stars and stripes outside his studio office, tacked up a sign proclaiming it a Marine recruiting station. After Thursday-night drills with his outfit, Woody would stride into Chasen's restaurant and climb aboard a stool in full regimental regalia. Hollywood said good-by to Woody at a formal dinner for 500 on an M. G. M. sound stage climaxed by a hectic scuffle for the check by the studio, the Screen Directors Guild, Producer Edward Mannix...
...Defense Commission is still as naked as the day it was born (May 28, 1940) of all but "advisory"' power. But last week it watched another feather sewn to the full war regalia it may some day don. Franklin Roosevelt appointed a new four-man priorities board. Administrator was Donald Marr Nelson, the Defense Commission's (formerly Sears, Roebuck's) purchasing agent. Chairman was Commissioner Knudsen, its member commissioners Stettinius, Henderson. Purpose of the board was to work out a priorities system. In some industries-notably among the more defenseless customers of copper- priorities were already needed...