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White-haired Dancer Ruth St. Denis, celebrating what she chose to call her "70th rebirthday" in Los Angeles, reported joyfully that she was founding a Church of the Divine Dance. "People mustn't think this is a phony," said she. "I am an Episcopalian." This church, however, would be "universal, nonsectarian." Dancer St. Denis hoped to get ministers in to preach guest-sermons; she would preach herself; and she and a "rhythmic choir" would explain things further by dancing.* Mystical-minded, dead-earnest St. Denis had often toyed with such a project before, but nothing much ever came...
Hildburgh, a shy, spry antiquarian who has the jutting, chiseled features of a grandfatherly Dick Tracy, has spent 30 years astride his hobbyhorse, hunting English alabasters, recently presented some 200 of them to London's Victoria and Albert Museum on his 70th birthday. They were on exhibition in London last week...
Haakon of Norway turned 74; Oslo's celebrating citizens celebrated his 70th for good measure. Because the Germans had arrested people who wore birthday boutonnieres then, they all wore them for his 70th this year...
With 61 years of virtually unbroken success, the old hotel has played host to many distinguished persons, including Presidents Grant, Garfield, and Arthur. Among the huge parties given there was the 70th birthday celebration of the poet Whittier...
Owen J. Roberts, last pre-New Deal Associate Supreme Court Justice and leading dissenter, became eligible-but not ready-for retirement at full pay ($20,000) on his 70th birthday. Proud of his record of not missing a session in more than ten years, he hoped not to miss any for a few years more...