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Arturo Toscanini had a birthday last week, and as usual refused to take the slightest formal notice of the event. On his 87th birthday, when he was scheduled to rehearse his NBC orchestra, he stayed home and let a visitor take his place-and newspapers suggested that it was, among other things, the Maestro's way of avoiding congratulations from his musicians...
Magneto & Crankshaft. On the 87th lap, Defending Champion Johnny Parsons dropped out with magneto trouble. A broken crankshaft put third-place Walt Faulkner out at 300 miles. Moments later, Mauri Rose, three-time winner, fishtailed into the infield with a collapsed wheel. The car turned turtle, but Mauri crawled out unhurt in the only serious accident...
President Conant will moderate a symposium on the "Rearmament of Europe" at the first session of the Associated Harvard Clubs' 87th Annual meeting in Chicago next month, it would learned yesterday...
Church & Chairs. No delicacy of feeling or scruple of conscience should daunt the dedicated 20th Century maiden. Miss Carlyle cited approvingly a schoolteacher who set out to call each of 96 colleagues to ask if she had a brother or uncle suitable for marriage (the 87th said she had). Any place is a good place for the assault, said Miss Carlyle. On cruises, ask the booking agent "when and where eligible bachelors sail ... Kiddingly coax the deck steward into placing you between the two handsomest men on the boat...
...87th birthday, Publisher William Randolph Hearst got a heart-warming fan note: "As you round another year in the dedication of your firm voice, indomitable will and great moral courage to the building of an invincible America in an uneasy world, I send my warm admiration and gratitude for your unfailing faith and support which has been a source of constant strength . . . [signed: General Douglas] MacArthur...