Word: adamses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The words are usually from Scripture; the tune unpretentious-nothing so difficult as Bach or Handel. Majority of the anthems which plain churchgoers like, and which their choirs sing, come from the industrious pens of some 20 U. S. anthem-writers. Of these the most prolific is Mrs. Carrie Belle...
Carrie Belle Wilson, daughter of a choir-leader, turned out her first anthem, He That Dwelleth in the Secret Place, at 16. She had already grown to love Allyn Groves Adams, 23-year-old bass in a Paris, Ill. church choir. They married when she was 21 and Mr. Adams...
* Others: 1801 (Jefferson-Burr), 1825 (Adams-Jackson).
After a 73 and 72 on the first two days, Golfer Padgham stored his clubs in the golf-shop. Next morning, ready to leave the tee at 8:15 o'clock, he found the shop still closed. Unperturbed, Golfer Padgham broke in through a window, emerged with his clubs...
First Briton to win the British Open championship since 1923 was Henry Cotton in 1934. Last week, Cotton got a record-breaking 67 in his first qualifying round. When a thunderstorm interrupted play later in the day, officials canceled all scores; including his. Cotton got a 68 the next day...