Word: alle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Frank Chambless Rand, 73, onetime president (1916-30) and board chairman (since 1930) of International Shoe Co., biggest in the U.S. (it makes more than 11% of all U.S. shoes); in St. Louis.
Died. Frederick Porter ("the Weasel") Wensley, 84, beak-nosed master sleuth, onetime head of Scotland Yard's famed C.I.D. (Criminal Investigation Department), who solved many of Britain's most famous crimes during his long (1887-1929) service; in London. No theorizing Hercule Poirot, Wensley served a rough & tumble...
Puerto Rico's historic capital of San Juan busily prepared for a fiesta. At Governor Muñoz Marin's mansion, servants made ready for a party, washing the fine crystal, putting a high polish on the silverware. On traffic-jammed Ponce de León Avenue stood...
Inside, the finishing touches had been made. Artists had just put the last bright reds and yellows to the 25-ft. mural showing a Puerto Rican feast-day celebration; roulette wheels, chemin de fer and dice tables had been moved into the casino. The blue-tiled swimming pool cut out...
Too Good. From Los Angeles, Hilton went shopping in New York. "When I saw all those people in the streets, I didn't see how you could lose money," he says. "And I had to establish myself in New York. I could borrow money from my Texas friends to...