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...London, Author Adolf Hitler did poorly on the auction block. His personal copy of Mein Kampf, found in the German chancellery at war's end, was offered by Owner Arthur Hillman for bids of $11,200 and up. After four calls and no takers, the auctioneer announced: "We can't let it go for any less. It will be scratched...
...week, and loosed a brisk spiel about the merits of a 1951 Buick sedan. No man to shun the public eye or ear, youthful (32) Governor Clement-who is considered likely to run against Estes Kefauver for the senatorial nomination next year-was lending his oratorical flair to the auction of 44 state-owned automobiles. Reason: during his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last summer, Lawyer Clement had pointed a shaming finger at the well-wheeled Gordon Browning administration and promised: "In my administration, no state commissioner will ride in a car above the level of a Ford, Chevrolet...
...instructor and two students will have their works sold in the annual spring auction of the Cambridge Art Association Saturday afternoon...
Prescott Behn '53, and Munro Moore '52, and Phillip Hicken, Instructor of Drawing at the Design School, will be among some 30 local artists to participate in the auction...
...Russian cousin, is a flat and flavorless fish unfit for a Queen. For this reason, royalty's rights became a matter of mere second thought last week when Fisherman Fred Warman sailed into Grimsby with a 40-lb. sturgeon in his hold. Warman let the sturgeon go at auction along with the rest of his catch, to Fishmonger Oscar Cleve for 3s, 4¾d. (about 45?) a pound...