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...Ohio Wesleyan, Stanton vacillated between a pre-med course and a psychology major. When he graduated in 1930, he was offered an advertising job by Philadelphia's N. W. Ayer on the basis of his work on the college yearbook, but before he could report for work, the depression had changed N. W. Ayer's mind. Stanton hurriedly grabbed a job at Ohio State as graduate assistant (salary: $750 a year), married Ruth Stephenson, the girl he'd been going with since he was 14, and for three years worked as a part-time teacher while writing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: At the End of the Rainbow | 12/4/1950 | See Source »

...dialogue is kept to a minimum, however, and the plot is a good one, as anyone from Plautus to Giradonx would testify. And what the book lacks in comedy is more than made up for in the excellence of Porter's music and lyrics, and the lavishness of Lemnel Ayer's decor...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 11/30/1950 | See Source »

...Brilliant" is the only word to describe Lemuel Ayer's scenery and costumes, Charlotte Greenwood's performance, and Cole Porter's new score. Almost the entire remainder of the production maintains only a slightly lower standard. Now is the time to write your friends in New York to buy their tickets...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 11/30/1950 | See Source »

...Attorney General race saw Republican Frederick Ayer, Jr. '37 maintain an early jump over Democratic candidate Francis E. Kelley. With 343 precinets out of 1925 counted, Ayer held a slim 1,000 vote lead over Kelley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dever Triumphs In Massachusetts | 11/8/1950 | See Source »

Many Republican partisans were chagrined when the obvious candidate for Attorney General, George Fingold, lost his primary. Already well-known for helping break up the Revere rackets four years ago as assistant Attorney General, he would have added strength to the ticket. Frederick Ayer, Jr. '37, a former FBI agent, received the nomination. He has never campaignd for office before...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: BRASS TACKS | 11/3/1950 | See Source »

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