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Married. Cinecomedian Charles Ruggles, 50; and Marian La Barba, 38; he for the second time, she for the third; in Las Vegas, Nev. Her previous husbands: ex-Flyweight Champion Fidel La Barba, Cartoonist Billy De Beck (Barney Google...
Died. The Very Rev. Dr. Ze Barney Thorne Phillips, 67, dean of Washington Cathedral, chaplain of the U.S. Senate; of a heart attack following a kidney ailment; in Washington. He had opened Senate sessions with prayer since 1927. Till 1939 he officiated (at $1,680 a year) only at the beginning of "legislative days"-such a "day" sometimes lasted 100 days. In 1938 he officiated only four times. Since then he has prayed at the opening on each calendar...
Leading scorer in Sunday's game was Barney Ferguson, who was responsible for two trios. Davies Ives also scored once, while Frank Swirles added to the total by converting after two of the goals. Marsh Holleb, although he did not score, was influential in setting up the tallies by his hard running throughout the contest...
...soccer captain and broad jumper, Frank Swirles, who played football at the University of Southern California, and Mountain will be the starting backs. Others who will start are Bill Whiting, Dick Dowry, George Waters, Irv Gerson, Bill Nelson, Bill Pugh and Charlie Sharpe, forwards; Jim Warren, scrum half, and Barney Ferguson, stand...
Classrooms for the Navy's primary school are studios of Television Station W9XBK, which smart, rich theater chain men John and Barney Balaban (of Balaban & Katz) offered free to the Navy, a week after Pearl Harbor. After 90 days at W9XBK (which continues to televise for Chicago's 200 receivers), Loop sailors will move on to advanced schools near Washington, at Noroton Heights, Conn., or San Francisco...