Word: bedford
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Indiana's limestone deposits were formed aeons ago when the land was the floor of an ancient sea, peopled with small, shell-bearing animalcules. Dying, these formed massive beds of oolite. Until 1904 only a few quarries existed around Bedford but that year a big impetus was given to quarrying with the invention of a new type of circular saw. In 1926 Indiana Limestone was formed to merge 24 small companies. Behind the deal was Lawrence Harley Whiting of Chicago, president of the investment banking house of Whiting & Co. For president and chief operating executive he chose an oldtime...
...bachelor of science degree was awarded to R. G. Breithut, of New York City, Leonard Horvitz, of New Bedford, P. B. Lemann, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and E. L. Mohl, of Jerusalem, Palestine, as of the Class of 1931. George Crawford, II, of New York City, received the same degree as of the Class of 1928, while W. L. Hansberry, of Washington, D. C., was awarded it as of the Class...
Personally prosperous Richard Bedford Bennett, Premier of Canada, officially turned down last week the Dominion's chance of a lifetime to buy Labrador (110,000 square miles) for the bargain price of $110,000,000. Premier Sir Richard Anderson Squires of Newfoundland, who offered this bargain to Canada, desperately needs the money to save himself from another thorough pummelling and beating by Newfoundland's unemployed who demand a larger "dole." If the U. S. cares to bid for Labrador, now is the time...
...going democrats, they might be addressed at any moment from the galleries with a "Howzit, Ed?" They breathed easier as Lord Bessborough sat clown on the throne. Lady Bessborough sat at his left. Behind her stood the Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, last-minute choice of Conservative Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett for Government leader. On either side in full regalia stood representatives of the church and diplomatic corps, white-wigged Supreme Court. Black Rod (Parliamentary usher) left to sum mon the Commons, banged thrice on their door, bowed thrice when he entered, thrice when he left. The Governor General cleared...
...yesterday afternoon, 3 to 1. Captain F. H. Bacon '35 and M. L. Pruyn '35 started for the 1935 stickmen, Pruyn making two of the three Crimson goals. The summary: HARVARD MILTON Bacon, Saltonstall, Baster, Bearstman. l.f. r.f., Robbins, Quinby, Leatherbee Hellis, Gleason, Robbins, Cart, r. f. l. f., Bedford, Weekes, Cunningham Pruyn, Holmes, c. c, Talber, Roberts, G., Roberts, J. Waffs, Hellins, Mendelson, l. d. l.d., Froster, Brown, Dow, r.d. l.d., Bellows, Lovering Garfield, Reece, r. s., Ganneff...