Word: belden
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...cheetah, a species of Asiatic wildcat which can run 70 m.p.h. for distances up to 100 yards. For longer stretches the world's speed champion is the U. S. pronghorn antelope, which can maintain 60 m.p.h. for several miles, 35 m.p.h. almost indefinitely. Rancher Charles J. Belden of Pitchfork, Wyo. once chased a herd of antelope 27 miles in 45 minutes in his automobile. Nearly an eighth of the 40,000 pronghorn antelopes in the U. S. roam over Rancher Belden's 200.000 acres in the Meeteetsee Valley. Few years ago they were so near extinction that hunting...
...June 1928, while visiting in Italy, "A. P." Giannini was reported to have a paralytic stroke. San Francisco rumor had him dead and Bancitaly stock dropped 100 points in three weeks. His frightened right-hand man, Leo Belden, hastily obtained the support of Manhattan bankers at a stiff price. By the time Giannini somewhat recovered, reappeared in Manhattan, he was obliged to put a bold face on his troubles by announcing that he had picked Elisha Walker, head of the old, eminent and sage private banking house of Blair & Co. as his successor. Year later Giannini retired, making Mr. Walker...
Last week Leo Belden was a Wall Street stock broker and Elisha Walker was a partner in Kuhn, Loeb, while "A. P." Giannini was once again busy spreading his banking empire over the western U. S., which is legally kinder to branch banking than any other section. In 1931 he accepted the loss of his Manhattan bank, concentrated on bringing little Western banks into the fold of San Francisco's great Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association (with 447 California branches) and Portland's First National Bank (with 28 Oregon branches). Two years ago Transamerica edged eastward...
Taking "Christian Theology and Modern Thought" as the subject for his second and last William Belden Noble Lecture in the Memorial Chapel last night, Dr. Temple pointed out that religion to be successful must be pliable to the test of experience...
This lecture foundation, as pointed out be Dean Sperry, who introduced the speaker, was established in 1898 by the widow of William Belden Noble. The spirit of the foundation is based on the teachings of Phillips Brooks and the purpose is to arouse in young men an interest in the work of the ministry and the "joy of service for Christ and humanity." Each year to help accomplish this purpose men eminent in their field come to speak on subjects closely related to Christian theology and principles. Theodore Roosevelt '80, Wilfred Grenfell '10, and the Dean of St. Paul...