Word: birthdays
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wiped off. So Mrs. Rand painted a new straight-lipped mouth which nobody seemed to like. Last week Mrs. Roosevelt went in to view the portrait wearing its third mouth. "Oh! I like it very much!" she cried. Then the First Lady hurried off to attend the 22nd birthday party of the Camp Fire Girls...
...World's Fair last summer his business has picked up 100%. He estimates that I have 1,000 competitors. ... He makes the best fans for me." Her family: "I bought my mother an orange grove near Los Angeles and I gave her a tractor for a birthday present. Her real name is Annette Kisling. My real name is Helen Beck, and I was born in Hickory County, Missouri. My mother has been married twice. We grow the best apples in the world in Hickory County." Her career: "I have been having such a good time." Other Rand observations...
...however, get to France during the World War. For a time that omission looked as if it might spoil his chances of gaining the post that is every Marine officer's ambition, Commandant of the Corps. And last November when Major General John Henry Russell celebrated his 61st birthday the chance became slimmer, for compulsory retirement looms for officers at 64. As of March 1. however, compulsory retirement claims Ben H. Fuller. Last week President Roosevelt named John Henry Russell, to his surprise and joy, to take command of all U. S. Marines...
Olivet. Joseph H. Brewer Jr., 35, made his debut as an educator last fortnight when he became president of Olivet College (enrollment: 200) in Olivet, Mich (pop. 566). Last week he made his first presidential bow with a Founder's Day speech celebrating Olivet's 90th birthday. Son of a Grand Rapids banker, delicately dapper President Brewer took degrees a Dartmouth and Oxford, was private secretary to the late Editor John St. Lot-Strachey of the London Spectator for four years, helped found the short-lived Manhattan publishing firm of Brewer, Warren & Putnam...
...Through Postal Telegraph, Chicago University's President Robert Maynard Hutchins three weeks ago had a birthday message sung over the telephone to his wife. Postal Telegraph called the service "irregular," stopped it. Through Western Union one can send any of twelve prepared birthday greetings, have notes, letters, orangeade, sandwiches delivered by messenger, subscribe to TIME. Last week Western Union added a new service when it agreed to accept packages at all of its offices for shipment through the Railway Express Agency. At no extra cost Western Union messengers will call for packages up to the value of $250, take...