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Mother Elizabeth Britt, R.S.C.J., founder of the first Catholic college for women in Japan ............Ed.D...
From one point point of view, the reign of George VI might be considered a succession of dismal retreats and impoverishments, broken only by a gratifying climax to the second world war. British coin, which at the beginning of his reign was enscribed with "Georgius VI Dei Gra Britt Omn Rex Fid Def Ind Imp" and was worth nearly $5 a pound, now says simply "Georgius VI Dei Gra Britt Omn Rex Fid Def" and is worth $2.80. The structure of the Commonwealth has become a good deal more flexible, and the entire Commonwealth has been overshadowed by the great...
...classical gutter song." There are upward of 300 versions of Frankie and Johnnie, and no one knows just when & where it began. Frankie Baker, a young tart in St. Louis' Negro district in 1899, was sure she inspired the lament. When her man (Albert Britt) two-timed her, Frankie tongue-lashed him; when he pulled a knife on her, she shot him dead. Tried for murder, she was acquitted because she killed in self-defense. People on the streets began singing the ballad of Frankie at her, and they kept singing it as she moved westward. Mae West sang...
...market only a fortnight, it had already sold 200,000 copies, promised to be one of the year's big hits. RCA Victor had rushed out a deluxe version by Hugo Winterhalter with full orchestra and chorus, and one for the country trade by sad-voiced Hillbilly Elton Britt...
Robinson, in town for the Brooklyn-Boston series, appeared with a panel which also included Jeff Jones, chief northeastern scout for the Braves; Harvard Coach John P. (Stuffy) McInnis; Crimson Captain John G. Caulfield '50; and moderator Jim Britt, local radio and television favorite...