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...profit. Henry Louis Mencken, then co-editor of Smart Set, bought her first stories, which pleased him considerably. Soon she switched the bees from their hives to her bonnet, where they have since buzzed to good effect. Two years ago she married one Ferner Nuhn of Cedar Falls, la. She lives in Manhattan, where she likes the literary atmosphere. Other books: Country People, The Odyssey of a Nice Girl, Iowa Interiors, The Bonney Family, Cora, The Kramer Girls...
...estimated at close to $1,000,000, all of which went into his own pocket, for he works entirely by himself. His reply to a peace overture from another operator is quoted as: "I go along, ask no quarter, and don't give any." He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was in the advertising business in Lincoln, Neb., before he went to Chicago, has been a pit trader since 1915. Neat, almost dainty in appearance (his hands and feet are tiny) he moves restlessly about the floor dressed usually in grey with a dark blue shirt...
Columbia v. Yale v. Pennsylvania. Coach Ed Leader of Yale had plenty of good men to pull the Alaskan cedar oars, supposed to be tougher and springier than spruce, with which he had rigged out his shells this year. It is a heavy crew, too, averaging more than 185 Ib.; Leader's main problem was to find a stroke. Those able strokes, Arthur Palmer Jr. and Woodruff Tappen, had graduated and there was no one else in sight. He decided after elaborate trials that long-legged Robert Goodale was more dependable than Herbert Shepard, who stroked last year...
Hammond and Little River Redwood Co. Ltd. starts business with assets of some $60.000,000. with 3,500 employes and an annual payroll of over $6.500.000. Redwood is a soft, workable wood much like cedar and cypress. It has no resin or pitch, burns slowly, hence is favored by homebuilders. It is hardy, will neither rot nor warp. In addition to sales to U. S. consumers, the new company will push exports, especially to tropical countries. For, unlike most lumber, redwood is not relished by white ants...
...planning the dance the committee in charge has taken great care in planning the decorations, which will consist of a large number of boxed cedar trees to be placed at intervals along the walls of the room. Cut flowers will also be employed to add color to the dance. Both the Main and the Tutors' Common Rooms will be available for the guests, while the House Library and the Tower Room will be left open throughout the evening...