Word: cotton
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Born to a German-Jewish mercantile family that made a fortune in Alabama cotton and had ardently supported the Confederacy, Lehman was a senior partner in the family's New York banking firm (Lehman Bros.) and was worth some $25 million before he belatedly got into elective politics at the age of 50. His guiding light was Franklin Roosevelt, for whom he worked as an aide in the Navy Department during World War I. In 1928, when Smith ran for President and Roosevelt for Governor of New York, F.D.R. persuaded Lehman to try for Lieutenant Governor, mostly...
...first time in months, Navy's Hardin was a subdued coach. "I feel awful humble," he muttered. "You just can't crow over a game like this." But then after the trembles wore off, Navy got quivers of anticipation. Hardin escorted Felix Mc-Knight, chairman of the Cotton Bowl selection committee, into the dressing room. "Men," said Hardin, "we've been invited to the Cotton Bowl. Do you want to go?" A roaring cheer rattled the lockers. "Good!" said McKnight. "We've got a game." And what a game. Navy's opponent: No. 1-ranked...
Died. George Eli Whitney, 101, Yankee tinkerer, inventor (in 1896) of the two-cylinder auto steam engine that powered the first Locomobile, a grandnephew of the inventor of the cotton gin, who dreamed up more than 150 gizmos, including a garage-door closer and a portable asphalt brick machine; in Manchester...
...lineup: Rose Bowl, Illinois (7-1-1) v. Washington (6-4-0); Sugar Bowl, Mississippi (7-0-2) v. Alabama (7-2-0); Orange Bowl, Nebraska (9-1-0) v. Auburn (9-1-0); Bluebonnet Bowl, Louisiana State (7-3-0) v. Baylor (6-3-0); Cotton Bowl, Texas (10-0-0) v. Navy (8-1-0) or Pitt...
...Manchester-born Joe Hyman steadily enlarged it through acquisitions, eventually merged with illustrious 180-year-old William Hollins & Co. Ltd., and himself emerged as Rollins' chairman and chief executive. Last week Hollins - renamed Viyella International Ltd. to capitalize on the fame of its lamb's-wool-and-cotton Viyella fabric - moved to take over British Van Heusen for $30 million. When negotiations are complete, Joe Hyman will head Britain's largest purely textile operation, with sales of $70 mil lion annually...