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Cyclists will settle down to a picnic at Wellesley following the race. The perennial custom of a kiss for the winner from the president of the Wellesley Outing Club has been discontinued...
...Hudson Super Jet, 25.42; Nash Rambler Super. 25.37; Studebaker Commander, 24.50; Dodge V8, 23.41; Studebaker Land Cruiser, 23.39; Mercury Monterey, 23.15; Studebaker Land Cruiser (with automatic shift), 22.88; Plymouth Cranbrook, 22.83; Nash Ambassador, 22.54; Ford Mainline Eight, 22.51; Kaiser Manhattan, 22.27; Hudson Jet, 22.05; Kaiser Dragon, 21.45; Nash Ambassador Custom, 21.12; De Soto Firedome V8, 20.92; Lincoln Capri, 19.94; Nash Statesman, 19.44; Hudson Super Wasp, 19.09; Hudson Hornet, 18.95; Packard Clipper, 18.67; Chrysler New Yorker, 17.75; Chrysler Imperial...
...President Roosevelt, beginning "Dear Franklin . . ." and demanded transfer to an active job. He told his secret to an admiral's wife who did welfare work in the hospital. She turned white and ran to the commanding admiral of the San Francisco Naval District. In old-line Navy custom, such conduct by an ensign was almost as shocking as mutiny...
...several years Yale backstroke champion Dick Thoman made it his custom to jump into the pool last, before the other swimmers lined up to begin the race. At the start of the 100-yard backstroke on the final day all the swimmers dove in except for Thoman and Don Mulvey, who paced back and forth, neither one looking at the other and neither willing to be the first to go in. Finally Mulvey plunged into the pool, Thoman followed, and the race began. Later in the afternoon the whole procedure was reenacted, with Mulvey outlasting the superstitious Thoman. Mulvey...
...those going to Europe the best countries to visit from the point of low-priced living and most hospitable welcome will be Denmark, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. France, England, and Germany will be on the lookout for the tourist dollar with an attitude to match. Treatment by custom officials will vary in the same way on the Continent...