Word: d
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Owen D. Young, chairman of Radio Corporation of America, sailed with Mrs. Young last week for a holiday in England, and would not explain. General James G. Harbord, R. C. A.'s president, compressed his lips into silence. President Edward E. Shumaker of Victor Talking Machine Co. let a mask of diffidence hide his thoughts...
...annoyed. They like to have some handyman appear when the water is shut off, when a neighbor's garbage is dumped in their backyard, when their cat gets the colic, when there is a hole in the road in front of their garage. Five years ago, Editor H. D. Jacobs of the Scripps-Howard Baltimore Post conceived the idea of making one of his reporters a Mr. Fixit, whose duty would be to solve the troubles of Baltimoreans. Mr. Fixit was first tried out in the more potent Scripps-Howard Cleveland Press, was a success. Then nearly...
...city editor (W. D. Frazier) is Mr. Fixit for the Columbus, Ohio, Citizen, although most of the complaints are run down by the city hall reporter. To unravel the red tape between the annoyed citizen and the city authorities is the prime duty of every Mr. Fixit...
...finish, Crew D, stroked by Janies Lawrence '29, had a 12 foot lead over Crew C with Captain John Watts '28 as pace-maker. The other two shells were bunched slightly behind Crew...
Crew C--Stroke, John Watts '28; 7, Guy Murchie '29; 6, Oliver Ames 1G.B.; 5, B. J. Harrison '29; 4, D. P. Donaldson '28; 3, D. R. Kroell 3E.S.; 2, O. S. Greer 3E.S.; bow, H. C. Wintringham 3E.S.; stroke, L. L. Wadsworth...