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...newspapers. At that time almost any class of war correspondents would have voted him least likely to succeed. Aged 40, small and skinny (5 ft., 8 in., 115 lbs.), perpetually sick or worrying that he was about to be, agonizingly shy, he was completely lacking in the brash and dash of the Richard Harding Davis tradition. He had a great gift of friendship, but it was always an effort for him to meet new people and he especially disliked crowds. Neat in his habits, he hated dirt, disorder and discomfort. Above all, he hated and feared war. Except...
When lean, pallid Lord Halifax emerged, reporters ran up to find out what had happened in Round Two. In his best dash-it-all manner, Lord Halifax replied: "Oh, I forgot to mention that. Rather an oversight. Too bad, wasn't it?" Thus coolly, the British Ambassador dismissed Mr. Hull's rage as a teacup tempest, and the incident was closed...
...Dash it all, it seems incredible...
Bandmaster Rolfe has endeared himself to Long Beach's music lovers by adding a judicious dash of polyrhythmic oomph to the band's traditional rhythmic oompah. A man of unblushing temperament, who conducts with his back to the band, he frankly describes his abilities as "brilliant." "I have always been one of those spectacular musicians," says he. Band- master Rolfe soothes his audiences with such items as Overture to the Viking, scenes from Babes in Toyland, selections from Porgy and Bess. His theory: "Give 'em what they want...
Spring. In Priest River, Idaho, Farmer J. C. Thomas swore that he saw a bear pick up his 300-lb. brood sow, jump the 4-ft. hog lot fence, and dash off with her into the hills...