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Died. Patrick Austin ("Paddy") Nash, 80, both Nash and dash of Chicago's famed Kelly-Nash political machine; of pneumonia; in Chicago. Son of an Irish immigrant contractor, short, derbied Nash moved early to the West Side, whose con trol he gradually took over from his political tutor, the 28th (then 14th) Ward's famed Roger Sullivan. Until nearly...
...paying passengers. In war, she can pack 12-20,000 troops onto her decks, into salons and cabins stripped of luxury and into hold space which no peacetime sybarite ever saw. When German submarines were taking their highest toll, the Queen Mary relied on her speed to dash unescorted through and around their hunting grounds. Some of her 1942 highlights, as revealed by the British last week...
Head & Heart. This tearing trip-about 250 camp and hospital shows in eleven weeks-was no floodlighted 100-yd. dash, but just a fast lap in a very long race. In 1941 Hope got an Oscar "for humanity," for a record-breaking 562 benefits in two years. Probably the first entertainer to work with the armed forces, Hope has also been the most frequent. Using trains, cars, trucks, tanks, jeeps, Hope has played in virtually every U.S. camp, last fall hopped off with his USO team (Singer Frances Langford, Guitarist Tony Romano, Comic Jerry Colonna) to tour Alaska. When...
Following Corkum in the five event meet, which included timing, non-competitive events, the 100 yard dash, an obstacle course, rope climb, and ladder descent, and one competitive event--the 3.7 mile run, were Dick Bryan, Fred Peirce, and Ed Squibb, each with 23 points. Third was B. L. Daley with 32, and fourth Bob Hart, with...
...events are as follows: 100 Yard Dash, Obstacle Race, 3.7 Mile Cross Country Race, Rope Climb, and Landing Nets. Prizes will be given to the winners...