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...Fund Insurance Co. Last week its two main subsidiaries confirmed him in the same change of office. Having thus ended 20 years in active management of the second largest marine underwriter in the U. S. and the largest insurance company on the Pacific Coast, Mr. Levison dived into the den of his huge old house overlooking San Francisco Bay to read thousands of congratulatory messages...
...there were iron deer on U. S. lawns, lending the last touch of grandeur to the fancy wooden scrollwork of the mansions behind them. Every home that could afford one had a "den," with leather armchair, pennants on the wall, an ashtray shaped like a skull. Lucky theatre-goers saw Ben Hur, with real horses racing madly on a treadmill track. Cars were called "au-to-mo-biles," 25 miles an hour was a devilish pace, a puncture a major accident. Against such a 1904 backdrop, Author Brinig this week published a lengthy (570-page) tale that covered...
...more than $8,500 (not more than $2,000 down) they wanted a game room, laundry, vegetable cellar and automatic heating in the basement. Garages were considered standard equipment and a porch was rated high. On the first floor they wanted a den, kitchen, large living room, medium-sized dining room, lavatory. On the second they wanted two double bedrooms, one single, two baths, six closets. Insufficient closet space ranked first as pet peeve against present housing, insufficient electric outlets second. Most desired feature: a fireplace. Most original desire: an aviary...
Boston College has a wealth of power including Don McKee and Den Hines, but it is as yet untested. New Hampshire, which won the Triangular Meet last week, is the other main contender for the trophy and with the larger squad would appear to have the edge. The other colleges are not expected to show anything very dangerous...
...robin, not to aid either side in Spain (TIME, Aug. 17). This week Premier Blum was able to enjoy a "diplomatic victory" when the Soviet Union and Germany decreed arms embargoes. Always glad to come in on anything of a pacific nature, the For eign Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Den mark and Finland met in conference at Copenhagen, solemnly pledged Scandinavia not to ship arms to either the Whites or the Government of Spain...