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...tacticians the world over, Feb. 18, 1943 has already become a historic date. On that day, at his Northwest Africa headquarters. General Dwight David Eisen hower signed an order which gave air-power men their chance to prove another chapter in their philosophy of air warfare...
...pink-cheeked Donald Ogden Stewart to furnish additional dialogue. This battery developed a smooth, efficient screen play from Morley's novel, preserving every pound of his pathos and adding a few ounces more of their own. They open with Kitty accepting the proposal of solid, reliable Dr. Mark Eisen (James Craig). As Kitty is packing for the elopement, they bring in Wyn Strafford VI (Dennis Morgan), Kitty's socialite ex-husband from Philadelphia. Wyn wants Kitty to run off to South America with him that night. The catch is he can't remarry her because...
Died. Gustavus Augustus Eisen, 93, Swedish-American biologist (he corresponded with Darwin, found a way to raise figs in California, got Sequoia National Park created to save the big trees), archeologist (he dug up weighty evidence to prove that the Chalice of Antioch was Sir Galahad's Grail), author (he published some no works, the last a huge monograph on Mesopotamian Cylinder-Seals); in Manhattan...
...named Fahim Joseph Kouchakji, who is careful not to claim too much for his cup. As exhibited last week, it is referred to only as the Great Chalice of Antioch, but Mr. Kouchakji has published at his own expense a vast two-volume monograph by famed Antiquary Gustavus Augustus Eisen, which gives the reader much to think about...
...Arab merchants, who after a battle royal of bargaining sold them to the Kouchakji brothers for a stiff price. None is for sale. On the eve of the First Battle of the Marne the Kouchakji treasures were moved from Paris to Manhattan for safety. In April 1915, old Professor Eisen called on Dealer Kouchakji to discuss a forthcoming book on antique glass. When the learned Doctor inspected the treasures from Antioch, he opined that the book covers, the cross and the smaller chalice were immensely valuable, possibly 4th Century work. When he saw the Great Chalice he felt like Parsifal...