Word: englander
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Born in 1605 in Towcester, England, Shepard received his A. B. from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and became an ordained deacon, later priest. As an occasional lecturer on religious matters he was in 1630 silenced for non-conformity by Laud, the Bishop of London. He was not allowed to speak publicly henceforth in England because of the example set by Laud, and so in 1634 he set sail for Boston, but was driven back by a storm and remained in hiding in Kingland until the next year, when he sailed again, reaching his destination October...
...first play, in which he acted on a provincial four of England 30 years ago, was called "Find That Woman," and was produced for him yesterday from Widener's theatrical collection...
...made sea power obsolete, but they know the British Admiralty is full of crusty heroes ready to swear that "By gad, Sir, none of your dashed bombers has ever sunk a modern capital ship and they haven't taken Madrid. The Navy is still the Navy, Sir, and England is still England." In that atmosphere, which seems very favorable to modern Germans, an air pact conceivably may be signed. Its drafters will have to take into consideration first the quantitative air strengths of the great powers. These were estimated at Washington last week in quarters close to the Navy...
Last week it became known in England that Dr. Charles Galton Darwin, mathematical physicist, distinguished grandson of Charles Darwin, would move into the Teddington palace, having been appointed N.P.L.'s new director...
Died. Martin Bladen, Baron Hawke, 78, famed English cricketer, often captain of England's cricket team, longtime (1883-1910) captain-of Yorkshire; in Edinburgh. His heartfelt prayer ("I pray God no professional may ever captain England") has not yet been denied...