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During the early '30s the hard-fighting Journal held a nip-&-tuck lead over the Oregonian. In 1937, when chunky, agile-minded Edwin Palmer ("Ep") Hoyt took over, the Oregonian began a circulation march that in two years carried it to an 18,000 lead over the Journal. Then in 1939 the Journal bought the money-making News-Telegram for $525,000 and apparently clinched its lead with a solid 16,000 advantage...
...first of these was Au Fil de l'Epée (translated as The Philosophy of Command), which advocated individual initiative on the part of commanders instead of the traditional French system of fighting according to plan. Vers l'Armée de Métier (The Army of the Future) went even further in breaking with French tradition...
...like the family Stein: There is Gert, there is Ep and there's Ein; Gert's poems are bunk, Ep's statues are punk, And nobody understands...
...Henry Pittock's longtime private secretary, made a long anticipated move. Pending expiration of the trust, when Mr. Price plans to retire for good, he will hold the title of president & publisher. Succeeding him last week in the key executive job as manager was Edwin Palmer ("Ep") Hoyt, 41, onetime logger who has been the Oregonian's managing editor since 1933. Editor Paul Roelofson Kelty, "Ep" Hoyt's boss until four years ago, stayed at his post. Youthful Lester Arden ("Pang") Pangborn was upped from executive news editor to managing editor. Retained as nonresident consultant was Newspaper...
...York University swordsmen: the Intercollegiate Fencing Association three-weapon team trophy. No. 1 collegiate fencing honor; for the fourth successive year; placing first in the sabre event, second in foils and second in epée; winning 73½ bouts out of 99 in the two-day, twelve-college round robin; in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Astor, New York City. Runner-up was Yale, with 69½ victories. Navy finished third with 66, Army fourth with...