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Died. F. W. Fitch, 81, shampoo millionaire ("Fitch's Dandruff Remover Shampoo," "Fitch's Ideal Hair Tonic"); in Des Moines. Born into a poor Iowa family, he started work at eight as a farmhand, became a barber and concocted a tonic that temporarily removed dandruff. When he found many willing buyers, he stopped barbering, moved his equipment from his house to a plant, started on a business which cleaned up $11 million a year...
...Harvard Playwright's Group today announced the election of officers for the current year. Elected to the posts of Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer respectively were Ray Fitch '52, Val Vigllelmo 1G, and Don Leavitt...
...suit brought by ex-President Wagner for damages; a $25,000 suit brought by ex-Librarian Horace Tollefson against two anti-Wagnerites he claimed assaulted him. ¶ Bequest of the week: $156,345 to Williams College from the estate of a thrifty ex-salesman named Burritt Fitch Prudden, '97. Occupation at the time of his death: department store doorman and Christmas season Santa Claus. ¶ Course of the week: the University of New Hampshire's compulsory one-game seminar in football for freshmen. While the freshmen watch, the varsity will scrimmage and a coach will lecture...
Members of the cast include William R. Engstrom '52, John Kettlewell '52, M. Sydney Martin '53, Eric T. Sollee '52, Raymond E. Fitch '52. William W. MacDonald '51, Helen Baill, Sylvia Beers, and Janet Sobel of Emerson College, and Donald Curran of Tufts...
...view of the present state of affairs in Korea, we are sending your contributions to Dr. George A. Fitch, of the International YMCA, 291 Broadway, New York, N.Y., who was treasurer of the first Pastor Ye fund...