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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Here in Georgia . . . my friend the senior Senator [Mr. George] . . . cannot possibly in my judgment be classified as belonging to the liberal school of thought. . . . I speak in terms of liberal and conservative, for the very simple fact that on my shoulders rests a responsibility to the people of this country. Twice I have been chosen Chief Executive with the mandate to seek by definite action to correct many evils of the past and of the present: to work for a wider distribution of national income, to improve the conditions of life, especially among those who need it most...
...heard that such an operation might restore sight to his failing left eye, he sent a form letter to twelve condemned men in California's San Quentin prison, asking for a cornea. But not one could he get. Fortnight ago, Rev. Mr. Harding visited his 80-year-old friend, Mrs. Margaret Carr, who lay dying in Berkeley, Calif. Just before she closed her eyes, last week, the old lady raised her head and cried: "I see Heaven. How beautiful...
Contemporary and friend of William Merritt Chase (see p. 19), and a teacher of repute, Tarbell had the unusual distinction of being a juror of award at three international expositions: St. Louis in 1904, San Francisco in 1915, Philadelphia...
Angler Stanley's tackle was adequate (14-0 reel, 36-thread line) but the Mongoose's cockpit afforded him no proper foot rest to fight so big a fish. His friend, William Hale Harkness, had to spell him on the rod. Evening was at hand before they had their monster subdued-and then it sounded (dived deep). They began the laborious job of "pumping" the dying fish to the top, when violent thrashing on their line and clouds of blood deep in the water told them that something else was after their fish-sharks! By the time they...
...content of his tribute to the great Irish epic is an account of his pilgrimage in the legendary footsteps of the Saint. He investigated a half-dozen birthplaces, made a pilgrimage up St. Patrick's mountain in Connemara, flew over Ulster in a plane piloted by his good friend, the Marquess of Londonderry, leafed through all the ancient and modern biographies. But his principal guide into the 5th Century Celtic twilight was surviving local legend...