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...them with the shades all the way up, more than once," Mrs. L. Ruth Giffen, owner of the adjacent structure, told the CRIMSON yesterday. "My guests have seen it, too, and have complained to me about it." According to Mrs. Giffen such scenes have occurred two or three times in the past two weeks...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: Annex Dorm Gets Locks; Girl States Shades Were Up | 10/9/1951 | See Source »

...grocery store, and much of his clothing, he paid twice-once in high prices over the counter, again in taxes to finance the farm-support program to keep the price up. From his taxes came the money for such subsidy payments as the $3,759,000 paid to Russell Giffen of Fresno, Calif, for his 1948 grain, cotton and flax; $426,000 to the Reeds of Fort Fairfield, Me., and $216,000 to Rudolph Blier of Van Buren, Me. for his 1948 potatoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Plague of Plenty | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

...EMMA J. GIFFEN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 23, 1949 | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

Television will attract more than 300,000 in the local area, Ralph Giffen, football production director of WBZ-TV, predicted last night. Giffen based his forcast on the fact that there are approximately 23,000 installed sets, half of which are in private homes. "Figuring on an average of six watchers to a set in homes and many more at the taverns, even 300,000 becomes a conservative estimate of the number we will reach," Giffen said...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Radio, TV Add Millions To H - Y Game Audience | 11/20/1948 | See Source »

Rear Admiral Robert Carlisle Giffen, 55, is the tall (6 ft. 2 in.) buckarooly commander of the Fleet's one division of four heavy cruisers. Last though he is in battle succession, "Ike" Giffen thus has a command second only in importance to that of Admirals King and Le Breton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NAVY: Stormy Man, Stormy Weather | 6/2/1941 | See Source »

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