Word: glenn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...near Prague, Okla. Jim's Indian mother-his father was half Irish-gave him the Sac and Fox tribal name Wa-Tho-Huck, meaning Bright Path. He was a muscular (5 ft. 11½ in., 185 Ibs.) youngster of 19 when he caught the eye of Football Coach Glenn ("Pop") Warner at the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian school. Pop Warner made Jim Thorpe into a football player, and Jim Thorpe made Pop's Carlisle Indians famous. One of Jim's biggest football thrills: "Running back two straight kickoffs for touchdowns against Army [and a cadet halfback named...
Would Texans listen to three hours of classical music every night? Charles Barbe, a former symphony conductor turned highbrow disk jockey, thought they would. But, he recalls, "every advertising agency in town told us we were chumps." Finally, the owner of Houston's station KXYZ-FM, Oilman Glenn McCarthy, decided to give Barbe, and Texas, a chance. Both came through with a symphonic bang...
...gross for 1952 (v. $337 million for 1951), netted $14 million, double its 1951 earnings. Backlog: $1.6 billion. ¶Lockheed's $438 million in sales for 1952 was up 85%, its net ($9,000,000 v. $5,700,000 for 1951) was up 56%. Backlog: $2 billion. ¶Glenn L. Martin Co., after losing $22 million in 1951, climbed into the black, netted $5,800,000 on a gross of $144 million. Backlog: $650 million...
...Glenn Wilson, another consistent scorer is slated for opening duty at one guard post, and Pete Geithner will probably open at the other. Dartmouth coach is Doggle Julian...
...Patterson, the other forward, has played erratic ball, but has an average of close to ten points a game, Glenn Wilson--second high scorer on the team--and Pete Geithner play a rushing game at the guards, picking up their men at mid-court Paul wisdom, six foot eight center, had a bad leg earlier in the season, and hasn't played too much until the last two games...