Word: grangers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...into Washington's front doors instead of through the back. Chicago's social press dean is Ervie Ravenbyrne ("Chaperon") of Hearst's American, who weekends with the elect. She and "Dowager" (Helen Young) of Hearst's Herald & Examiner are assisted by able socialite reporters. Martha Granger Blair and Betty Field. New Orleans, The Times-Picayune's Anna Bolton Ellis, grey and gracious, has held her job for 32 years, is nearly as potent in her sphere as Cincinnati's Devereux in hers, assigning party dates and terrifying climbers. From January through Mardi Gras...
...dinosaur eggs eventually caused Dr. Andrews much vexation. George Olsen, paleontologist, discovered the first fragments. Dr. Andrews & companions "did not take his story very seriously. . . . The prospect was thrilling, but we would not let ourselves think of it too seriously. . . ." Dr. Walter Granger, paleontologist, finally said: "No dinosaur eggs have ever been found, but the reptiles probably did lay eggs. These must be dinosaur eggs. They can't be anything else...
...Martha Granger Blair gave up a job in a dress shop to go with the American. She has a year's contract at a salary "much bigger" than before, will write "authentic, interesting, amusing" stories. Whatever Mrs. Blair will say, she will put down either in longhand or by dictation : she does not know how to typewrite, though for purposes of publicity the American pictured her "writing her first newspaper story" at a typewriter. Fond of tennis, swimming, riding, mother of two, she dislikes golf and bridge, prefers talking to backgammon. Last winter, long before she knew...
...whole world, practically, seems to be giving cocktail parties. . . . Mrs. Henry Field had on a fantastic and most becoming hat ... like a parasol with a gardenia under the brim. . . . Mother (Mrs. A. H. Granger) is sailing the end of May to spend the summer in and around Vienna. . . . I've been a little tired this week and the person who is to blame is Miss Margalo Gilmore, owing to the fact that she has so many friends here. We played the piano and sang and in no time it was much too late. . . . Like all my parties, everyone just...
Dean Academy; Sutliff, g.; Sansouci r.f.b.; Jones, l.f.b.; Lewis, r.h.b.; Randy, c.h.b.; Willoughby, l.h.b.; Rachdates, o.r.; Granger, i.r.; McKenna, c.f.; Serri, i.l.; James...