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William Wrigley Jr. of Catalina Island, baseball (Chicago ''Cubs''), gum and the Wrigley Building, is stout, bluff, good-natured, always ready to clasp the hand, to pass the Spearmint. He is fond of telling how, many years ago, he paused before a South Clark street restaurant, with holes in his shoes and snow on the ground, and spent his last dime for the "Biggest Bowl of Bean Soup in Chicago." Mr. Wrigley will be 68 on the last day of the present month...
...Raleigh Prison, one John Wilson got an impression of his room's keyhole with chewing-gum, made a key to match out of a buttonhook, walked out at night...
...tenth and final mile, strong, blonde Miss Norelius led Miss Tower by 300 yards. She won $10,000, Miss Tower $3,000-their share of $15,000 prize money supplied by William Wrigley Jr., Chicago gum man, who got the idea of swimming marathons two years ago and, with $25,000 prize money, induced 150 competitors to try swimming the 20 miles from Santa Catalina Island across San Pedro Channel to the California coast (TIME...
Manhattan papers were prompt in harassing college professors for answers which were quickly printed. An exception was the New York Mirror, gum-chewers sheet, which decided to print the questions and answers under the caption "Ediquests" at the announced rate...
...Gum; owns 5,000,000 chicle-growing acres in Guatemala, Mexico, British Honduras) Net profit...