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...Bethlehem Steel earned $14 in 1940, and $2.95 in the first quarter (after leaving room for heftier taxes), but its shares sell at 70. In World War I, Bessie was the No. 1 war bride, reached a top of 700 in 1916, 25 times profits of $28 a share...
...this kind of horse Remount pays an average $165 a head. Within those specifications it must find light riding horses (for the Philippines), riding horses (cavalry), heftier but active and fast horses for field artillery. The buyers know that some day these horses may have to travel as much as 100 miles in 24 hours, gallop a mile in three minutes...
...were asked to name a Spanish dancer, he would probably call to mind the late sultry, supple-waisted La Argentina. To dance fans in Spain La Argentina was distinctly hot stuff, but the place of Spain's No. i dancer has long been held by a heftier, black-haired woman with a somewhat similar name: Argentinita...
According to the drawing made this morning, the heavyweight division promises to be the feature of the event. Among the heftier leather-throwers is a large contingent from the gridiron, including Captain James J. Gaffney '37, Charles W. Kessler '37, Joseph H. Nee '38, and Tudor Gardiner '40. Many of the Freshman team and nonletter men from the Varsity have entered the competition...