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Greyhound Lines began by losing money, and Wickman sent Orville Swan Caesar to build it up. Once a mechanic's helper, Mr. Caesar entered the bus business by operating a taxi fleet in Superior, Wis., then a small stage line which was later bought by Northland Transportation. He made Greyhound Lines prosper, and as a result now, at the age of 37, is U. S. bus tycoon, President of a corporation with an estimated investment of $16,000,000 and profits (last year), of $1,549,000. He rarely leaves motors and roads to putter on his yacht...
...present his assistant is lone Robinson of California, onetime helper of U. S. Artist Rockwell Kent. In the Kent Manhattan household she lived for a year, working on colored illustrations for Voltaire's Candide. Later she went to southern France, hired a peasant's house, planned to stay and paint. The house had no hot water, no heating, no light; Artist Robinson fell sick, returned to Los Angeles, whence she went to Mexico City...
Stowaway. A would-be stowaway, remained behind in the Lakehurst guardhouse. He, one Morris Roth, 18, plumber's helper, of Trenton, N. J., was caught crawling along a high girder in the Lakehurst hangar. He had a 175-ft. rope with him and had planned to slide down it to the top of the Graf Zeppelin. The covering of the airship is of fabric. He might have broken through and caused disaster when she was in the air. The stowaway who crossed from Germany to the U. S., one Albert Buschko, 19, Dusseldorf baker's apprentice, was sent home...
...they gave their joint surplus of $30,000 to the Methodist Episcopal Church for a Christian college to train colored youths in medicine. The church founded the college at Nashville. First head and instructor was Dr. George W. Hubbard, onetime Union Army private who had hastily studied medicine. His helper was Dr. W. G. Snead, onetime Confederate Army surgeon. Present president of Irish-founded Meharry is Dr. John J. Mullowney, white...
...eyes each morning as I come across the Bay from my home at Mosman into the gates of the City, i. c., Circular Quay. This is the first view of Sydney seen by every visiting American. I would be happy to send one of these book plates to every helper who cares to cooperate...