Word: henrys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...championship, defend it against minor opponents. Christopher Theophilus (Jim Londos), recognized as champion in New York State, made the most money, in matches arranged for him by promoter Jack Curley. Ed ("Strangler") Lewis, recognized as champion outside New York State, finally lost his title on a foul to Canadian Henri De Glane. He then began persistently to challenge Champion Londos. Last summer, the New York State Athletic Commission ordered Champion Londos to wrestle Champion Lewis. When Champion Londos failed to obey, the Commission awarded his title to Champion Lewis on condition that Champion Lewis defend it first against fat Jack...
Inasmuch as Persia is a sovereign state, Sir Henri Deterding, director-general of Royal Dutch (which is associated with Anglo-Persian in distributing oil), rushed around to the Persian Legation in London. He was invited with effusive courtesy to dine. He dined...
Birthdays. Benedictus de Spinoza, 300; Gerhart Hauptmann, Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, 70; Billy Sunday, 69; Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes, General Henri Gouraud, 65; John Nance Garner, 63; Oklahoma, 25 (see p. 14); Archduke Otto of Habsburg...
...expenses run to over $200,000 but this year Mrs. Carlyle Scott, the Orchestra's manageress, counts on ticket sales to make up the difference. She hopes for big things from Eugene Ormandy, the youthful, enthusiastic conductor who was called to Minneapolis suddenly last year vice ailing Belgian Henri Verbrugghen (TIME, Nov. 16, 1931). Last week the despaired-of season opened with a concert at the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium. It was an occasion for champagne. Pretty, sparkling Lily Pons appeared as soloist...
...matter of entrance requirements by describing to President Lowell, in a personal interview, how his papers had been destroyed when the Rods burned the Winter Palace. Mike was enrolled as a student of engineering in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. One of his intimates at Harvard was Henri do Castellane. Mike had introduced himself. "Old man," he said, "I find we are cousins." Mike gained many other interesting friends, some of whom are still his friends, but he was not entirely popular. Some of the students complained that his face had a Near-Eastern cast. Cases of champagne...