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West of the U.S. naval base at St. John's, Newfoundland, a long spit of land juts southwest toward the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. Lieut. Commander Ralph Hickox, skipper of the elderly flush-deck destroyer Truxtun, knew he was somewhere near the end of the spit, but he could not see. The wind was blowing more than 60 miles an hour and low-flying scud dropped the visibility toward zero. The Truxtun ran aground. So did the naval supply ship Pollux. The waves, pounding in like sledgehammers to the base of a 200-ft. cliff, began...
...from the two wrecks against the cliff base, some alive, many dead. Rigging a breeches-buoy to the ledge where half-frozen survivors perched, the fishermen brought up, one by one, those who were not washed away before their turn came. The dead numbered nearly 200, and Commander Hickox was among them...
Formal dancing from 10 to 2:30 will follow the play with music by Frank McGinley's orchestra. The dance committee, headed by Charles Reder '38, also includes Robert W. Bean '39, Edward G. Dreyfus '40, Philip P. Finn '39, Paul M. Hickox '38, Edward F. Logan '39, and Nirman R. Willian...
Election of the following to the Editorial Board of the 1938 Red Book was announced last night by James H. Alexander, 3rd.: Charles Andrews, Herbert B. Griswold, Paul M. Hickox, Charles V. Haley, William V. McDermott, Robert D. Procter, William Welsh, and William H. Wright...
First boat--Stroke, Meyer; 7, Evans; 6, Bainbridge; 5, Benchley; 4, Scott, P. L.; 3, Scott, R. L.; 2, Hamill; Bow, Leighton; Cox, Valentine. Second boat--Stroke, McClennan; 7, Sargent; 6, Hickox; 5, Browne, S. D.; 4, Horner; 3, Lewis; 2, Ogilby; Bow, Davis; Cox, Gitt. Third boat--Stroke, Bennett; 7, Ware; 6, Lambert; 5, Brown, W. H.; Kernan, R.; 3, Lawrence; 2, Marshall; Bow, Kernan, H. Cox, Boyd...