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Died. John Kinley Tener, 82, Irish-born onetime Governor of Pennsylvania (1911-15), oldtime baseballer and National League president; in Pittsburgh...
...fourth American Cardinal-designate, Irish-born, 83-year-old Archbishop John Joseph Glennon of St. Louis, is a great builder and money-raiser. Consecrated bishop in 1896, he is also dean of U.S. Catholic archbishops. He received the first news of his elevation before Sunday breakfast, when a local radio station phoned him. Then messages came from his old friends Baseball Fan Jim Farley and Archbishop Spellman, finally official notification from. Apostolic Delegate Cicognani. When he was sure, Cardinal-designate Glennon spoke like a loyal St. Louisan: "The Holy Father didn't forget St. Louis. . . . Our Catholic people show...
Canadians who fought under him knew Irish-born Field Marshal Alexander as a good soldier, a crack commander and a "simple, sensible type of fellow" to boot. He had been at Dunkirk, had commanded the British retreat in Burma, and the victorious campaigns in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy...
Died. Irving Patrick O'Hay, 74, dashing, Irish-born soldier of fortune and race horse trainer, self-styled "apostle of discontent"; of a heart attack; in Taos, N. Mex. He once complained that it was hard to feed himself between wars, was presented with the only gold meal ticket ever issued by the New York Society of Restaurateurs...
Radio Bum. Skinny, wry Tom Howard swears he turned comedian because he hated to get up in the morning. Irish-born (County Tyrone) son of a bricklayer, he was clerking in a Philadelphia grocery store and his name was then George Black. Then he noticed that actors seemed to sleep late mornings. He began copying every gesture of a Keith headline act about a political boob, got a chance to give his imitation at Minersville...