Word: ledger
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Into University of Pennsylvania's Barge Club stepped slight, dark Donald Corvelli, the Philadelphia Evening Ledger photographer whom young Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. knocked over last April for taking his picture at a Philadelphia prize fight (TIME, April 16). Corvelli's assignment: to take another picture of Camera-shy Roosevelt Jr. as he rowed on the Harvard freshman crew in the Henley regatta. In the Barge Club Roosevelt Jr., grinning hugely, walked over to Corvelli, offered his hand, said: "I meant to write you a letter about busting up your camera that night. I've been...
...artistic and readable typography . . . sound and socially constructive service . . . journalistic enterprise and vigor." The Churchman ". . . for 130 years of highly intelligent and uncompromising editorial freedom and independence for a dynamic and powerful contribution to a modern liberal outlook for religion. ..." Col. Robert Morgan White, publisher of the Mexico (Mo.) Ledger, for "distinguished accomplishment in country journalism...
Last week at some wrestling matches in Philadelphia. Arena, a slight, dark Public Ledger photographer named Donald Corvelli spotted Franklin Roosevelt Jr. & party in the tenth row. During some excitement caused by one cf the wrestlers being hurled from the ring, Cameraman Corvelli popped his flashbulb, aimed his lens at Junior Roosevelt. The latter saw him, ducked forward, but too late. Grinning, Cameraman Corvelli trotted toward an exit. In a flash Roosevelt Jr., boiling mad, was out of his seat and at the cameraman's heels. He over-took him in the lobby, spilled him to the floor, jumped...
...John Charles Martin, son-in-law of the late Cyrus H. K. Curtis, sold his losing New York Evening Post* to J. David Stern, publisher of the virile Philadelphia Record. Three weeks ago there was a report in Philadelphia that Curtis heirs planned to dispose of the morning Public Ledger, now losing heavily (TIME, March 26). This week that news was confirmed when the Public Ledger announced that its morning and Sunday editions would be merged at once with the Curtis-Martin Philadelphia morning Inquirer (circulation: 210,795). The Evening Ledger will continue unchanged...
...Last week's Philadelphia rumor: The Curtises plan to dispose of the costly morning Public Ledger, continuing only the evening and Sunday editions. Overhead saved from the morning Ledger would pay the installments on the more profitable Inquirer...