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...Idea. Because he suffers from a noticeable limp, Hawk did not share his mother's rosy dreams. He devoted his summers to amateur theatricals, but in college (Oklahoma Southwestern Institute of Technology) he nursed an ambition to be an English teacher. In 1927, on a visit to Chicago, he heard a voice reading poetry over the air, and decided mother had been right all along: "After all, I was the best dramatic reader at Southwestern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio & TV: Mother Knows Best | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

...Limp Quletness...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin, | Title: The Atkinson Story: A Change in City Reform | 9/19/1952 | See Source »

...Council chambers had a limp quietness about them on that fateful day; only a few scattered, dozing spectators were present, and City Hall staffers were on summer vacation with only a skeleton crew to carry...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin, | Title: The Atkinson Story: A Change in City Reform | 9/19/1952 | See Source »

...Limp Quletness...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin, | Title: The Atkinson Story: A Change in City Reform | 9/15/1952 | See Source »

...Council chambers had a limp quietness about them on that fateful day; only a few scattered, dozing spectators were present, and City Hall staffers were on summer vacation with only a skeleton crew to carry...

Author: By Philip M. Cronin, | Title: The Atkinson Story: A Change in City Reform | 9/15/1952 | See Source »

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