Word: malvinas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Wendell Willkie's death, workmen are landscaping the large lot in Rushville's wooded East Hill Cemetery. In the lot's center, a 15-foot granite cross rises over a tiny headstone; a pale pink granite bench faces an open, granite book. The stones, sculptured by Malvina Hoffman, are now wrapped in canvas. But when the wrappings come off, visitors may sit on the bench and ponder the book's message...
Elliott Roosevelt's famed Apriority bull mastiff, Blaze, 125 lbs., won a bloody encounter with 20-lb. Fala on the lawn at) Hyde Park. He lost to Malvina Thompson, Eleanor Roosevelt's companion-secretary. When Blaze charged in a surprise attack, plucky Miss Thompson snatched the Scottie into her, arms. Blaze leaped. He got 1) Fala, 2) Miss Thompson (on the left index finger). Blaze tried to finish Fala. Miss Thompson conked Blaze with a rock. Fala went to the vet for a patching-up, Blaze (by Elliott's order) went to the vet to be destroyed...
...bureau consists of two reporters: Ray Henle and Malvina Stephenson. Henle handles the "heavy" news, energetic Miss Stephenson does the chitchat items and the legwork. On Sunday nights they feed West Virginia a program of intimate, homey details about what West Virginians are up to. The state's Washington delegation, most frequently mentioned, listens expectantly and attentively. Outraged complaints to the network from Capitol Hill are frequent-but they keep up a lively interest...
...will be chiefly responsible for the success or failure of these agenda is the new bureau's head, Raymond Zoller Henle, longtime Washington correspondent and a Blue Network commentator. His one assistant so far is Malvina Stephenson, Washington reporter for the Kansas City Star and Cincinnati Times-Star. Henle must make records and ship them to West Virginia for broadcasting until the network feels it can afford a direct wire. That luxury awaits the verdict of the state's 325,000 radio families...
Eleanor Roosevelt could wait no longer: she had to see for herself. Besides, there was a standing invitation on royal stationery. Last week she flew to England, accompanied by her longtime secretary, Malvina Thompson. Each took along the regulation 44 Ib. of baggage...