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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This otherwise passing incident was duck soup for California's Republican Attorney General Earl Warren, who was after Mark Megladdery on charges more serious than nocturnal brawling. Mark Megladdery was secretary to Governor Frank Finley Merriam until that aging (73) Republican was deposed last year by Democrat Culbert Levy Olson. Just before Frank Merriam stepped down, he appointed his 33-year-old lawyer-secretary to the Superior Court of Alameda County. Judge Megladdery was assigned no cases by his fellow judges because at that point to Attorney General Warren went Banker Joseph H. Stephens, a member of the State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Duck Soup | 6/5/1939 | See Source »

...about the first five minutes Coach Skip Stahley's men withstood the terrific Green attack, but suddenly the defense collapsed, not to recover until the third quarter. The Hanoverian squad, paced by Jim Fuller and Captain Merriam, kept up a driving offensive throughout the match, and Harvard's fortunes sank from bad to worse in the second quarter when five points were chalked up against them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INDIAN STICKMEN TOP CRIMSON TEN 13 TO 7 | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

...sick list up to two, the other player being Captain Phil Hammond. HARVARD DARTMOUTH Hanford, g g, Hastings Livingston, pt. pt., Case Lewis, c pt c pt, Sterling Gilbert, ld ld, Hoskinson Blotner, 2d 2d, Van Mator Willard c c, Webster Ferris, 2a 2a, Catherine Anderson, 1a 1a, Merriam Zouck, oh oh, Fuller Halstead, lh lh, Brown

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INDIAN STICKMEN TOP CRIMSON TEN 13 TO 7 | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

Originator of the idea was slim, vigorous septuagenarian Vernon Campbell, long associated with California coops. Legislature approved a similar bill two years ago, but ex-Governor Frank F. Merriam killed it with a pocket veto. Busy Mr. Campbell has already organized his Exchange, with a board of directors including top flight Los Angeles bigwigs. Los Angeles Times Editor Ralph Trueblood offered to help, was told to lay low lest he scare off California Democrats. Liberal Publisher Manchester Boddy also was asked to keep quiet, lest he frighten Republicans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Campbell's Town | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

Third period -- Dartmouth, Walsh (Foster) 14:13; Dartmouth, Walsh, (Foster, Merriam...

Author: By Mel WAX--DAILY Dartmouth, (SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Mermen Trim Indians as Pucksters and Cagers Lose | 3/2/1939 | See Source »

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