Word: miller
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Outstanding 1929 Carnegie medalists were aquatic heroes. Two silver medals were awarded. One went to Miss Barbara H. Miller, 22, Charleston, S. C. student. for braving an ocean undertow which had vanquished several men, to rescue a drowning woman. The other, with a monthly death benefit, was awarded to the widow of Edward R. Grundy. At Miami Beach. Fla., Grundy swam out to a drowning woman, clutched her, battled the undertow desperately for 20 minutes. When another swimmer reached them, Hero Grundy was dead...
...Film. Under contract to First National pictures are Cinemactors Richard Barthelmess, Jack Buchanan, Cinemactresses Marilyn Miller, Colleen Moore. Irene Bordoni. Last week they heard that Warner Brothers, previously jointly controlling First National with the Fox Film Corp., had bought the Fox holding for $10,000,000. Reason given by Cineman Fox for the sale was that First National Pictures are silent, that Fox Film Corp. intends producing only sound pictures...
...high building on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue is a tiny office upon whose door was painted last week the legend: Tail Waggers' Club. Inside sat Lorance Miller, former Kennel Editor of the Sportsman, now American Secretary to the Tail Wagger-in-Chief. All day Miss Miller now dockets dog-identification cards, reads eager letters from subscribers, receives contributions. Her mother, Daisy Miller, famed for her radio dog-talks, is executive secretary of the U. S. branch of the Tail Waggers' Club...
...titles of the two one-act plays which will be presented next month by the Cercle Francais were announced last night by W. A. C. Miller III '32, secretary of the organization. They will be: "Le Coeur a ses Raisons", by Caillavet and Flcrs; and "Poil de Carotte", by Renard...
...success-story" magazine, under Editor Crowell had been growing somewhat more sprightly, less reflective of the Alger-like business careers of button kings. Prominent among contributors in the American's November issue are Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Biographer Emil Ludwig, Funnyman George McManus, Authors Ellis Parker Butler, Alice Duer Miller, Will Irwin. In circulation, too, has the American grown. When Editor Crowell first grasped the pencil-scepter, the American claimed a paltry 1,900,000 readers. When his weary fingers relinquished their grip, 350,000 had been added...