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Small Fire. In World War II, John helped push the company to a peak employment of 61,685 (today's: 10,000). Their Winchester plant in New Haven developed the famed U.S. Mi carbine in 13 days, turned out nearly 500,000 Mis, along with more than 500,000 Garands. The Olins ran the St. Louis Ordnance plant, turned out a total of over six billion loaded rounds of ammunition. At war's end Franklin Olin stepped down as president (at 89, he is still a director), and John, long the big wheel in fact, took over...
There'll Be No Changes Made. Poor Frances Trollope took a terrible beating from this nation of officers and gentlemen. Chomping their chaw-packed jaws and deluging her skirts with a running fire of mis-spits, they haw-hawed at the Royal Navy, punched King George in the snoot and tossed Britain (as Cincinnati tossed its garbage) out into the street. When Mrs. Trollope gently hinted at the "total and universal want of manners, both in males and females," she was either assured that the rudeness in question was a local "peculiarity" ("You know so little of America...
While you are down around the square area you might drop in at the Old Howard (burlesque) or the Casino (foolthy acts). Don't buy the Nestle bars or the censored picture from Esquire unless you intend to sue for mis-representation...
Unable to reach her by phone or to get an answer to a telegram, Davis, Pierre Lelandais '52, illiam EW.W. Gowen '52, and Charles J.N. Bailey '50 allegedly persuaded Dribben to accompany them in a dash across the country in Lelandais car to see Mis Leigh in person...
...individuals mentioned in the story by Mr. Fairfield on page three of the Harvard CRIMSON have advised that they were mis-quoted...