Word: named
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Sophie Shanks had no idea who Santa Claus was, and the check, drawn on a Los Angeles bank, gave only an incomplete clue. The bank could only say that there really is a Santa Claus, but it was honor-bound not to tell his name. With some misgivings (it feared that Santa Claus' signature was too easy to forge), the bank had opened the account for a Californian who drew from it regularly to send gifts to Sophie Shankses around the country. Said Bank Manager Frank K. Galloway: "Santa Claus is a reputable citizen who wants to do nice...
After the myriad other minor points involved in the drive--including the changing of its name from the "Combined Charities Drive" to the "Harvard Charities and Service Fund Drive" in order to make it more palatable to students who had objected last year to the Council getting a cut from a "charities" campaign--the Council, approved the nomination of Jerome P. Gavin '50 as chairman of the fall drive and George J. Feeney '50 as treasurer...
...CRIMSON interview, the 29-year-old scientist had harsh words for the "hysterical and erroneous stories" in the Boston press that front-paged his name for several days before he was given a public hearing. He said he appreciated the fact that the case was turned over to a "responsible Congress...
Senator Homer Ferguson (R.Mich.) added the hearing was "an investigation of Dr. Edelman." Chairman Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D.Wy.) said. "You were merely asked here because your name had been mentioned...
...court or committee ever questioned me." Edelman said "I never knew my name was on FBI files until the Boston Post got it. They smeared it over the front page before I had a chance for a hearing...