Word: parsons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Adam Barfood was as sturdy as his name. Son of a Holstein village carpenter, he grew up to be as rugged as his father, and, hoping there was something significant in his parentage, determined to be a parson. But he was so interested in people and such a good mixer he had a hard time passing his examinations. No parson of doubtful sex, when he got married it was to a girl with fire...
...song. Across the street from the church were two grievous eyesores: a Church of England edifice placarded with snappy ads for religion, and the Garden of Eden dance hall. Of the two, the Garden of Eden was slightly more offensive to the Catholic priest. Father Malachy, meeting the Anglican parson on the street and becoming involved in theological argument, became so annoyed that he promised to perform a miracle: he would cause the Garden of Eden to be transported wherever the Anglican parson wished, at precisely 11:30 the following night. Next evening they met; the parson chose Bass Rock...
...Napoleon's library, even to the three throne chairs. Looking down from the wall was a large portrait of the stern-mouthed Emperor. When in 1919 Mr. Woolworth was on his deathbed, he was pleased to know that there was a capable man to succeed him: Hubert Templeton Parson, with the company since 1892. And he would have been more pleased if he could have known that when Mr. Parson moved into the Napoleonic office he was going to take down the Emperor's picture, substitute one of the proud-eyed Founder...
President Parson, 58, fits well in the fancy office. He prides himself on keeping his desk clean, never appearing busy. He has taste. He likes the opera and dis likes tobacco. In both his $1,000,000 Long Branch, N. J. home and his $1,200,000 Paris residence are pipe-organs, tapestries. A link between Mr. Parson and the Founder is Charles Sumner Woolworth, 74, now chairman of the company his brother founded. He lives in Scranton, is seldom in Manhattan except for board meetings...
Under the management of Mr. Parson, Woolworth's stores and sales have in creased steadily. Yet the profit from the U. S. stores has dropped during the past four years, with net income being held at a fairly stable figure only by increased "income from securities owned," "interest received," and "undistributed earnings of subsidiaries." How the increased "in come from securities owned" has bolstered up the Woolworth net is shown in the table below...