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...time he had seen her since she returned to the U. S. in 1921 with Mr. Krenn. Although Brother John is not thought to have aided his sister to a great extent, the reconciliation is said to be such that soon she may pay a visit to the Rockefeller Patriarch at Pocantico Hills. Chicago imagines that when she does, Mr. Krenn will not accompany her. For much as the Rockefellers respect his untiring devotion, and his confidence that she "will again be the richest woman in Chicago," they have had small respect for the business advice he gave the Dowager...
...William Sparks, industrial patriarch of Jackson, Mich. ("Sparton" radios, auto horns, refrigerators) went happily forth to the presentation and opening ceremonies of a 600-acre public park-complete with lake, golf course, club house, cascade lighting-his gift to the City of Jackson...
Humbler Venetians passed the U. S. building by, rushed to see what was on view this year in the German Gallery. Two years ago the German nudes exhibited were so very specific that Pietro Cardinal La Fontaine, Patriarch of Venice, forbade the devout to enter the unhallowed spot...
...addition to Patriarch Charles N. Teetor, Lothair and Ralph are important in the company, vice presidents. In the old frame house Charles uses what used to be the parlor, Lothair the dining room, Ralph the kitchen...
...Miss Schmerler. A graduate student of ethnology, she had gone to live on the White River Reservation to study for her thesis. Brought to trial Prisoner Seymour had firm backing from his tribe. His bewildered 19-year-old wife, mother of two, testified in his behalf. An old patriarch called "R-14" (Indian agents can not figure out how his name should be Anglicized) donated $1,500 to hire a defense lawyer...