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Died. Lieut. Colonel (ret.) Charles Robert Morris, 67, deviser of the pellets-in-a-fishbowl process of drawing the first draft numbers; in Lebanon, N.J. He blindfolded Pellet-Picker Newton D. Baker in the first drawing of World War I, blindfolded Henry L. Stimson in World War II. History-minded, he used the same blindfold in both drawings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 16, 1942 | 11/16/1942 | See Source »

...given age. If a baby deviates from the biological schedule, Dr. Gesell claims that a doctor can tell that something is wrong. The tests take only ten to 20 minutes, can be easily mastered by all doctors. They require such simple equipment as colored rings, a rattle, blocks, a pellet and bottle, a bell, a string, paper and crayon, etc. A few examples of normal behavior at key ages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: What's the Baby's D. Q.? | 8/25/1941 | See Source »

Keyes momentarily pursued Barsscs down the base-line between second and first, but suddenly wheeled and rifled the ball in to Regan at home plate. The throw was perfect to the plate, although it might have come a little sooner, but as Beinstein came sliding from third, the pellet popped out of Regan's glove and the winning Penn run had scored...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WINNING RUNS TRICKLE IN ON ERRORS AS NINE DIVIDES PAIR | 5/5/1941 | See Source »

Spreyer's number was extracted from the 295th blue pellet fished out of the bowl in Washington, it was learned yesterday. Since he is a student he receives deferment until July, when he probably will be called into active service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DRAFT-CALLED SPREYER GETS VARSITY BID | 10/31/1940 | See Source »

Straining Annie was Mayor Tripp's hen. She laid no eggs for 364 days, nearly set a record. But with one more day to go, Straining Annie produced a canary-sized pellet, was retired to the dinner table, to see how far she would go there. After a flood, Mayor Tripp found a school of young salmon stranded in a haystack. They were perfectly happy because they had never known any other life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Taleteller | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

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