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...trial in Moscow last week, accused in the Soviet Prosecutor's scathing phrase of "producing 2,000,000 imaginary pencils," were the Soviet executives of the famed Sacco & Vanzetti Pencil Factory...
...Cracked down on the wood-cased lead pencil industry. The Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against Lead Pencil Assn. Inc., President William A. McDermid and 13 member companies which account for more than 90% of U. S. production, charged them with price fixing, unlawfully restricting, monopolizing and eliminating competition after a 1935-36 price...
...test previously unmeasured intangibles on which Progressives set great store, he invented ingenious new tests, using observation of pupils as well as pencil and paper quizzes. Results: Progressive pupils scored higher than those in traditional schools in knowledge of current affairs and people, honesty, cooperation, leadership, ability in creative, writing and art, critical thinking, breadth of interests. Traditional school pupils knew more about rules of health, Progressive pupils were huskier and healthier...
...than their own for the first time, many of them local bigwigs, herded through a mile and a half of roped runways, saw spools do a Maypole dance as they braided a dun cotton cover on wire, a spark tester ring a buzzer when it found flaws in insulation, pencil- size copper wire drawn through a diamond slot to hair thickness at 120 m.p.h. Most interesting sight to reporters: Far from being distracted, proud workers spruced up more than usual, speeded production, decreased waste...
...party and saw her future husband, Adman J. Addison Robb Jr. "He had a little black mustache and shook up the cocktails. He was just my idea of a city slicker." When, after 18 months, Publisher Patterson suddenly promoted her to society editor, she simply carried her notebook and pencil to debutante parties and night clubs, asked friendly photographers to point out important faces...