Word: perfects
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...bachelor, had confessed to them his secret marriage and the existence of a son. Piece de resistance of the Morris claim was a bust of John Wendel executed in bronze by one Julian Bowes. Sculptor Bowes said that the science of dynamic symmetry had enabled him to reconstruct a perfect three-dimensional likeness of his subject from two old photographs. To the vast amusement of the audience and embarrassment of the Court, it was demonstrated that the bust's spectacles, mustache and derby were Removable. Attorneys for Claimant Morris saw a striking likeness between their client and the Wendel...
...Perfect Marriage (by Arthur Goodrich; William Caryl, producer). At a cottage in Auvergne, Bernard Catalan, an aged French playwright, and his wife are about to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. So notably harmonious has this marriage been that the President of the Republic and the Academy send felicitations. The old folks coo and hold hands. Whereupon appears Louise Morel (Fay Bainter), the playwright's secretary in his earlier days. Off go the wigs and greasepainted wrinkles as Mile Morel begins to tell her story of how Mme Catalan once had a weak moment with an actor and M. Morel once...
...testing laboratory designed to standardize and perfect modern ventilating equipment has been established at the Engineering School, it was announced yesterday by H. E. Clifford '89, Dean of the School. The project was undertaken because of the increasing importance of mechanical air and temperature control in modern building construction, where in many cases the traditional windows and ventilators have been abandoned in favor of mechanical ventilation. In addition to this practical application, it is also believed that the new investigations will lead to improvements in fans or blowers used in power plants and industrial processes, and the perfection of propellers...
...elder Morgan, notoriously hostile to cameramen. Duff hid behind a ventilator. Jack Price, as decoy, waited until Banker Morgan, pacing the deck, came alongside the ventilator. Then he leaped into Morgan's path, focussing his camera. Irate Banker Morgan brandished his cane, while Confederate Duff, unseen, sniped a perfect shot, later shared with Price...
...erstwhile flame of hers, lately suspected of having forsworn his wild ways and turned Quaker. Sure enough, he has. He will not even defend himself when angry Jinny sets de Grammont on him to provoke him into a fight. But, lightweight that he may be. de Grammont is a perfect gentleman, sees that Jinny really loves Colpoys still. When the troopers surround them the Frenchman makes good the others' escape, saves his skin by great presence of mind and highly ingenious lying, lives to get a grateful letter from Jinny, now Mrs. Colpoys, on her way to the Quaker...