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...dirt-floored shack on Half Moon Mountain, in New York's rugged little Ramapos, Gilbert Pitt lived for 81 years. He spent a big chunk of that time warding off social contacts and modern conveniences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: 55 Minutes from Broadway | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

Having served under him in the U.S. Navy I am willing to bet that the other 500 men of the former crew of the U.S.S. Pitt will vouch that they have never known of any one person who used adjectives more dramatically or profusely than Lieut. Commander Goodrich, no matter whether he was instructing, explaining, praising or more especially reprimanding with super-adjectival expletives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 28, 1947 | 4/28/1947 | See Source »

...ends Harlow has a wealth of candidates, with his three most regular starters, Wally Flynn, John Fiorentino, and Walt Coulson, all returning. Only Howie Houston is likely to retain his job at tackle, but he will have able assistance from big John Gorcynski, former Pitt star, who was here this year but ineligible under the transfer rules. At the guards it will be Emil Drvaric, Nick Rodis, Jim Feinberg, and Bob Drennan battling it out again, while Chuck Glynn is slated for the center slot unless Dewey, who will almost certainly not be at tackle next year in any case...

Author: By J. ANTHONY Lewis, | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/27/1946 | See Source »

...lighten the burden of such Empire-building philoprogenitiveness as the Naylors', William Pitt 150 years ago suggested that Parliament contribute to the support of large poor families. Nothing was done about it until 1942, when Sir William Beveridge's "Womb to Tomb" plan prodded a census-minded government to action. In 1945, a month before the Labor Party came to power, the family allowance plan became...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Almost Too Good to Be True | 10/7/1946 | See Source »

...impressive aggregations were Kirkland and Leverett. The Deacons, under Pete Igo, Watertown High School coach, were already undertaking a razzle-dazzle lateral passing attack which got off to a ragged start but may bear future watching, while the Bunnies continued to stress fundamental blocking and running plays under former Pitt player Wilbur Newstetter...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: House Gridders Begin Practice on Offenses For Opening Contests | 10/4/1946 | See Source »

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