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Adolph Oettinger Goodwin, 42, Baptist, is a onetime newsman (Raleigh, N. C. Times), onetime adman (Critchfield & Co., William H. Rankin Co., MacManus, Inc.). With $250,000 capital he formed Goodwin Corp. His scheme is to build up a consumer market hy getting church people to sell products on commission. The church-going salesladies get 2% "remuneration"' which they "may" turn over to their church-a technicality to sidestep restraint-of-trade statistics. Wrappers or sales slips establish proof of sale. The manufacturer whose product is thus sold agrees to spend at least 3% of the additional volume of sales...
After deep study I find that Yale's Rankin' players will attempt to drop enough Nikkles in the slot to register a Blue victory, but the Curtins will fall and the esteemed Caseymen will win by the score of 12-7. Game will be close, but Casey will get to the Root of the matter. I repeat, a 12-7 victory for Harvard...
...will have adapted themselves to the strain of University competition, and that the men who are unused to Reg Root's coaching will by that time be fully adapted to the ways of their new teacher. And as a final and tremendously important factor, it is essential that Bernie Rankin and Joe Johnson, big ends who are new at that job this year, will have come around under Charley Comerford's teaching until they are thoroughly used to the change...
...only letter wingman returning. With single bucking a feature of the new attack, moreover, it was absolutely necessary that Root find ends who could smash a tackle or wing back single-handed and at the same time be sufficiently fast. That is why he made his two changes, Rankin from halfback, and later when Tom Wilson, last year's Freshman star was hurt, the conversion of Johnson from his center job. How successful the Eli machine will prove will depend a lot on the work on the flanks...
...were married, and when fathers and bread winners lost their employment ... it was the salary of the old maid in thousands of homes that kept them going." Next evening in the ballroom was a "famous firsts" dinner in honor of feminine leaders. Principal guest was Montana's Jeannette Rankin, first' woman member of the U. S. House of Representatives, the lady who cried "No!" and burst into tears when called upon to vote for War. At the speakers' table sat Mary Anderson, onetime immigrant girl and garment worker whom President Wilson appointed first Woman's Bureau...