Word: rumored
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been in his sister's autobiography in which she wrote that she felt a "great responsibility for him." Last week Gracie Hall Roosevelt suddenly found himself paraded across the front pages in the U. S. This was surprising enough but the reason was more so. It was a rumor that he had invited Henry Ford to lunch at the White House. Two days later, even more astonishingly, the rumor was confirmed. Said Henry Ford in Sudbury, Mass.. where he was inspecting his collection of antiques: "I want to give the President a chance to look at somebody...
...heirs had no lien on the script, and it started on its travels all over again. With Hemingway's representative, Captain Rollin Dart-who had met Hemingway in Spain while an officer in the Loyalist Army-in charge of the script, it was wanted by the Theatre Guild, rumored sold to Gilbert Miller, to Jock Whitney. No rumor held water long. Last week, it was officially announced that The Fifth Column had been sold to Joseph Losey. The terms: $1,000 advance royalty, production by October 15. Losey, 29, is the husband of Dressmaker-Author Elizabeth Hawes (Fashion...
...rumor about Harvard's lack of enthusiasm received a setback from the recent Crimson poll which showed six-sevenths of those undergraduates who answered the questions engaged in some form of college activity, with only four of them regretting their action. Moreover, such a vote is an extraordinary vindication of the House plan, which has interested almost seven hundred people to take part in the various House activities...
...Rumor has it that Charles Cary '39 of Senior House is planning to bicycle from Boston to Buffalo after his final examinations in June. There is a possibility that this optimistic lad will be accompanied by his roommate, Charles H. Ladd...
...Franklin Roosevelt replied to this proposal was not disclosed, but grapevine rumor reported him as dubious of its practicality. He was also reported to have asked that no wages be cut by the roads. When George Harrison and fellows emerged from the White House after two hours all he would say was: "We presented the joint views of railroad labor and management. . . . The next move is up to the President." With many a major road ready to totter at any moment, it seemed unlikely that Franklin Roosevelt would delay more than a few days...