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...brilliant academic way to Edinburgh in 1927 and in this dingy grey and bleak seat of Scottish learning seduced a waitress by the name of Isabella Van Hess. Student Ratanji was then using the name "Gabriel Hakin," but on marrying his waitress he proceeded to become legally "Buck Ruxton." Soon, as Dr. Ruxton, he became a popular and prosperous gynecologist who delivered hundreds of well-to-do Lancaster mothers and had last week a fine snug house in Dalton Square...
...least as long as 85 years ago Westerners called Mexicans "greasers," according to Ruxton's Life Far West, "from their greasy appearance." The name stuck to the poorer class of Mexican, and in that sense TIME characterized Senator Bronson Cutting as "the faithful friend of the lowly 'greaser...
...articles about Elder Michaux and God. The Elder forbids smoking and drinking among his followers, enjoins fasting both as penance and as means of saving money for the Church of God and its charities. He accepts no salary, only a monthly offering. He has three automobiles, one an ancient Ruxton. His favorite observation: "I don't think God would like that." He also runs churches in Newport News and Baltimore. But for his biggest gatherings he needs large auditoriums or stadiums. Announcing all his programs as coming from "the banks of the Potomac," Elder Michaux sometimes conducts mammoth baptismal...
With so agile and active a head, New Era Motors seemed bound to have a dashing history. Some months after it was formed, it acquired the Ruxton patents for a front-wheel drive. Rights to manufacture Ruxtons were sold to Moon Motor Co. Also, William Crapo Durant sold to Moon rights to manufacture his American cotton picker, of which much has been said, not much seen. New Era Motors received 150,000 shares of Moon in the deal, soon decided to oust the old Moon management. This was done. In the struggle, aided by tales of the cotton picker, Moon...
...answer to this reflection upon their company, last week Moon stockholders voted down the seven old directors by enlarging the board membership to 15, adding eight new members who therefore have control. The new group is composed of the interests who recently sold Moon the Ruxton, front wheel drive. Unwilling to be ousted, the old officials protested, threatened legal action...