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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Ziegfeld's 70 "glorified" girls to Pittsburgh to have a try out in that city before the Follies opened their show in New York. It is perfectly proper and within Mr. Ziegfeld's rights for him to use any means of transportation for his company he may select. However, I would like to make clear to those who read your article that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has as ample means in New York City to care for Mr. Ziegfeld's company of players with facility, ease and comfort and to land them in Pittsburgh...
...school superintendents then persuaded President Hoover to request all the 48 Governors to have their school superintendents select a boy and girl "of at least grammar school age and mentally adapted to the test," send them to Washington. All except Washington's Governor Roland H. Hartley complied. Governor Hartley said: "One of America's alarming problems is the mounting cost of public education. . . . The thought of adding to the unbearable burden by the addition of talking movies ... is inconceivable. . . . Innovations already introduced have undermined the quality of education . . . amply proved the policy of spoon feeding...
...biscuits, Shredded Wheat, gingerbread goodies, peanut butter, zwieback, macaroni, pretzels. Its assets come to $138,000,000 of which $38,000.000 is working capital. Last year it earned $22,800,000, most of which was paid out in dividends to about 23.000 shareholders. It is one of those select companies which are in the First National-G. F. Baker group...
...said there was no need for a universal system since 90% of U. S. bridge players already used the Culbertson system. Further, he offered to play, either with his wife as partner or with any partner of Lenz's choice, Expert Lenz and any partner Expert Lenz might select, 200 rubbers of contract bridge, bet $5,000 to $1,000 that he and his partner would win. Said Expert Culbertson: ''I do not deny this merger . . . might work out a fairly acceptable system for people who never played bridge before. Each has had a great deal...
...open will be published tomorrow; additions to these lists by petition will be permitted up until 6 o'clock Tuesday evening, May 26. On Wednesday, May 27, ballots will be distributed by mail to the voters, members of the Classes of 1932 and 1933. Each class will, as usual, select only its own representatives...