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...income of which was to award two medals annually: one to the owner of the most important stamp collection of the year, the other to the author of the year's most important contribution to philatelic knowledge, both medals to be memorials to the late Charles E. Severn...
Unknown to the U. S. masses, Charles E. Severn was philatelically famous, for many years edited Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, oldest philatelic organ in the U. S, When it was announced last week that the two medals were to be Severn memorials so many stamp collectors rushed to subscribe that the committee announced that the original $3,000 endowment would be increased, foresaw 1,000 subscriptions...
...during the 1928 season; P. H. Watts '31, who stroked the Jayvee crew in the races against M. I. T., Cornell., and Yale last year; S. W. Swaim '31, who stroked the University eight against Tech and Cornell, and the Second University eight against Penn and Navy on the Severn last spring; and T. N. Perkins, Jr. '31, formerly of the 150-pound rowing staff...
...yacht with his crony, rich Philip Sassoon, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald with foreign ambassadors on the aircraft carrier Argus. Absent from race and show was Alford Joseph Williams, U. S. contestant, who had to withdraw because his racing plane would not leave the trial waters of the Severn River, Md. (TIME, Aug. 26). Around the diamond-shaped course the six planes raced. Monti and Cadringher were forced down. Atcherly, favorite, was disqualified for cutting a pylon. Sped the others - Waghorn at 328.63 m. p. h. for the course. That won. Italian dal Molin went 284.20 m. p. h.; Grieg...
...Mercury was used on the Severn barge last week for her first flying tests. Mrs. Williams was adjusting the parachute while mechanics were trying to start the plane's huge motor. Suddenly the plane slipped into the water. She was not damaged. But trials were postponed. Next day Lieutenant Williams taxied down the river. She made 110 m. p. h. and started to lift from the water. Another 100 ft. and she would have been in the air. That was a fact upon which he had calculated. But at that speed the twist of the motor forced one wing...