Word: sheridan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...will was admitted to probate in the county court by Judge Michael S. Sheridan after being contested by distant relatives of the late journalist's widow upon the traditional grounds that Mrs. Nieman was "not of sound mind and had not sufficient mentality to make a will", and that "undue influence upon her was exercised by persons or person unknown". Although the wielder of this influence was already spoken of as "unknown", the will-breakers were specific in exonnerating the President and Fellows of any attempt to obtain from the dying Mrs. Nieman the totally unexpected and apparently illogical gift...
...County Court in allowing the will and refusing to find evidences of influence or unfitness on the part of the testatrix, it seems probable that the University will receive between 30% and 40% of the estate, that is, between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. Judge Sheridan said in part: "There is a vicious notion prevalent that any will not acceptable to the testator's next of kin may be broken in the courts upon very frivolous grounds". Since in the great majority of cases the superior court upholds the decision of the lower, the University would seem...
...following are the first appointments: Henry A. Burgess, Weld 24, Shapidan High School, Sheridan Wy., William C. Coleman, Hollis 28, Kent School, Eccleston, Md.; John L. Donnell, Matthews 8, Webster Grove High School, Webster Grove, Md.; Vinton Freedley, Mower A-31, St. Paul's School, New York City; Frederick Holdsworth, Jr., Holworthy 2, Milton Academy, Brookline...
...Junior Varsity lineup: g, Gray, Riocken; r.f., Gosline, Morrisson; l.f., Sheridan; r.h., Witkin; c.h. Whitney, O'Conner; l.h., L. Burbank, White, r.o., Rabenold, Fraley; r.f, Sachs, Alexandre; c. Carter, Whittemore; l.f., Grandin; l.o., Sinnott, g., Warink...
...team: g., Briggs; rf., Gosline; lf., Sheridan; rh., O'Connor; lh., L. Burbank; ro., Parsons; ri., Witkin; c., Whittemore; li., Arrowsmith, Grandin; lo., Rabenold...