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...told his wife they were through living in tents; he had decided to build a two-room cottage where he could rest his 280 pounds during the long winter night and draw in comfort. Also, he had sampled civilization's delights and now wanted to sit by a stove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reindeer Man | 11/25/1946 | See Source »

Most artists are fussy about their paints, but few go to such lengths as Berlin-born Karl Zerbe. His pictures, which hang in 21 U.S. museums, are painted in colors mixed with hot beeswax over a stove, and afterwards cooked into the canvas with an electric heater. The Greeks had a word for it: encaustic. The Egyptians and Greeks liked encaustic for its permanency, used it for murals and mummy portraits. But since the 10th Century few painters had bothered with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Picture Cooker | 11/11/1946 | See Source »

Members of the winning boat included: stroke, Cunningham; 7, Chanley; 6, Stove; 5, Knaplund; 4, Clark, 3, Davis; 2, Cox; how, Cochran; and cox, King...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cunningham Oarsmen Win Tournament Race | 11/8/1946 | See Source »

Yesterday's winning boats were: in the fifth, Stroke, Cunningham; 7, Chanley; 6, Stove; 5, Knaplund; 4, Clark; 3, Davis; 2, Cox; bow, Cochran, and cox, King; and in the fourth: Stroke, Stuart; 7, Ober; 6, Felt, 5, Luby; 4, Winslow; 3, Bartlett; 2, McCollester; bow, Morgan, and cox, Petite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Oarsmen Compete for Fall Championship as Season Nears End | 11/6/1946 | See Source »

McAfee, also a member of the 1942 squad, is a left-handed passing wingback, and Wizbicki, a substitute before the war, is a much improved ball player. This group is bolstered by Stove Conroy, last year's signal-caller; John Comer, an excellent forward passer and newcomer to the Cross; Gene DeFillippe, another passer who is also the Crusaders' number one place-kicker; and Walt Sheridan, highly touted Freshman triple threat who may be sufficiently healed to make his seasonal debut on Saturday...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/24/1946 | See Source »

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