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...Years Afterward. Next month Henry Stimson will be 74; but any suggestion that he is in any way senile is completely refuted by those who know him, and drives ranking Army officers to profane denial. His daily program of physical activity would be strenuous for a man 25 years younger. In twelve months he has made eleven field inspections of the Army, but his activities in Washington are equally strenuous...
...hour of work before he goes to the office. He leaves the Munitions building usually around 4:30, never later than 5, goes home to Woodley-the $800,000 estate that he bought when he became Secretary of State in 1929. There the program until dinner is a strenuous hour of deck tennis, often followed by bowling, swimming and sometimes riding, at which as an old cavalryman he excels. Said one of the younger guests of this program: "Next morning when I tried to get out of bed I fell over myself, I was that sore...
...increase, may even decline. Girls of 18 were exhausted by the 600-yard run, although children of 6 took it in their stride. The physical efficiency of boys continues to rise after 13 but at a much slower rate than before. "An important biologic hint: during puberty, unnecessarily strenuous activities such as rigid drill . . . must be avoided...
...still commonly believed that this country is making a magnificent defense effort in accordance with a carefully conceived defense program. . . . However . . . the effort is not nearly strenuous enough and ... the program is not at all clear and well developed. Behind the talk of billions for defense lies the plain and simple fact that funds appropriated lag behind our needs for military materials, and that production lags behind the appropriations. It is urgent that we see more clearly . . . move more rapidly and decisively. . . ." > "It would seem clear that the way to defeat an enemy is to gain a superiority in arms...
...buckskin shorts and a permanent wave, Heroine Gifford, who is an agile five-foot-six, 121 lb., sound of wind and limb, undergoes some rather strenuous perils as Nyoka, daughter of Dr. Meredith, an emi ent physician consigned to darkest Africa by the nefarious activities of his twin brother. Off to Africa goes the twin upon learning that his brother is ministering to a native tribe with a storehouse full of diamonds. There he teams up with Slick Latimer to kill the good doctor and replace him. His true identity and devious intentions eventually reveal themselves to Nyoka, who, with...