Word: successful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...gained a great deal of this world's goods, has a more-than-comfortable income ($54,329), three houses-in Manhattan, Florida and Wading River, Long Island-among which he gravitates with his handsome blonde wife (the Lippmanns have no children). Even by the standards of U. S. success, Walter Lippmann does not lead an underprivileged life. Mornings he writes (can turn out in his illegible longhand a smooth, 1,200-word column in two hours). Afternoons he rides, fishes, plays golf (fairly), tennis (better), or referees a polo game for his Long Island friends...
Sandy Calder is spectacularly lucky. At golf for example, he has five times made holes in one, once with his opening shot in a tournament at Great Barrington, Mass, before a gallery of 300. Sandy Calder's luck is not limited to golf-he has made a huge success out of everything he has touched. Fourth of six brothers, he was born in New York City 51 years ago. At 25 he went to work as a salesman in the wood pulp & paper firm of Perkins-Goodwin Co. where his older brother Lou already had a job. Three years...
...educational romanticist Hutchins of Chicago University predicted that the national scholarships would be unsuccessful. Unfortunately the theorist did not take into consideration the practicality of the scientist, for the gradual introduction and extension of the plan have insured its success. President Conant felt that the idea provided a chance, well worth society's while to offer, for a few individuals of exceptional character and ability who lacked financial means to develop their intellect in a great university such as Harvard...
International broadcasting of classroom lectures will be continued by the University this fall because of the success of the experimental classroom broadcasts undertaken during the spring, officials have announced...
...sharp-faced, kinetic, onetime merchandising counsel, Dave Smart joined with William Hobart Weintraub (now Esquire's co-publisher) to provide the clothing industry with a trade journal, Apparel Arts, first issued in 1931. This slick imitation of FORTUNE'S format had so ready a success that Dave Smart dared to establish Esquire ("The Magazine for Men") in the depths of 1933 depression. Its hefty size, he-man articles, sexy cartoons and drawings of flashy men's fashions immediately found it a public favor never achieved by less flamboyant aspirants such as Vanity Fair. Despite its 50? price...