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Nothing very much happens to the Massines. Aunt Oneida suffers as her ancient bull terrier, Madame X, slowly dies, but Aunt Oneida soon has a new dog to fondle. Other Massines hang around their city apartments and summer home, chattering about the past, themselves and their dogs. The best of them, 33-year-old Edward, a kindly fellow of no particular occupation, startles the family by marrying an actress. This kind of thing is just what the Massines need, Novelist Stead implies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Brownstone Relics | 1/28/1952 | See Source »

...study and first awakened his interest in spiritualism. According to the spiritualists, King often attended two seances a week when he was in Britain, and communicated with other dead relatives, with his predecessor, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, with the late President Franklin Roosevelt, and even with Pat, his departed Irish terrier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hemisphere: King's Secret | 12/24/1951 | See Source »

Defensively, Weiland's team was not convincing in its first performance. Captain Dusty Burke and Bill Bliss, starting defensemen, constantly cleared in front of their own goal. Second string back-liners Jim O'Brien and Tony Patton were also poor in comparison with the Terrier defense, although Patton improved throughout the game. Goalie Nate Corning was mobbed throughout the first two periods because B.U. was able to keep the pressure on for long stretches of time. His performance was markedly eased in the last period...

Author: By Erik Amphitheatrof, | Title: BU Trips Hockey Team, 9-5, in Curtain Raiser | 12/18/1951 | See Source »

...Terrier Star...

Author: By George S. Abrams, | Title: Crimson Runners Favored Against Strong B.U. Team | 12/15/1951 | See Source »

Cliff Blair will be the man to watch in the field events. The Terrier star has been boomed as a possible world's 35 pound weight record breaker. Blair made several tosses in the past week close to the world's record, but probably won't round into form for a couple of more weeks. Blair will be backed by Irv Black and Jim Lang, both of whom have thrown over 50 feet...

Author: By George S. Abrams, | Title: Crimson Runners Favored Against Strong B.U. Team | 12/15/1951 | See Source »

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