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...Point class of 1915, Ike was speedily marked down as an expert training officer, a fact which cost him his chance for combat duty in World War I. When Eisenhower, years later, suddenly emerged into national prominence, there was some tendency among civilians to regard him as a dashing unknown who had popped up with a brilliant staff performance on army maneuvers. It was not that simple. Through the peacetime interlude Eisenhower had worked hard at home and abroad-most notably as MacArthur's technical adviser in the Philippines. He had kept his eye on his number, acquired...
...most vital and outstanding personality on the Brattle stage. Because of a tendency to recite her lines in rather a sing-song fashion, she loses much of their meaning and the chance to capitalize on many potential laughs. Of the supporting cast, Richard Hart in the role of the Unknown Gentleman, gives a very satisfactory performance. As the season progresses, a great deal can be expected from Lee Nugent, Allan Tower and Kathryn Cameron, all of whom showed promise last evening. Robert Perry, in the role of His Excellency added a professional touch to the evening's proceedings...
...with You." Then came the open break. To the platform marched a Mrs. Alfred Taylor of Austin, a political unknown even among county delegates. The booing subsided. She shouted: "You've been given two opportunities to show your loyalty to the Democratic Party. I call for a bolt. All who are for Roosevelt follow me across the hall." A railroad union lobbyist grabbed up a picture of Roosevelt, and the march was on. As the convention organist played God Be with You Till We Meet Again, some 300 delegates traipsed off to the House chamber...
...most daring of sports he was one of the most daring. But he was virtually unknown in the U.S. Even his family had not heard of him for years. All they knew for certain last week was that Alfred John Klein, perhaps the mightiest lion killer of modern times, had died in his home near Nairobi, British East Africa...
...cheap legal side stepping" in the Montgomery Ward case, and said "palace guarders that surround the President have their hearts set on taking over heavy industry in this country." Morse's Democratic opposition in the November finals will be Edgar W. Smith, a Portland insurance man and political unknown. Oregon in November will also choose a Senator to fill four years of the late Charles McNary's term. Guy Cordon, interim Senator since McNary's death, got through a tough GOPrimary last week, seems likely to give twice-beaten Democratic Willis Mahoney a third defeat...