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Word: unsprung (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1933-1933
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...Curtis' gifts to hospitals, music institutions, schools and charities were incalculably large. To a friend who was discussing his philanthropies with him not long ago Publisher Curtis remarked cryp- tically: "When I die my friends will be surprised at the size of my fortune." That surprise remained unsprung last week when the Curtis will was filed. His personal estate and his income from his pub- lications he left to his daughter, Mrs. Bok. His stock in the publishing companies (presumed to be controlling interest) he left in care of seven trustees including Mrs. Bok, her sons Gary & Curtis. John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Success Story | 6/19/1933 | See Source »

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