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...Thorpe was born in a one-room log cabin near Prague, Okla. Jim's Indian mother-his father was half Irish-gave him the Sac and Fox tribal name Wa-Tho-Huck, meaning Bright Path. He was a muscular (5 ft. 11½ in., 185 Ibs.) youngster of 19 when he caught the eye of Football Coach Glenn ("Pop") Warner at the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian school. Pop Warner made Jim Thorpe into a football player, and Jim Thorpe made Pop's Carlisle Indians famous. One of Jim's biggest football thrills: "Running back two straight kickoffs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Greatest Athlete | 4/6/1953 | See Source »

Oogie Oogie Wa Wa (Debbie Reynolds; M-G-M). According to Tin Pan Alley linguists, the title is Eskimo for "I want a mama." A fast-tempo piece of foolishness, well sung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Pop Records, Feb. 11, 1952 | 2/11/1952 | See Source »

Born Great. The reason is that Selfridge's was founded by H. Gordon Selfridge, who wa's born in Ripon, Wis., in 1857, made enough money in Chicago retailing (he was a partner of Marshall Field) to retire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: Deal for Selfridge's | 7/16/1951 | See Source »

Advertising Results. In Louisville, Robert Perry asked $1,525 damages from the Moskins Credit Clothing store: $25 for meals eaten out, plus $1,500 for temporary loss of his wife, who left him after misinterpreting a postcard sales-stunt which read, "Please call WA 1492 and ask for Carolyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 19, 1951 | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

...said -'Gate' during my concerts I want you to come out and sing Stormy Weather..... 'Oh Gawd' -that kid almost turned 'my colour (as they spell it 'over thar').... He said -'Mee sing with your band?... I said 'Er'wa -'Yea Man' -Now 'tare out over there in the corner and warm your pipes up so's they'll be fine and mellow when I call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Music Is Music | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

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