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...almost ready to be delivered of a child. On hand were her father, Prince Nicholas of Greece, her mother, a sister. To represent the father's family there was only Husband George. Sometime past midnight Home Secretary Sir John Simon arrived, to do his official duty as watchman for the cautious British Government...
...Franchot Tone for sailors, San Miguel Island, 35 miles off Santa Barbara, for Pitcairn Island and a $15,000 barge with $50,000 worth of equipment for the Bounty. As unfortunate as her predecessor, the cinema Bounty last month broke a towrope, drifted out to sea with a watchman on board, remained lost for three days...
...previously defeated, explained his part in what was essentially the most colorless championship match in a decade: "I knew in the seventh that I had him. ... I took his Sunday punch and it didn't hurt me. Say, I guess that Bowl jinx still holds good." His night-watchman father, his mother, his four brothers had witnessed his victory. His wife, onetime telephone operator and mother of three, stayed fearfully at home, listening to the radio account of the fight. Champion Braddock dashed off to a Manhattan hotel to meet her, plan what to do with...
Burly, whimsical Author Christopher Morley was appointed Honorary Night Watchman of the Columbia University Press. Salary: 2 ? per year. Said Watchman Morley: "It will certainly be a lot easier than Al Smith's job as Honorary Night Superintendent of the Central Park...
Variously. Six of the Morro Castle's twelve lifeboats reached shore. In the first five to take off were 92 of the crew, six passengers. Among the crew fatalities were 18%; among passengers, 29%. A night-watchman declared that he led 50 passengers to the promenade deck, but two boats loaded with the crew would not wait for them...