Word: whitehurst
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Home Ties. In Huntsville, Tex., Convict Levurt Whitehurst, who had escaped from a state prison home, checked back in, explaining, "I went to see my grandma." The Book. In Brooklyn, Joseph Attilio, who made the mistake of denting the fender of a car belonging to Patrolman Edward Baldini, was charged with 1) driving without a license, 2) having improper plates, 3) leaving the scene of an accident, 4) dangerous driving...
...Vera Conard, president of the Women's Club of America, called on U.S. women to crusade for a woman President of the U.S. Among her nominations: the Duchess of Windsor, Clare Boothe Luce, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Replied Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, former president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs: "Women voters would not support a woman. . . . Women don't like to see other women get ahead...
...Pulitzer for Whitehurst...
...weekly radio feature on WJAS, Harold Cohen, local drama critic, commented that ex-Copydesk Assistant Whitehurst of the Palm Beach Post-Times undoubtedly told the truth about New Year's Eve in his city and in most other American cities; and, instead of being fired, he should have had his salary doubled, and should be recommended for a Pulitzer prize...
Next day, the Post-Times ran a sober front-page apology, added that "naturally, Mr. Whitehurst does not continue to work here...