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...play by Graham Greene is a curiosity and a half. Called Carving a Statue, it stars Ralph Richardson, who is a single-minded whittler. To the exclusion of all else, he works in his studio on a massive statue of God. Well, not quite all else. He takes time out to seduce his son's girl friend. Then the family doctor has a go at the boy's next girl, who happens to be a deaf-mute. She runs off and is killed. Despite head-scratching reviews, the play is running strong. It will in all likelihood make...
WILLIE MAE WHITTLER...
West Ossipee (Mt. Whittler)--6-16, powder, poor to fair...
...front of a losing team he wins so often that he more than earns his salary (about $60,000, including income from endorsements)-and incidentally disproves Indiana Humorist Kin Hubbard's snide crack: "Knowin' all about baseball is just about as profitable as bein' a good whittler...
...steadily, became secretary of the company in 1937. As a vice president in 1940, he conducted negotiations with the British that resulted in Todd building two new shipyards to build 60 ships, which were the forerunners of the U.S.'s own World War II Liberty ships. A dedicated whittler in leisure moments, Haag gets away from ships by whittling model trains...