Word: widowers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...abused widow of a man who not only betrayed her but also infected her son Oswald, Mme Nazimova, now 56, manages to convey every shade of pride, courage and despair, by her trick of singing rather than speaking her lines, by the manifold gestures of her hands and even of her back. Her supporting cast-McKay Morris, Harry Ellerbe and pretty Ona Munson, fresh from musicomedy-seems to have caught fire itself from the sparks of her genius...
This lecture foundation, as pointed out be Dean Sperry, who introduced the speaker, was established in 1898 by the widow of William Belden Noble. The spirit of the foundation is based on the teachings of Phillips Brooks and the purpose is to arouse in young men an interest in the work of the ministry and the "joy of service for Christ and humanity." Each year to help accomplish this purpose men eminent in their field come to speak on subjects closely related to Christian theology and principles. Theodore Roosevelt '80, Wilfred Grenfell '10, and the Dean of St. Paul...
...Widow Leslie has long written a daily editorial for the News under her own name, and many a hoaxed reader sends Columnist Nancy Brown messages and gifts to hand to Editorial Writer Leslie. At 65 she is a small, plump person, shy, softspoken, white-haired. She belongs to the Unitarian Church, lives at No. 1224 Glynn Court, Detroit...
...Brown in Perry, Me. 65 years ago this week. She was graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1892, taught school in White River Junction, Vt., Rockville, Conn. and Mount Clemens, Mich. In 1904 she married James Edward Leslie, Pittsburgh dramatic critic. After her husband's death in 1917 childless Widow Leslie filled in for a few months as dramatic editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, then went to live with relatives in Michigan. Late in 1918 she appeared at the office of the Detroit News, asked...
...develop something similar, assigned her to his women's department. Eight months later, on April 19, 1919, her column appeared as an unsigned weekly feature. Her chatty advice on domestic problems caught on at once. Within three months the column, signed "Nancy Brown," was appearing every day. Widow Leslie tried to play down sex problems, but they soon bulked too large to ignore. A physician, a lawyer and a sociologist were hired as her consultants. Her column became famed for the authoritative manner and homey style in which she discussed life, death, morals, art, literature, music, business, religion, education...