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...Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough and widow of the duke, who took control of the family fortunes "with her usual energy . . . self-satisfaction . . . omnicompetence and exasperation." Declaring "I mortally hate abuses or money foolishly thrown away," Sarah reigned over her descendants from the cradle to maturity for two full generations. Her letters bubble with energetic, dogmatic advice, orders and maxims, particularly when the young scions are studying on the Continent: "All the French women are cheats"; "It is better to go without . . . civilities than to pay too dear for them"; "Dancing gives men a good air and fencing should...
...Kansas City's Hotel Muehlebach, a herd of 756 Brangus cattle and 1,240 acres of good Missouri farm land owned by the late professional Gladhander Dale (How to Win Friends and Influence People) Carnegie were auctioned off on orders of his widow Dorothy, brought in some $319,000 to the estate...
...reorganize Alleghany for three years. Only two days after Young's death, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Young's planned revamping, and Alleghany common has risen almost 15%. Last week the Superior Court of Rhode Island agreed that Mrs. Anita O'Keeffe Young, widow and sole heir, could exercise (as executor) her husband's options at $3.06¼ per share. Paper profit at its current value ($5.12 per share): $200,000 minus 25% capital gains...
...separated "columns" under captains. The men march in untidy ranks as much as 15 miles a day on the theory that standing still is perilous. There is no drill, no inspection, no radio communication, no headquarters. Four women march with the men: the wife of an imprisoned rebel, the widow of a rebel killed by cops, a girl once badly beaten by soldiers, a doctor's daughter. Dedicated to helping overthrow Batista, they cook, run messages, keep the force's slim records, guard its contributed funds and buy its food from Sierra village stores and peasants...
Died. Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, 79, daughter of Frederik VIII of Denmark, widow of Prince Carl (who turned down the Norwegian crown), mother-in-law of Norway's King Olaf V and Denmark's Prince Axel; in Stockholm...