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...years since he had left the old New York Telegram-Mail to become editor of Collier's. In those six years the magazine has lifted itself from a quagmire of near-despair to perform what is now one of the marvels of U. S. publishing, a thwacking comeback. The regeneration was essentially an editorial process, planned by Editorial Director Thomas Hambley Beck, executed by Editor Chenery...
...prevent overpopulation; her opponents will simply abolish competitive athletics and its dependent literature. Of course, there might be some difficulty in enforcement--"Freddie on the Football Field" would soon become as valuable as "Ulysses". In the same way a nation depopulated by war or famine could make a remarkable comeback by the importation of several footballs and a few stray authors. And as for the college students over emphasis may not be such a bad thing after...
...stocks. His wealth was estimated at $50,000,000. Surely his expenditures lent veracity to this figure. But after heavy losses in the stockmarket he lost control of Cosden & Co. which became Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp., was reported financially down & out. Three years later his friends financed a projected comeback. He moved from Manhattan to Fort Worth, energetically entered the oil industry through the new Cosden Oil Co. in which he had been given a half interest. In five states he obtained leases, built an organization. While friends gladly reported that Mr. Cosden had promised to "lay off the market...
...above statistics show Army's slight offensive margin over Harvard in Saturday's game which was enough to give the cadets victory. They also show Army's dominance in the first quarter, Harvard's complete supremacy in the second and third periods, and then the cadets final period offensive comeback...
...according to W.H. Melish '31, president of the club, is to study Socialism as it exists at the present time. He also stated that although the study of Socialism is taken up in University courses that the society aims to hold forums with some of the professors as a comeback, in a friendly manner...