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...prodigy of versatility and popularity was the late Fenton Benedict Turck-doctor, scientist, esthete. The variety among his close friends mirrored the variety of his interests-Railroader Leonor Fresnel Loree (see p. 45), Anthropologist Sir Arthur Keith, Physicist Albert Abraham Michelson, Sculptor Lorado Taft, Entomologist Leland Ossian Howard, Politician Sir Robert Laird Borden, Immunologist Theobald Smith. As doctor he was an internist, with digestive disorders his specialty. Last week, at the behest of Manhattan's August Holland Society, friends of the late Fenton Benedict Turck gathered to honor the posthumous publication of a book by him-Action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Turck's Cytost | 2/6/1933 | See Source »

...left halfback is Jimmy Hitchcock, baldish, small, fast, whom Auburn publicists like to compare with famed Red Grange. Quarterback "Ripper" Williams is a clever arrogant field general. The Tigers have a chinless end, David ("Gump") Ariail, who may make the All-American, a stuttering sophomore end named Bennie Fenton. So far this season. Auburn has made 255 points to its opponent's 34. Last week Auburn emerged from a close shave-14-to-7- against Georgia with a claim to its first Southern Conference Championship that will probably be substantiated by the Auburn-South Carolina game this week. Navy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Nov. 28, 1932 | 11/28/1932 | See Source »

...Honest Man from Tasmania" was appointed Acting Treasurer. It is no secret that during Mr. Scullin's enforced absence of four months to attend the Imperial Conference at London in 1930, the real Premier of Australia was Mr. Lyons. Together he and the nominal Acting Premier, James Edward Fenton, did what they could to curb such prodigal States as New South Wales. They inspired public confidence to the extent that Treasurer Lyons was able to float a $104,000,000 conversion loan without which the Dominion Government might have had to default...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Best Day's Work | 12/28/1931 | See Source »

Ousted Mr. Lyons and his friend Mr. Fenton dramatically broke with Premier Scullin, quit his Labor Party and rushed off to achieve remarkable success in winning supporters from Australia's old guard conservative politicians for what they christened the "United Australia Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Best Day's Work | 12/28/1931 | See Source »

...Peter Hinkle (William Challee), a youth without a brain in his head, wants to become a dentist, gets a part in a film to pay his way to New York. President Phil Mashkin (Gregory Ratoff) of the Paragon Pictures Corp., seeking a way to get rid of Star Mabel Fenton (Hazel Dawn), hits upon the idea of making Peter Hinkle a star. On his way to New York Peter is pounced upon, rushed into new clothes, given a new name ("Buddy" for democracy, "Windsor" for aristocracy), and a long, lucrative contract. A kind-hearted press-agent (Jeanne Greene) gets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Other Plays in Manhattan | 11/2/1931 | See Source »

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