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Robert Warren Morrison, Mahomet, Illinois--Mahomet Community High School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 243 Freshmen From Everywhere Win Scholarships | 9/23/1938 | See Source »

...Nott Jr. was about to deliver his charge to the jury in an assault case, when he noticed that Juror No. 7 was missing. After a whispered colloquy with a court clerk he announced. "Juror No. 7 is absent under rather peculiar circumstances." Juror No. 7, a Miss Vivian Morrison, 52, was being convicted in another Manhattan court of using a slug instead of a nickel in a subway turnstile. Judge Nott declared a mistrial. Approximate cost to the State of the subway slug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Californians | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

Mournfully replied Minister of Agriculture William Shepherd Morrison, a protege of Earl Baldwin: "The Ottawa Empire agreements do not permit such a course. The situation may greatly improve if there is rain in the next two weeks." All churches in the diocese of Bristol were ordered to offer prayers for rain. Within 48 hours heavy rains doused almost the whole of the British Isles, the drought was called "definitely broken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Parliament's Week: May 23, 1938 | 5/23/1938 | See Source »

Over 200 Universities submitted two stories for the contest. The Harvard judges were Messrs. Kempton, Baker, and Morrison. The Harvard contest was conducted by the Advocate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Short Story Contest Is Won By Yarding's Fiction Entry | 5/18/1938 | See Source »

...being the only close relative, blood or by marriage, to be named after Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie had only one child, Margaret, who married Roswell Miller, civil engineer. They have three daughters, one son, Roswell III. Only other close Carnegie kin still alive are two grandnephews, Carter and Thomas Morrison Carnegie Jr.. sons of Andrew's late brother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 2, 1938 | 5/2/1938 | See Source »

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