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...striped trousers, buttonhole gardenia- Grover Aloysius Whalen, New York City's official greeter and onetime police commissioner, stepped out on a cinema set in Los Angeles. .So much did he resemble an extra actor made up for the play in progress that an assistant director gave him a push, bellowing: "Come on, get a move on!" When Mr. Whalen protested politely, the assistant director roared: "Don't gee fresh with me!" Grover Aloysius Whalen extricated himself from this embarrassing situation by producing his calling card...
...annual payroll of over $6.500.000. Redwood is a soft, workable wood much like cedar and cypress. It has no resin or pitch, burns slowly, hence is favored by homebuilders. It is hardy, will neither rot nor warp. In addition to sales to U. S. consumers, the new company will push exports, especially to tropical countries. For, unlike most lumber, redwood is not relished by white ants...
Their parents paid for the damage and incidental expenses: $2,000. Headmaster Peabody said he would push prosecution no further. But Harvard authorities planned to deal with the vandals, probably expel them. Said Vandal Merriman: "It is no use to say I am sorry. Sorry is not the word. Nothing can express it." Said Vandal Jenkins: "We were drunk at the time and as we became drunker we lost all sense of the seriousness of the things we were doing. I was not actuated by spite at Groton. . . . My record there was good...
...made for a charity gala at the Casino in Cannes. Strolling in late, Monsieur Adolph learned that 25 tickets for the charity raffle remained unsold, bought ail of them. Few hours later he learned he had won a building lot at a new Riviera resort now striving mightily to push itself. Lotteries, beauty contests, automobile raffles and all such on the Riviera are very often "fixed." Even smarter is the usual way of naming prizes. The prettiest girl or swankiest car gets the "Prize of Honor," No. 2 the "Grand Prize" and No. 3 the "First Prize"-thus making...
...Syosset, L. I., Robert Ruvinstein, 14, put on motor goggles and cap, stole an automobile. He had difficulty starting it, asked passersby for a push. He rode until tired, then slept. Apprehended, he explained that he had an aunt two years younger than himself who got all the attention in the family, that he wanted some excitement...