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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...salesmen did not have too much success selling his column in the newspaper offices they solicited. In the past 60 days, however, as the Johnson bombardment of the Administration has grown to Alcazar proportions, United Feature salesmen have been able to add 13 papers to the General's string. This does not remotely approach the more than 500 papers for O. O. McIntyre, but it brings Hugh Johnson about $25,000 a year...
...first time in a number of years Coach Carr has competitors for every position, and not one competitor but many. In a first squad of 40 men, there aren't ten who aren't capable of becoming first string in any college league. Of course, anyone will tell you that American soccer is in a bad way, so neglected by the schools that now it may Lake three or four years really to develop a college player. And there's no doubt that Coach Carr has got a job on his hands to bring his men to their beat...
Russell is the first string center, and as the only veteran on the center squad, his loss will be keenly felt. To help plug the gap, Dick Harlow has decided to move versatile Cliff Wilson to the trigger position from his post at guard. Although Rick Hedblom, Dan Cheever and Bill Coleman have developed fast his fall, they are not sufficiently seasoned to start a Varsity game. A bad case of nerves usually accompanies a debut into Varsity competition and is often costly. At the center post it is usually fatal...
...people, grows more food and manufactures more products than any other in Canada is fabulous Ontario-chiefly famed abroad for the Dionne Quintuplets. It is exactly 1,000 miles long by 1,050 miles wide-so big that the five States of New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota string the length of its southern border. Three years ago strapping, vigorous Ontario started taking the orders of a chubby, double-chinned, deep-dimpled, dynamic man she calls "Mitch." Two years ago he left her suddenly for Florida, announcing "I will retire from public life! There is no chance...
...Wingfield was appointed to succeed him. He declined the job. Unlike John Mackay, George Hearst, William S. O'Brien, who also made fortunes in Nevada. George Wingfield did not emigrate to another State. Presently he owned twelve banks, a chain of gambling halls, many mines, a string of race horses and two Reno hotels, the Riverside and Golden. Potent in State politics, he became popular by his generosity in grubstaking ranchers and prospectors. He was known as "King George...