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...drop in beer sales is surprising. Ever since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, with "our victuals much spent, especially our beer," beer has been one of the staples of U.S. life. Revolutionary War soldiers got a daily ration; George Washington had his own small home brewery at Mount Vernon. To the sun-baked fisherman, the lawn-mowing suburbanite, the baseball fan, beer has always been the symbol of inexpensive relaxation. This week, as July ushered in the height of the beer-drinking season, Americans were pouring upwards of 100 million bottles...
...Mount Vernon...
...made no attempt to hide his Revolutionary sympathies, ostentatiously refused to lift his hat when the royal carriage passed. But he worked hard. Back home again after two years in London, Peale quickly made a reputation with wealthy Philadelphians and prosperous Southern planters, including Colonel George Washington of Mount Vernon, whom Peale first painted...
...pool in the I.A.B., meanwhile, was dedicated, Harvard's first rugby team took the field, and a Crimson mile relay team of V. L. Hennessey '30, F. E. Cummings '30, Vernon Munroe '31, and E. E. Record '32 set a Triangular Meet record of 3:20.6. Also in the record-setting class, cyclists A. T. Gray '30 and K. G. Pender '30 pedalled from the Lampoon to New York in something just over 24 hours to establish another record--of sorts...
...BEHRNS, M.D. Mount Vernon, Wash...