KLEPPER, Frank B., a Representative from Missouri; born in St. John, Putnam County, Mo., June 22, 1864; moved with his parents to Mirabile, Caldwell County, Mo., where he remained for ten…
HOCH, Homer, a Representative from Kansas; born in Marion, Marion County, Kans., July 4, 1879; attended the public schools and was graduated from Baker University, Baldwin, Kans., in 1902;…
(Encyclopedia) Jarvis Island, island, 1.7 sq mi (4.4 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands, just south of the equator and c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) S of Honolulu. Known to British and American…
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Eddie (Edward Gay Robinson), 1919–2007, African-American football coach, b. Jackson, La., grad. Leland College, Baker, La. (B.A., 1941), Univ. of Iowa (M.A., 1954). A college…
(Encyclopedia) Ohsumi, Yoshinori, 1945–, Japanese biologist, Ph.D. Univ. of Tokyo, 1974. He was a researcher at the Univ. of Tokyo from 1977 to 1996, when he joined the National Institute for Basic…
(Encyclopedia) Hemingway, Ernest, 1899–1961, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Oak Park, Ill. one of the great American writers of the 20th cent.
Hemingway's fiction usually focuses on…
ULLMAN, Albert Conrad, a Representative from Oregon; born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., March 9, 1914; attended the public schools in Snohomish, Wash; graduated from Whitman College,…
Senate Years of Service: 1963-1964Party: DemocratWALTERS, Herbert Sanford, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Leadvale, Jefferson County, Tenn., November 17, 1891; attended the public schools…
RAY, John Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., September 27, 1886; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Minnesota in…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanLOWRIE, Walter, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 10, 1784; immigrated to…
