People, Jun. 15, 1936

"Names make news." Last week these names made this news:

To commemorate the building where U. S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis began to practice law in 1878, the St. Louis Bar Association ordered a bronze plaque, scheduled elaborate unveiling ceremonies. Day before the unveiling someone peeked, found that the plaque read "Louis Dembitz Brandies." The plaque-maker worked overtime on his misspelling, had it correct for the ceremony.

As New York's Governor Herbert H. Lehman returned from watching his 18-year-old son Peter Gerald Lehman graduate from Deerfield (Mass.) Academy, U. S. Ambassador to...

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