Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 15, No. 07
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The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus ?:;tT..'Ka«^«;-«c<tfji.v^, THE NOTRE DAME I i ALUMNUS ^^^e haol **rt^ rli-ih ^p^ x;-^ 'v^^Mt:, ^^^ U. N. D. Night April 19 BROWNSON HALL April. 1937 No. 7 Pronounced Alma-naris SUPERCARBONATED CUaXoA. Notre Dame Alumni enjoy good living. In their own homes, se cluded from the roar and rush of business or profession, they appreciate the delights of fine food and true refreshment. Almanaris Supercarbonated Water adds an extra sparkle to an evening at home, as it does to the conviviality of the club or the gayety of the smart crowds in America's leading hotels. Have you tried it? When in South Bend, get togeth er with your memories (and Ahncmaris) at the Hoifmann Hotel. THE HOFFMANN HOTEL JACOB HOFFMANN. PRESIDENT The magazine is published from October to June inclusive by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame. Indiana. The subscription price is 32.00 a yeai : the price of single copies is 25 cents. The annual alumni dues of $5.00 include a year's subscription to THE ALUMNUS. Entered as second-class matter January 1. 1923, at the post oflice at Notre Dame. Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ^K. m /f£ WAS RUSM/NG TO HER,„W//£lif FA^G/ "m ...A sioW'Ourf REX BEACH well-known author Read REX BEACH'S thrilling True Story of the man who is living on ''Borrowed Time'' bigger and BIGGER H^Stillin g leaped into his car—'20 and the worst part —25—30—35—40'readthespeedometer. is that you don't It was nine-thirty at night. There was no know it's there until time to spare. 'Faster! Faster!" And then BANG! And then it —without warning—BANG! A blow-out! may be too late. *' The ear leaped out of control like a trildeal—juat mieeed a telephone pole. The car leaped out of control like a wild It's a fact that engineers are doing every of safe drivers who feel that tires which cat—swerved to the left—just missed thing in their power to make driving protect people from the dangers of high crashing headlong into a telephone pole! safe. But it seems to me that as far as tires speed blow-outs are a vital form of life Escaped By Inches are concerned, the greatest single con insurance. Remember, you can buy these tribution has been from Goodrich en life-saving Silvertowns at Goodrich Sil Yes, Constable Stilling, of Philadelphia, gineers. They have developed a real blow vertown Stores and Goodrich dealers came within an inch of never reaching out protection called the Golden Ply, everywhere. his home. But Lady Luck smiled that found only in Goodrich Silvertown Tires. night—and the extent of his injury was It is a layer of special rubber and full- £A^ d-iC^ a wrenched shoulder. Some miracle had saved him. 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