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unusual facts about Merrill–Crowe process


Merrill–Crowe process

The basic process was discovered and patented by Charles Washington Merrill around 1900, and later refined by Thomas B. Crowe, working for the Merrill Company.


105th Cavalry Regiment

Organized and Federally recognized 15 November 1949 with Headquarters at Merrill.

Alice Barrows

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Dana Barrows and Marion Merrill, Alice graduated from Vassar College with an A.B. During 1901–03, she was employed as an English teacher at the Packer Collegiate Institute, then she taught English at the Ethical School in New York City from 1903–04.

All Pro Dad

Launched in 1997 by Mark Merrill with the help of Tony Dungy, former head coach of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, All Pro Dad is built on a football theme and features more than 50 NFL players, coaches and alumni who speak out on the importance of being a good father.

B. D. Hyman

Under the stage name B.D. Merrill, she played a minor role as the next door neighbor's daughter in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), in which her mother co-starred with Joan Crawford.

Bernard Hoffman

:Dropped via parachute behind enemy lines in the Burmese jungle in 1943, Hoffman brought back the story of the trapped battalion of Merrill's Marauders.

Bertha Merrill Holt

After World War II Bertha and Clary Holt moved to Burlington, North Carolina, and raised three children, a daughter, Harriet, and two sons, Merrill and Jefferson Holt.

Blue Sky with a White Sun

The most famous unit was Merrill's Marauders (officially named the "5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)"), which adopted the "Blue Sky with a White Sun" as part of its badge.

Bobbs-Merrill Company

In 1949, Bobbs-Merrill commissioned artist Evelyn Copelman to illustrate a new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, reprinted as The Wizard of Oz and The New Wizard of Oz.

Carol Merrill

Merrill is mentioned by name in lyrics of the song "Door Number Three", written by Steve Goodman and Jimmy Buffett, and featured on Buffett's 1974 album A1A as well as on Goodman's 1975 album Jessie's Jig and Other Favorites.

This allowed Merrill to gain wider recognition than other game show models of the time, and her celebrity status has led to many guest appearances on talk shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America, and Geraldo.

Charles E. Merrill, Jr.

As if anticipating his two older siblings would survive him, James Merrill dedicated his 1985 collection of poems Late Settings "for my sister Doris and my brother Charles." (His 1957 novel The Seraglio, widely read as a portrait of Charles E. Merrill's womanizing ways, was dedicated to the poet's ten nephews and nieces.) James Merrill shared with his brother a lifelong love of opera, an experience he wrote about in his 1993 memoir, A Different Person.

The Merrill Trust donated the money used to endow Merrill College at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1968.

Charles Merrill

Charles E. Merrill (1885–1956), American philanthropist, stockbroker and co-founder of Merrill Lynch & Company

Cleveland, Taylor County, Wisconsin

In 1903 the Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway built its line up the west side of the town, generally running a little west of the present Highway 73.

Composers' Publishing Company

The Composers' Publishing Company was a Tin Pan Alley music publishing company incorporated in New York in 1904 by directors Alfred Baldwin Sloane, Irvin M. Hellig, and A. Merrill.

Dallas Principles

The authors of the Dallas Principles are Juan Ahonen-Jover, Ken Ahonen-Jover, John Bare, Jarrett Barrios, Dana Beyer, Jeffrey H. Campagna, Mandy Carter, Michael Coe, Jimmy Creech, Allison Duncan, Michael Guest, Joanne Herman, Donald Hitchcock, Lane Hudson, Charles Merrill, Dixon Osburn, Lisa Polyak, Barbra Casbar Siperstein, Pam Spaulding, Andy Szekeres, Lisa Turner, Jon Winkleman, and Paul Yandura.

Donald Regan

Michael Moore gives brief focus to this incident in his documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, who then proceeds to insinuate that Reagan was merely chosen a frontman (or "sheriff") for the real power behind the throne, among them Regan, who at the time was the Chairman of Merrill Lynch and whom Reagan appointed as Treasury Secretary and then Chief of Staff.

First Franklin Financial Corp.

(One of the co-founders of the company was Bill Dallas, who served as its Chairman, CEO and Chairman Emeritus until 2003, and who subsequently bought OwnIt Mortgage Solutions, which was 20% owned by Merrill Lynch. OwnIt filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2006.)

Fons Trompenaars

In 1989 together with Charles Hampden-Turner he founded and directed the consultancy firm Centre for International Business Studies, working for such companies as BP, Philips, IBM, Heineken, AMD, Mars, Motorola, General Motors, Merrill Lynch, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, ABN AMRO, ING, PepsiCo, Honeywell.

Frank Merrill

Frank Dow Merrill (December 4, 1903 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts – December 11, 1955 in Fernandina Beach, Florida) is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), in the Burma Campaign of World War II.

Herbert M. Allison

After leaving Merrill Lynch in mid-1999, he served as National Finance Chair for U.S. Senator John McCain's first Presidential Campaign.

Holly Merrill Raschein

Holly Merrill Raschein (born December 16, 1980) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 120th District, which includes Monroe County and southern Miami-Dade County, since 2012.

Hugh Merrill

Within his first year, Merrill flunked out and ended up in Washington D.C., working in the offices of Alabama senator John Sparkman.

Jeffrey Skinner

In 2002 Skinner served as Poet-in-Residence at the James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut.

John Leo Blair

Several letters and notes exist in company archives, including a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, a few from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and others from Charles Merrill of Merrill & Lynch, Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson (one of Blair's very close friends) and others to support this entry.

John O. Merrill

Oak Ridge – Merrill was in charge of developing the secret research campus at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

John P. Merrill

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about John Merrill, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 20+ works in 30+ publications in 3 languages and 400+ library holdings .

Kirby Wilbur

In 1999 Wilbur co-authored, with Floyd Brown, Say the Right Thing: Talk Radio's Favorite Conservative Quotes, Notes and Gloats, which was published by Merrill Press.

Laurence Tosi

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Tosi held a number of senior positions at Merrill Lynch & Co. including chief operating officer of Merrill's trading and investment banking division.

Merrill Bradshaw

Merrill Bradshaw (18 June 1929 in Lyman, Wyoming – 12 July 2000 in St. George, Utah) was an American composer and professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) where he was the John R. Halliday Professor of music.

Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II

The Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Index (H0A0) is a commonly used benchmark index for high yield corporate bonds.

Merrill, Iowa

In 2007, the city hired Drake University public relations seniors to research and develop strategies to attract new residents.

Muriel K. Rand

Muriel Kappenberg Rand (born Muriel Louise Kappenberg; 1959-) is an author for Merrill-Pearson Education and NAEYC as well as professor at New Jersey City University.

New England Forest Rally

The 1999 event saw 1984 World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist drive the late Carl Merrill's Ford Escort Cosworth to victory over 83 National and Divisional teams.

Nuss Lake

Within 5 miles of the shores of Nuss Lake, the locally called Poe Valley, are the cities of Bonanza, Merrill, Malin, Dorris and Tulelake, as well as the unincorporated communities of: Altamont, Olene and Langell Valley.

Orrington, Maine

Edward A. Pierce, Wall St. banker, one of founders of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith, Inc., now Merrill Lynch

Paper Walls

Leanna Brand (contractor), Emme Lehmann, Vili Lehmann, Amy Fogerson, Nicholas Harper, Casey Rae Hands, Zoë Merrill, Daniel O'Brien, Antonella Quintana, Ann Marie Rizzo, Bobbi Page, Edie Lehmann, Helene Quintana

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Previous winners of prizes include Delanie Jenkins, Clayton Merrill, and George Anastasios Magalios.

Reform school

In the United States, the most well-known facilities meeting the general criteria for being colloquially labelled "reform schools" include the Lincoln Hills School near Merrill, Wisconsin (mentioned in episodes of the once-popular TV series Picket Fences) and the Preston School of Industry in Ione, California.

Rhoda Truax

Joseph Lister, Father of Modern Surgery, Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis and New York, 1944

Robert Merrill Lee

General Robert Merrill Lee CBE (April 13, 1909 – June 29, 2003) was the air deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, with the responsibility of assisting SACEUR in developing, training and employing NATO combat forces for the defense of allied Europe.

Stephen Mason Merrill

Stephen Mason Merrill (16 September 1825 in Mount Pleasant, Ohio – 12 November 1905 in Keyport, New York) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.

Weinbrenner Shoe Company

It was established in 1892 and the headquarters are located in Merrill, Wisconsin.

Wien Air Alaska

Ira B. Harkey Jr., Noel Wien - Pioneer Alaska Bush Pilot, and discussions in 2005 with Merrill and Richard Wien, sons of the founder.

World Trade Center site

The tower was a collaboration between Studio Daniel Libeskind and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect David Childs.


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