William Ernest Walsh was an American professional and college football coach. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Stanford Cardinal, during which time he popularized the West Coast offense. After retiring from the 49ers, Walsh worked as a sports broadcaster for several years and then returned as head coach at Stanford for three seasons.

1931Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (died 1989)^[†]

Margot Zemach was an American illustrator of more than forty children's books, some of which she also wrote. Many were adaptations of folk tales from around the world, especially Yiddish and other Eastern European stories. She and her husband Harvey Fischtrom, writing as Harve Zemach, collaborated on several picture books including Duffy and the Devil for which she won the 1974 Caldecott Medal.

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1931Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (born 1848)^[†]

Henry Walters was noted as an art collector and philanthropist, a founder of the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, which he donated to the city in his 1931 will for the benefit of the public. From the late 19th century, Walters lived most of the time in New York City, where from 1903 on, he served on the executive committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was selected as second vice president in 1913, a position he held until his death.

Headlines from November 30, 1931

Peiping Hears Bandits Occupy Yingkow, in the Japanese Zone

Spain Proposes 'Two-Year Plan' for Land, Seizing Big Estates for Distribution; SEIZURE OF ESTATES PROPOSED IN SPAIN

Act to Create Neutral Zone

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