When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur ( such as " Some Pig ") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

Near the end of Meet the Robinsons, Wilbur Robinson writes " C U LATER DAD " using the exhaust of his time machine.

Matthew Arnold praised it as " the best short poem in the language ", and the poet and critic Richard Wilbur has described it as " America's first flawless poem ".

* Fisk, Wilbur, Travels On The Continent Of Europe ; Viz., In England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, And The Netherlands, NY: Harper ’ s, 1838, 688 p.

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Wilbur Schwartz appeared in four movies between 1936 and 1962: Love And Sacrifice ( 1936 )?, Sun Valley Serenade ( 1941 ), Orchestra Wives ( 1942 ) and A Symposium On Popular Music ( 1962 ).

The crew was overseen by Wilbur L. Wallace, brother of Raymond L. Wallace.

Business manager Jay Wilbur was also involved.

After Wilbur admits that he was in the basement, Sandra feigns a headache and tells Wilbur and the others that they will have to go to the ball without her.

Lon Chaney, who was not working that day and who had previously played the Monster in Ghost of Frankenstein, took over the role of the Monster for that scene as well as the scene where the monster is throwing barrels and crates at Wilbur and Chick while they are trying to escape in a rowboat at the pier.

He was en route to England to conduct operational tests on the Franks flying suit developed by his colleague Wilbur Franks.

In 1861, after the paper was purchased by Wilbur F. Storey, the Times began espousing the Copperhead point of view in supporting Southern Democrats and denounced the policies of Abraham Lincoln.

The compound bow was first developed in 1966 by Holless Wilbur Allen in Missouri, and a US patent was granted in 1969.

The Honorable John L. McClellan was born on a farm near Sheridan that went on to become an American lawyer and one of the most powerful politicians in the D. C., along with fellow Arkansas U. S. Rep. Wilbur Mills ( who was the longest serving chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, and considered the most powerful person in the U. S. House and even D. C .).

McDaniel was a close advisor to Johnson and U. S. House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur D. Mills ( D-Arkansas ) in the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs which began in 1965, the year McDaniel died.

Located adjacent to the east side of Searcy, the city is the hometown of noted legislator Wilbur D. Mills, who was influential throughout the 1960s in the United States House of Representatives.

In 1930, a parcel of this farmland was deeded to Colonel Wilbur S. Corkran ( 1888 – 1962 ) for $ 100, 000.

The first discovery of gold in Idaho ( then Washington Territory ) was made by Elias D. Pierce and Wilbur F. Bassett on Orofino Creek ( Canal Gulch ) in October 1860, a mile ( 1. 6 km ) north of Pierce.

Milton Wright, father of Orville and Wilbur Wright, was also the presiding elder and pastor in Hartsville, IN.

* Wilbur Wright was born three miles south of Mooreland

Wilbur was born in New York City and grew up in North Caldwell, New Jersey.

Chanute was a mentor to Wilbur and Orville Wright and very influential in the early days of flight exploration.

The facility was located on Wilbur Avenue on the southeast border of Tipperary Hill.

It was named for Colonel Wilbur F. Steele.

The town was founded by the Wilbur Coal Mining Company in 1912 on lands formerly owned by Daniel Peterman and J. E. Johnson.

One place along the line, " Wild Goose Bill's Ranch ", run by Samuel Wilbur Condin, was assigned a post office by the Federal government.

After several failed attempts to incorporate in 1889, Wilbur was officially incorporated on August 11, 1890.

Wilbur was brought out of the hard times of the 1890s during a record wheat harvest in 1897 which brought over $ 1, 000, 000 to circulation in the town.

Wilbur reluctantly agrees to search the castle with Chick, and soon stumbles upon an underground passageway, complete with boat and dock.

For commercial whitewater rafting and kayaking on the Watauga River, the most popular Carter County " put-in " is immediately downstream of the TVA Wilbur Dam, and the most popular " take-out " is 2 to 2½ hours downstream ( depending upon the volume of the reservoir release and other factors ) at the Blackbottom riverside portion of the city linear trail park in Elizabethton.

In 2005, Wilbur was jailed for a child support arrearage based upon his imputed income.

Poiret may also have been influenced by observing the behavior of Mrs. Hart O. Berg upon the first aeroplane flight she took in October 1908 with Wilbur Wright, whereon she tied a rope around the bottom of her skirt to keep it from blowing up during the flight.

He makes a point of maintaining an emotional distance from the orphans, so that they can more easily make the transition into an adoptive family, but when it becomes clear that Homer is going to spend his entire childhood at the orphanage, Wilbur trains the orphan as an obstetrician and then comes to love him.

Ownership of the diner was explained to have been taken over by Judge Wilbur at this point, and it was renamed The Judge's Court Cafe.

The Indianapolis " 500 " of the late Forties and early Fifties was a very special event through the work of Hulman and Shaw, although Hulman was always sure to point out that it was Wilbur putting it all together.

Though the character never appeared again, it was revealed in the second season episode " The Phantomato Of The Opera " that Johnny survived, as Wilbur Finletter ( dressed in a 1970s-era Elvis jumpsuit ) infiltrated an Elvis Presley Impersonator Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, searching for Dr. Gangreen ( the whole episode concentrated on that plot point as other cast members searched other locations around the globe in their efforts to locate the angry scientist ).

At one point, a debate between Stevenson and Woo " exploded into a verbal brawl " when the former, 56, attempted to turn Republican Wilbur Woo, the father of 29-year-old Democrat Michael Woo, into the major issue of the campaign.

In a letter to Wilbur Wright on 3 July 1901, Chanute made a single reference to Whitehead, saying: " I have a letter from Carl E. Myers, the balloon maker, stating that a Mr. Whitehead has invented a light weight motor, and has engaged to build for Mr. Arnot of Elmira ' a motor of 10 I. H. P ....'"

" It was a day that should have never ended ," Risen quotes Wilbur as saying, for " it carried with it such a sense of excitement, of satisfaction and of jubilation that it is doubtful whether any other can come up to it.

In 2010, the district removed the warrior logo from the high school's sign, replacing it with a black-and-red seal featuring the letter W. The warrior image has been used less frequently since 1999 ; since then, residents have suggested to the school board that the mascot be changed to something representative of Lititz, such as " Wilbur Buds ," a well-known product of the local Wilbur Chocolate Company.

Charlotte has the idea of writing words in her web extolling Wilbur's excellence (" some pig ," " terrific ," " radiant ," and eventually " humble "), reasoning that if she can make Wilbur sufficiently famous, he will not be killed.

Wilbur Shaw's highly regarded autobiography, " Gentlemen, Start your Engines ," was published in 1955, and covers events through 1953.

Willmer " Little Ax " M. Broadnax, ( December 28, 1916 – 1994 ) also known as " Little Axe ," " Wilbur ," " Willie ," and " Wilmer ," was an African-American hard gospel quartet singer.

She called Wilbur " a wealthy banker who doesn't even live in Los Angeles, let alone our district ," and who " has put together a $ 300, 000 bankroll from his associates and from borrowers of his bank to finance a totally immoral and untruthful campaign against me.