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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In the Marion Restaurant in Newark. N. J. a reporter of the Amsterdam News (Harlem Negro weekly) recognized a waitress, Harriet Mercer, who last summer sailed for France to marry Prince Batoula of Senegal (TIME, July 10). She had not married the Prince. Reason: "international complications," including publication of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Nov. 6, 1939 | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

During one of those shortages of cash that seem to be chronic in the planned economy, Moscow sends Comrades Bul-janoff, Iranoff and Kopalski to Paris to sell confiscated jewels. Though at first they ask, "What would Comrade Lenin say?" about stopping at a swank hotel, the answer soon comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 6, 1939 | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

The Great Commandment (Cathedral Films), as sombre as a pogrom and sometimes as bloodcurdling, tells the story of a Jewish revolt against the Romans in 30 A.D. After treating the audience to a pretty thorough study of oppression at its Roman worst, the picture knuckles down to entertaining. Joel (wistful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 6, 1939 | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

But it takes the things of this world to make even a religious picture. From his father, James Friedrich inherited about $200,000. In Hollywood he got himself a job as an assistant rector, rented two rooms at Selznick International Studios and hung out a sign reading: Cathedral Films. Author...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 6, 1939 | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

"Flying," writes Wolfgang Langewiesche, "is now possible for any person of normal intelligence who is in good health and is financially able to eat regularly." It costs $275 or less to build up the flying time required for a private license.* Thanks to the light loads their large wings carry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Popular Flying | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

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