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Walter Pach does not lack courage. The complacency of academic painters and museum directors has long been his special target. In 1928 he published his best known book Ananias, or the False Artist, in which he performed the not too difficult feat of denting the reputations of such painters as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Pach Back | 10/3/1932 | See Source »

Though only the first nine days of her life are known to history, Virginia Dare was last week given her 343rd birthday party. At Manteo*; (pop. 394) on Roanoke Island in the sound waters of North Carolina was dedicated a memorial gateway composed of two large pillars, one to Virginia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: First Child | 9/1/1930 | See Source »

First: How can a Christian oppose communism when Christ was a communist? He taught it and it was practiced in the Church; in fact to be a communist was the first essential to becoming a Christian, as is proven by the story of Ananias.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 21, 1930 | 7/21/1930 | See Source »

In 1921 Dr. Cook had appeared in Texas as head of a petroleum producers association. His economic theory: "A consolidation of bankrupt companies with dry wells would produce a solvent company with flowing wells." He bought up some 300 dry oil wells, claimed a capitalization of $380,000,000, sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Oilman Out | 3/17/1930 | See Source »

* Ananias and Sapphira, his wife, were struck dead for lying about the price of land which they had sold in order to give the proceeds to the Early Church.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Oilman Out | 3/17/1930 | See Source »

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