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...Dunnes-Miles, Grant and Vincent -moved in on Minneapolis industry in 1934. Of the three, Vincent is the blazingest ball of fire. Born in Minnesota's agricultural country, he streaked into the woods at an early age to be a lumberjack, joined the I.W.W. and became an ardent Wobbly revolutionist. In Minneapolis he signed up with the Communist Party...
...second China war began and Mr. Matsuoka was made Cabinet advisory councilor in Prince Fumimaro Konoye's first Premiership. In March 1939 he again made one of his sudden resignations en route to better things, and reappeared in July 1940 as Foreign Minister. As an ardent expansionist and strong supporter of the Prince's plan for totalitarian one-party rule, he was Prince Konoye's choice...
Last week Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art began showing 15 of Britain's documentary war films to small though ardent daily audiences. Intended to convey specific wartime advice entertainingly to the home population, they deal with such subjects as the dangers of gossip, the activities of the Home Guard, how the R.A.F. keeps its score of downed Nazi planes, etc. They are on view in Manhattan strictly as examples of cinema...
...married sisters who live in Baltimore throughly disapprove of Brother Douglas' goings-on and are ardent all-out-Aiders...
...also denies that Belle Starr (originally Myra Belle Shirley) committed any worse crimes than larceny and mischievous arson. She loved horses and firearms and handled them admirably, was a constant consort of outlaws, but apparently never killed anyone herself. Not even her most ardent admirers called her handsome...