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...hourly flights over it, could see no trace of Ethiopian troops. Still no attack was made, for in the centre of small Aksum stands a little crenelated stone church, holiest in the empire. There Ethiopia's earliest kings are buried. In it was supposed to lie the true Ark of the Covenant. Before such a Christian shrine Italy dared risk no accident that could be used to breed atrocity stories throughout the Christian world. Day after the official annexation of Aduwa, holy Aksum surrendered without a shot being fired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE FRONT: Between Rounds | 10/21/1935 | See Source »

...present generation these characters wear no halo. As a matter of fact, many girls and boys of today have never heard of them. They may have Bibles, presented by fond grandmothers, but they do not read them. Most of them have heard of Noah, or, at least, of his ark, and some are vaguely aware of the fact that Moses was 'holy,' but with these two their knowledge ceases." Typical Rolfe "songs": "Methuselah" Methuselah's biography is characterized by brevity. He holds the all-time record for extraordinary longevity. "Elijah the Tishbite" Elijah, the Tishbite, Couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Songs by Pa | 10/7/1935 | See Source »

...Winant chairman for a six-year term. Appointed to a four-year term on the Social Security Board was Second Assistant Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Almeyer, 44, studious, Wisconsin-born statistician and social scientist. For a two year term the President picked Vincent Morgan Miles, 48, Fort Smith, Ark. lawyer, onetime member of the Democratic National Committee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Security & Labor Men | 9/2/1935 | See Source »

...Springs, Ark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 26, 1935 | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

Fort Smith, Ark. College Coolies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 26, 1935 | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

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