Word: aug
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sounding of one string upon the harp of God! . . ." At this plea for moderation, the Methodist delegates laughed and applauded. They also applauded a resounding denunciation of "the forces of inebriety" and a reference to the projected reunion of North- ern, Southern and Protestant Methodist churches (TIME, Aug. 26). This the Columbus Conference made its first order of business. Despite objections from liberals against segregating Negroes in a separate Methodist conference, the unification plan was ratified, 470-10-83. Hailed by some Methodists as nothing less than "dramatic," this merger now awaits the approval of Southerners and Methodist Protestants during...
Died. Milo Reno, 70, tireless, belligerent Iowa farm strike leader, head of the National Farmers' Holiday Association (TIME, Aug. 29, 1932 et seq.); of a heart attack following influenza and pneumonia; in Excelsior Springs...
...attack began on Aug. 3, 1918 at Neufchateau, France, when Dr. Gushing was laid low by a "malady which I regarded as the Spanish flu-three days' grippe-or what you will. ... I had suddenly aged and our driver had to help me upstairs-teeth chattering and done in. ... I did not know what was coming...
Letters. Pulitzer novel of the year was Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis (TIME, Aug. 26), a long, humorous, color ful account of pioneer days in Oregon, where Author Davis was born 40 years ago. Harold Davis was the first winner of the Harper Novel Prize ($7,500) to cash in on a Pulitzer award ($1,000) as well...
...Mosque of Omar. The orthodox extremist Rabbi Moses Blau asked the Government to keep Arab villagers out of Jerusalem on that day, was told that the Government could not interfere in the religious affairs of the Arabs. Said the Rabbi: "That is the same reply I received on Aug. 23, 1929, just one hour before the big massacre of Jews began" (TIME, Sept...