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Word: augusts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...truce simply provided that the two armies "cease all military action on August 11 at midday, local time." According to official Red Army communiques from the scene, this left a Japanese force extending 650 feet into what Russia considers Soviet soil and a Soviet force extending at a different point 980 feet into what Japan considers Manchukuoan soil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Truce | 8/22/1938 | See Source »

...changes of linen. The army bought foodstuffs at such a rate that private German grocers reported they could not get many staples. A luxury which disappeared almost at once was seltzer water, in great demand by the army to quench officers' thirst in the heat of August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Million Mobilized | 8/22/1938 | See Source »

...dark hints that the New Deal had gagged Boake Carter, whose crusty comments have had a decidedly agin-the-government tang. But General Foods President Colby M. Chester is stanchly anti-New Deal. Last week, when it was announced that Boake Carter would say his last General Foods cheerio August 26, the rumors grew louder. Official reason for failure to renew the contract: The change from Daylight Saving Time would bring the broadcasts to western radios at 4:30 p. m., too early an hour for most listeners, and better time is not available on any nationwide network...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Cheerio | 8/22/1938 | See Source »

...seven days beginning Saturday, August 13. All times are EDST. All programs subject to change without notice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Programs Previewed: Aug. 15, 1938 | 8/15/1938 | See Source »

...Time: August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARKETS: Mr. Chocolate | 8/15/1938 | See Source »

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