Word: boons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unruly Afghanistan and behind its King Nadir Khan looms Soviet Russia. In the past year raids, riots, savage bloodletting and civil disturbance have burst forth alarmingly in the North-West Frontier territory. Therefore last week it was "raised to the status of a Governor's Province"-this British boon being conferred upon the dazzled natives with a show of might and riches calculated to arouse wholehearted fear and admiration for the British...
...declaring that he defends no particular technique. The little book was written to teach the fundamentals of practical skiing, and, in the way that Mr. Proctor describes the various styles, it is clear that he is a master-hand at all of them. His book should come as a boon to all ski-runners who still think that they have room for improvement...
While lower commodity prices have been a boon to Hershey, they have also been a boon to chocolate-eaters. The Hershey bar has been getting fatter. In 1929 the 5¢ almond bar weighed 1 oz., in 1930 1¼ oz., lately 1? oz. The 10¢ milk bar which was 2 oz. in 1929 has been fattened to 4 oz. This largess was no attempt to ballyhoo. In 1909 Hershey Corp. advertised in newspapers and on billboards. That was the only advertising it has ever done...
Indigent, remote and preacherless churches have been promised a boon in the talking cinema. Year ago the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education got up a cinema service, performed by Presbyterian leaders (TIME, Jan. 26). For commercial purposes last week RCA Photophone Inc. dangled enticing names before U. S. congregations, releasing a nonsectarian. 25-min. evening church service. To a Manhattan studio preview went local churchmen, there to see & hear: Dr. Daniel Alfred ("Dan") Poling, famed Dry crusader, kinetic leader of U. S. youth, editor-in-chief of The Christian Herald; Dr. Charles Rosenbury Erdman of Princeton's First Presbyterian...
...Calumet's presidency after protesting against the deal, its consummation seemed certain. But not until last week were the two directorates able to come to terms. The merger will be effected by an exchange of stock on a ratio which, at prices prior to the announcement, was a boon to Calumet's shareholders. They will receive 3¼ shares of Phelps Dodge for one of Calumet, also a special $2.50 dividend. July 1 prices were $15¼ for Phelps, $35¼ for Calumet. After taking in Calumet's $84,000,000 assets Phelps Dodge will...