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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...internal operation of West Point, its traditions, its undergraduate customs, are difficult for a person unacquainted with the Academy to learn. Still, a few of these customs are broadcast knowledge: the new cadet's trial of three weeks in "beast barracks", his life as an underling plebe, the bursting of the cocoon when he enters Third Class and the dignity of a yearling; the indiscriminate dubbing of plebes as Mr. Ducrot, from a scandal whispered in Keetel's French Grammar; the two months' practical camp training during July and August, accompanied by a cry of "Yea, furlough!", with results curiously...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Prints Condensed History of "The Gray Towers on the Hudson"---Rank Created in 1794 | 10/20/1928 | See Source »

...bands. Joe Toya of the Boston Traveler will give through this station a word picture of the happenings before and after the game and during the half, whereas Ralph Gilroy, former Princeton star, will announce the details of the play. Thus through this station a running fire broadcast may be heard between...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIVE RADIO STATIONS WILL PICTURE TILT FOR LISTENERS | 10/20/1928 | See Source »

...Kirby cartoon of the G. O. P. saying "Tammany!" in the midst of its rogues' gallery has been broadcast as Democratic propaganda. Last week "Frank J. McKenna of Excelsior, Minn., and friends" paid $137.20 to insert it as an advertisement in the pro-Hoover Minneapolis Tribune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Potent Pictures | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

...Senator Moses, himself no scorner of cocktails, said he had received "plenty" of letters protesting about Worker Willebrandt. The arch-Democratic New York World turned, of course, from anger to glee and redoubled its editorial sniping at "Mabel" and "sectarianism." More serious was a cartoon published broadcast by the pro-Hoover Scripps-Howard newspaper chain, showing a church daubed with "Politix" and the G. O. P. spanking a naughty child. The caption was "Give this little girl a great big hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Worker Willebrandt | 10/8/1928 | See Source »

Cleveland readers were amazed. Whispers of the stamped envelope scandal were broadcast. The Plain Dealer's story was guarded, vague. What were the facts? Envelopemen assembled them, thus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Government Contract | 10/1/1928 | See Source »

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