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...they gave him two keys, and wished him well. Eagerly he went to the church, found that the keys did not fit, was shocked to learn that the Seventh Day Adventist congregation within did not know that their church had been sold. Parson Frazer took to his bed with chagrin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: $22.50 Down | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

...been planned along these lines: the Loyalists were to be persuaded to quit, the Rebel Generalissimo was to be recognized and then, it was hoped, he could be persuaded to jilt Germany and Italy, who had helped him so well to win his war. But, to the democracies' chagrin, the Generalissimo suddenly got the sulks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN SPAIN: Favors | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...delivery man who stopped in front of President Conant's house to deliver a birthday cake to Mrs. Conant returned to find his wagon missing. He gave vent to considerable chagrin and profanity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POLICE REMOVE 4 CARS FROM QUINCY ST. PARKING BERTHS | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...disillusioned freshmen, who were under the impression that the athletic department would "take care" of their promissory notes, discovered to their chagrin that they were expected to use the $48 a month they received from the university...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Homestretch | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

...since dutifully married to a good, dull wife. Determined that his five children shall have the things he missed-a decent allowance and tolerant understanding-he successfully conceals his shock when they get drunk, when his oldest son confesses to having a mistress. With heroic effort he swallows his chagrin when his favorite daughter goes off to Hollywood, returns pregnant but unmarried. But when two of his children confess they are Reds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Flexible Father | 9/12/1938 | See Source »

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