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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Because of the lack of an adequate appropriation, there are now only seven paid probation employed in only seven out of 90-odd district courts throughout the country. These seven paid probation officers have proven their worth many times over. They are appointed by the district judges under whom they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 16, 1929 | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

Gambling. George Michael Cohan is an actor who, in the character of a hoary and vindictive gambler, by making improper proposals to a mercenary trollop, can cause middle-aged ladies to murmur happily with approval, although one would expect them to clap tippets to their ears.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Play in Manhattan: Sep. 9, 1929 | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

"The Arabs are a virile people, resourceful in character, indefatigable in purpose and imbued with a national spirit which, at times, partakes of fanaticism. To deal with such a situation, there must be an understanding, there must be some definite arrangement, some definite program."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Islam v. Israel | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

Before a dance hall operator in Illinois can get a license he must "establish that he is of good moral character. , . ."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dance Halls Surveyed | 9/2/1929 | See Source »

Character in a novel begins with the physical. Author Chapman has few physical descriptions, thus she has a hard job delineating character. Almost wholly she lets her people talk and describe themselves thereby; that far, at least, she succeeds with character. Indeed, her plots being fragile and her style under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tennessee Talk | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

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