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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The F. B. I. produced a copy of its G-Men's oath, signed by Leon Turrou. Excerpt: ". . . The strictly confidential character of any and all information secured by me in connection directly or indirectly with my work ... is fully understood by me, and neither during my tenure of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Snoop, Look & Listen | 7/4/1938 | See Source »

The Danish Count's reaction was not surprising. In marrying Barbara Hutton, he married not only a rich chain store heiress but a character created and promulgated by modern U. S. journalism. If he had not realized it, millions of U. S. newspaper readers had. To them, Babs is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Kids | 7/4/1938 | See Source »

In his graphic art as in his best painting, Gauguin accomplished most after he had broken with his family, settled in. the South Seas. Using only the most primitive materials-"any wood I can get hold of," he wrote, "and no press"-he turned out woodcuts that sometimes seem more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Gauguin Prints | 6/27/1938 | See Source »

To persistent criticism about his program generally, and austere Sunday broadcasts in particular, Sir John's answer has been: "So long as I am the director-general there will be no change in the character of Sunday programs. . . . The B.B.C. has never attempted to give the public what it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Imperial's Scot | 6/27/1938 | See Source »

At its best, Brighton Rock, a psychological gangster novel, creates an atmosphere as sinister as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; at its worst it is melodrama with coincidental cracks through which a cat could be thrown with ease. Laid against a background of Brighton Beach, London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ascetic Killer | 6/27/1938 | See Source »

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