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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals last week warned U. S. citizens to be careful in their dog buying. Smart, shorthaired, clip-eared brown dogs if not purchased at reputable pet shops, may turn into long-haired, white dogs when taken home. Dogs with becoming black spots may lose them in their first bath. A. S. P. C. A. officials advised dog owners to report all curious happenings at once. Such dogs are probably stolen pets, victims of an organized body of dog racketeers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Dog Racket | 12/15/1930 | See Source »

...Last week this scarlet diplomat, wearing a black taffeta gown, drew about her shoulders a soft chinchilla wrap upon which blazed the Soviet Order of the Red Star, stepped into a Royal Coach. The equipage was that of Gustaf V, King of the Swedes. At a merry clip Comrade Kollontay whirled through the streets of Stockholm, alighted at the Palace, tripped in and handed to gangling, venerable King Gustaf her credentials as Soviet Minister to Sweden. Before and after her appointment as Minister to Mex ico, she was Minister to Norway. She rates as one of the keenest, most beguiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Scarlet Diplomat | 11/10/1930 | See Source »

...straight rushing from somewhere around midfield to the Green 20-yard line or thereabouts. Fourth down, about a yard to go, Booth elected to throw a very sorry looking pass over the goal line. Now Crowley had been making at least three (and usually more) yards at a clip throughout the advance, and there is very little reason to think that he would have failed this time. It might have turned out a little differently had the Elis made this first down while they were really rolling. As it was Dartmouth took the ball and soon found its bearings; Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/3/1930 | See Source »

Slily observed the New York Times: "Many will be inclined to clip his daily articles and write on the margin, as they too often do in books borrowed from the public library: 'How true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Oracle | 7/14/1930 | See Source »

...that has represented Harvard all season. The new infield has worked out to perfection and the outfield with the addition of Lupien is a hard-hitting trio. Lupien has finally come around after a rather shaky start and he has been hitting in the last two games at a clip that approaches his terrific pace of last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REORGANIZED NINE WILL FACE BROWN | 5/21/1930 | See Source »

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