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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the final term of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Ames is opened tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in Langdell Hall, three of the nation's outstanding judges will be seated to hear arguments of two law clubs in the conclusion of the annual Ames Competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Roberts to Judge Ames Competition | 1/17/1940 | See Source »

...strong, hard-riding Crimson polo team rode roughshed over Norwich University in the Commonwealth Armory Saturday evening to a one-sided 22 to 5 victory in the opener of their official season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MALLETMEN RIDE OVER HAPLESS NORWICH, 22-5 | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

Over a month ago, Wendell L. Willkie's $1,214,000,000 Commonwealth & Southern Corp. told the Securities and Exchange Commission it would like to do some financing with and for its subsidiary, the $275,000,000 Consumers Power Co. (TIME, Dec. 11). Since then businessmen and politicos have played volleyball with rumors about how SEC would handle Presidential-Prospect Willkie's application. Last week, criticizing Commonwealth & Southern for dilatory filing of its intentions and for pressure tactics, SEC handed down a decision which neatly forestalled accusations that it was bent on handcuffing business enterprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SECURITIES: Neat Decision | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

Died. Elizabeth Marion, Lady Bryce, 86, relict of Britain's Ambassador to the U. S. (1907-13) James Bryce (The American Commonwealth); in London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 8, 1940 | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...assurance of the unity of all peoples of the British Commonwealth is the certainty of final victory." Canadian troops went to Aldershot, famed British training station in Hampshire, for two months' polishing before crossing the channel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WESTERN THEATRE: Dominion Men | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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