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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Addressed a State American Legion convention at Wichita on Labor Day. declared: "I believe we can do much by intelligent legislation to lessen the danger of being drawn into a war with which we have no real concern. But after all the Spirit of America must be our main reliance in staying out of war. . . . We must keep our heads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPULICANS: The Landon Week | 9/14/1936 | See Source »

China Development Corp. This concern sold its control to Belgian interests whom Chinese suspected of being secret agents for the Imperial Russian Government. In 1905 the Imperial Chinese Government bought back the concession for $6,750,000. At the time the Manchu Dynasty was overthrown by the Chinese Revolution of 1911, some 30 miles of the railway had been completed. In succeeding turbulent years parts of the line were built by fits & starts by Chinese groups to serve their local interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: British Gift | 9/14/1936 | See Source »

...Major concern of last year's convention in Cleveland was William Green's charge that A, F. of T. was riddled with Communism. Major concern of last week's 500 delegates was William Green's charge that Miner John L. Lewis' Committee for Industrial Organization is trying to split...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: A. F. of T.'s 2oth | 8/31/1936 | See Source »

...genius when it comes to a gasoline motor, Multi-millionaire Kettering is No. 3 man in the world's largest automobile concern, runs GM's great research laboratories. From last week's testimony, however, it soon became clear that he is a better inventor than investor. To Mr. Kettering, in the spring of 1930, went two hale fellows, Ralph W. Simonds.of Baker, Simonds & Co. and Luther D. Thomas of Detroit's Fidelity Trust. They and their firms were sponsoring an investment trust called Yosemite Holding Corp. On their recommendation "Boss" Kettering bought through them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Loser | 8/24/1936 | See Source »

Though the Press reported that "Diary-burning was now Hollywood's main concern," Miss Astor's colleagues displayed monumental discretion when asked to comment on her case. Said William Powell: "Excuse me!" Jack Oakie: "It's a nice day." Claudette Colbert: "Uh-huh . . . that's bad." Miss Astor's one stanch friend was Ruth Chatterton, also in Dodsworth. Miss Chatterton attended most sessions of the trial, told the Press: "I admire Miss Astor very much for her courage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Thorpe v. Astor | 8/17/1936 | See Source »

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