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Dates: during 1920-1929
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*A "White Paper" is any brief government report to the British Parliament printed in a small unbound pamphlet (50 to 100 words), not unlike a U. S. congressional committee report. A similar but more pretentious document is the "Blue Paper," bound in blue covers.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: White Paper | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

New Balls. President John Heydler of the National League said that home-runs in his league dropped off 45% when umpires roughened the dead white, glossy balls with dirt. He suggested that if manufacturers left the leather covers unfinished instead of polishing them, pitchers would be able to handle the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball | 12/23/1929 | See Source »

Your magazine is just what I've been seeking. I read many publications that purport to serve a similar need, but in each case I have been dis- appointed. Rehashes and incoherent excerpts are not only bewildering but maddening. Your magazine covers the ground in a style that is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 2, 1929 | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

This is a small fault, however, to hold against an organization with the present facility and the possibilities of development which this choir possesses. The voices of the thirty four singers--equally divided among the sexes--are decidedly above the average, blend well together, and show a thorough knowledge of...

Author: By J. D. G. jr., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 11/19/1929 | See Source »

On the other hand, there is a good chance for an untried harrier who covers the distance just a little faster then ever before, to take the trophy, since the handicaps, which will be assigned before the race, are to be generous.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET TO BE HELD TODAY | 11/15/1929 | See Source »

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