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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Frank had not made up his mind what the standards of life at a university should be. In such a situation it was. of course, impossible for him to guide his deans. As Miss Nardin so tartly puts it, quoting Theodore Roosevelt, 'You can't nail a custard pie to the wall." " BETTIXA DTLLARD WRIGHT New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 17, 1931 | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

...Custard Powders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Absolute Embargo | 7/21/1930 | See Source »

...hearsal. Famed in the trade for his busi ness acumen, he hires the best and most expensive players, keeps them in a good humor. He paid his former saxophonist, Ross Gorman, $50,000 a year. His own earnings are about $500,000 a year. He likes striped ties and custard, owns a ranch near Denver, likes to wear an old golf cap turned backward, takes a private doctor with him when traveling, can make faces as funny as Fatty Arbuckle's used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures May 12, 1930 | 5/12/1930 | See Source »

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