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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ruling Indian Prince, merely wealthy Sir Hukunchand Sarupchand purchased in 1919 a 45 h.p. British Daimler car with a gold-plated custom body which still suits him exactly: Last week, having been overhauled by the Daimler company which boasted that they had found it unnecessary to take down the sleeve-valve engine, Sir Sarupchand's 17-year-old car emerged from a British plating works which has been doing over its gold surface. On removing the upholstery to renovate the stuffing, enough dead Indian red ants were discovered to make a heaping shovelful. Finally the car was packed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Golden Repairs | 10/26/1936 | See Source »

Following their usual custom the members will lunch in the Naumburg Room of the Fogg Museum at 1 o'clock and convene in the Faculty Room an hour later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Overseers Meet | 10/19/1936 | See Source »

According to the 13th Intantry colonel who sent Harvard the animal plus credentials, it's a custom to have a local beast, and apparently nobody ever knows which side it will cheer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Local Derivation of Cadet Mule Leaves Sympathies of West Point Cadet in Doubt | 10/17/1936 | See Source »

...usual Friday afternoon session" consists of work with the kickers first, followed generally by place kick drill. Then if the usual custom is maintained, the squad will be split into the A,B, and C teams to run signals, and perfect the handling and passing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY WILL WATCH FIRST OPEN PRACTICE AT 2:30 | 10/9/1936 | See Source »

...News," it was seen that last-minute fact-grabbing, under the costly guidance of the tutoring school, would be worse than useless; only a sound comprehension of the Major subject will be of use. And it is felt that this will entail more application than has hitherto been the custom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Senior Praises New Divisionals, Fears for First "Guinea Pigs" of Plan | 10/6/1936 | See Source »

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