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Dates: during 1930-1939
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¶When Ambassador-at-Large Norman Hezekiah Davis emerged from the Presidential study at Hyde Park, all he would say was: "The President and I did discuss new naval agreements, but we're not like rabbit dogs, expecting to get one right now."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Westbound | 9/30/1935 | See Source »

WillB Hadley of Philadelphia was a shy master of municipal finance when he picked up a flamboyant jack-of-all-political-trades named Samuel Davis Wilson to dramatize him for political purposes. After Philadelphia's late Republican Boss Vare refused them nominations for City Treasurer and Controller respectively in 1933...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PENNSYLVANIA: Partner Up; Revision Down | 9/30/1935 | See Source »

Special Agent (Warner) differs from other recent pictures of its school in that its hero (George Brent) is not a G-Man but a T-Man. He works for the Treasury Department and it is his business to bring a slimy racketeer (Ricardo Cortez) to justice by showing that he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Sep. 30, 1935 | 9/30/1935 | See Source »

Depart then the party did, in automobiles to Hoboken where on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western's tracks awaited two special trains to carry the Cardinal and 250 especially invited Catholic men & women. Next day the train arrived in Cleveland where it was met by Bishop Joseph Schrembs. Auxiliary Bishop James...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Catholics in Cleveland | 9/30/1935 | See Source »

A weather-beaten, drawling, lantern-jawed Texan, Wilmer Allison has been one of the ten best tennists in the U. S. since 1928. He has been a member of six Davis Cup teams, has been a finalist at Wimbledon and Forest Hills. Nonetheless, although he had won four doubles titles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upset | 9/23/1935 | See Source »

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