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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Unlike the Davis Cup, the trophy which Mrs. George W. Wightman put up for women's international play in 1923 has been won by the U. S. regularly since 1931 in team matches against England. Last week, at Forest Hills, however, the U. S. Wightman Cup team had a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wightman Cup | 8/26/1935 | See Source »

There was just one drawback: Mr. Davis foresees the possibility that before the end of the next four years, the U. S. Supreme Court may decide that there is no Santa Claus. In the event of such a decision adverse to AAA, he announced,

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Acreage & Allies | 8/12/1935 | See Source »

Dec. 25 was nearly half a year away, but last week AAAdministrator Chester C. Davis told U. S. wheat farmers just how good they would have to be if Santa Claus was going to keep on visiting them:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Acreage & Allies | 8/12/1935 | See Source »

In Washington AAAttorney Seth Thomas declared sadly that he thought many a processor would be ruined if he instituted a suit and lost because the Government would then clap on tax penalties and bleed him severely. In western Kansas farmers did their part to discourage tax suits by declaring a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Acreage & Allies | 8/12/1935 | See Source »

*The Davis Cup, an elaborate silver bowl and tray, is now so completely covered with names of winners that where to put this year's will be a puzzle. It was put up for competition in 1900 by onetime Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis. Last week, Dwight Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Davis Cup, Aug. 5, 1935 | 8/5/1935 | See Source »

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