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Reeves speaks from experience when be says the huge mahogany conveyance, topped off with a high coach seat attracts a lot of attention. He predicted yesterday that it would require a municipal parade permit to take the convey- ance out of the store in broad daylight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Car Body Merchant Has Bier for Mr. Yale | 10/29/1947 | See Source »

...daylight, too, that grey suit looked worse. "Oh, you, sharpy," someone yelled. I don't like it, but I've got to keep cool, or they might find out I'm from Harvard, and that wouldn't be good. Now that we know what the pranks are and have pictures and everything...

Author: By Mister X, | Title: Mr. X Goes to Dartmouth | 10/25/1947 | See Source »

...After five months of daylight saving, communities in 20 Eastern and Midwestern states went back to standard time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Oct. 6, 1947 | 10/6/1947 | See Source »

Anti-Picassos had found new ammunition in an article by British Painter and Critic Michael Ayrton. As a painter, Ayrton admits Picasso's influence-even on himself. As a critic he consistently opposes it. He wrote (in New Writing and Daylight, New Directions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Great Debate | 9/22/1947 | See Source »

...ever go fishing in a quiet pool at dusk? You cast your fly and your line tangles up in the trees. There you are, with the fish swimming around, the daylight waning, and you can't get your line untangled. All of a sudden you pull the magic string and the whole thing comes loose. That's how I feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Untangler | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

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