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...nonetheless caused churchmen to wonder if Hitler can and will make good his promise to protect "the two great Christian confessions." Possibly he feels that by its very nature and because he refrains from abetting it, paganism will not spread dangerously far. In any case he did not deign to mention it in his Coblenz speech (see p. 20). Repeating his promises and explaining that all he had done so far was to take politics out of religion, Hitler said: "Our work is certainly not one which is unblessed...
...month it had broken down completely. Though he took candle in hand and marched devoutly in one of the many well-attended Corpus Christi parades last month, Vice Chancellor von Papen seemed no longer persona grata to the Church. On his last visit to Rome the Pope did not deign to receive...
...Welles," blazed Minister Fernandez, "spoiled everything! We had everything set. The only matter pending was setting the date for President Grau's resignation and it is solely Ambassador Welles stepping out of bounds which caused the failure. I have lost 20 days work because Mr. Welles did not deign to follow my advice...
...past year: the undisputed light heavyweight championship of the world, which most people had forgotten that he did not already hold; in a bout against Bob Godwin of Daytona Beach, Fla., who was designated champion by the National Boxing Association last month after a tournament which Rosenbloom did not deign to enter; by a technical knockout in the fourth round; in Manhattan...
...have observed that nearly all pictures of prominent British officers published in TIME appear to be snapshots, the subject being caught in the act of stepping. Is it that they will not deign to pose for a picture to be taken? or is this a favorite pose...