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...unity in a time of crisis--the Thanksgiving Day question. On November 21 the inhabitants of 32 states will sit down to turkey dinners in obedience to the President's proclamation. Sixteen states, the ill-fed third of the nation (and that means all of New England) will dine simply that day on roast duck and truffles, and will celebrate Thanksgiving a week later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOBODY HERE BUT US TURKEYS, BOSS | 11/8/1940 | See Source »

...Countess of Craven. The Countess' mother denied the rumor, but added: "I may state, however, that my daughter and the King of Greece have been close friends for about 15 years." A year before that, while Edward VIII was cruising in the Adriatic, King George invited him to dine with him-"alone." Cousin Edward arrived with Mrs. Simpson. A few days later Edward invited Cousin George to dine with him alone. George arrived with his friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Land of Invasion | 11/4/1940 | See Source »

...weighty one--of how such a system would affect the social life of a House. One of President Lowell's principal reasons for inaugurating the House system was that it would provide opportunity for all students--no matter what their school or family "background" or what their wealth--to dine with each other in a congenial atmosphere. To set some students apart as waiters undoubtedly would compromise the "dinner table education," for which President Conant too is enthusiastic. Perhaps, also, it would cause a social distinction between the waiters and the non-waiters, but Freshman Union experiences have proved that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SERVICE PLEASE | 9/25/1940 | See Source »

Into the swank Savoy Hotel shelter, where guests can dine, dance and sleep, marched 50 ill-clad men & women with two children. Leading the pack was Phil Piratin, famed Hyde Park Communist orator. Two elegant Savoy directors, a constable and a Scotland Yard detective could not make them budge, but the stunt missed fire when the all clear sounded after only 13 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: People's Week | 9/23/1940 | See Source »

...waiting for the signal from the boss. The General himself, whom many U. S. businessmen would like to see in the Presidency because of his anti-expropriationism, was evidently waiting to see which way the cat would jump in Washington. Camacho has boasted that he will dine in the White House some time this month-and Washington has denied it. If he does, it will probably mean the end of Almazánismo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Two-Party System | 9/16/1940 | See Source »

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