Word: drawings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...broken by Republicans, and the Democrats feel extremely hurt by the ingratitude. But so trapped in the web of events has the Democratic Party become that it can do nothing more than complain of betrayal. If Mr. Garner and his cohorts refuse further support to the Hoover Administration, they draw upon their heads blame for prolonging the depression. But if cooperation is continued it is perfectly plain that the Republicans are going to get all the credit for any benefit resulting from relief measures. Yet the Republicans will undoubtedly attribute continued depression to the attempted reconstruction measures of the Democrats...
...described for gumchewers the last hours of Murderer Francis Crowley (TIME, Feb. 1). But very rarely does publicity attach itself to vigorous, wavy-haired Dr. Robert Norwood of St. Bartholomew's, one of the smartest and richest of U. S. Protestant Episcopal churches.? Dr. Norwood's Sunday sermons draw large and genteel crowds. Weddings in St. Bartholomew's are society page news. Last week St. Bartholomew's made news of a different sort...
Next season's bookings prove that music as a whole is withstanding Depression better than most businesses. Music became thoroughly organized last year when the two great radio chains, Columbia Broadcasting System and National Broadcasting Co. took over individual concert managements. Set fees are down but artists who draw heavily are seeing the advantage of playing on a percentage basis, setting lower minimum fees, then taking a share of the box-office over & above the amount needed for expenses. Paderewski, playing on percentage, will make approximately $250,000 for himself from his 65 concerts this season. Baritone Lawrence Tibbett...
Herr Hitler's chauvinistic campaign speech at Berlin Saturday may well draw the attention of the world from Oriental distractions to the German elections. Tactfully explaining that Germany must not return President von Hindenburg because of those whom Hindenburg represents, Hitler definitely announced his own candidacy. Hitler is making his march on Rome, and this is a crisis in his career which may end his aspirations...
...Mental Radio* Upton Sinclair described a great number of experiments in which Mrs. Sinclair as "percipient" seemed to have telepathic powers. He would draw six or more pictures on separate sheets of paper and fix his attention on each in turn. Meanwhile, at a safe distance, percipient Mrs. Sinclair would let her mind "go blank" until she felt knowledge stirring within her. Then she would draw what she felt her husband had drawn. Sometimes he would wrap his drawings in opaque green paper before he put them in envelopes. In such cases he would sit by Mrs. Sinclair while...