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Production in the Hotel des Monnaies (National Mint) has been increased lately by 60%. To handle the increased work 85 new employes were added, wages were upped 20%. Still the work lagged behind schedule. Taking advantage of a new elastic interpretation of the 40-hour week by which the working...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Tough | 6/20/1938 | See Source »

The mystery surrounding the Bureau's migration was further cleared yesterday when unofficial sources revealed that Yale, through its elastic Eno Foundation, could offer more facilities for research than could Harvard:

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OFFICIALS RECOGNIZE TRAFFIC BUREAU MOVE | 4/15/1938 | See Source »

In brief, Sanforizing consists of heating and running a bolt of cloth over an elastic blanket, which contracts and pulls the moistened cloth back to proper length, and makes it stay that way. Cluett, Peabody has an exclusive patent on the process, not only uses it itself but collects royalties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Shirt Tale | 2/21/1938 | See Source »

In every other team sport any Harvard athlete who competes against Yale and whose performance may alter the outcome receives a letter or numerals. Cross country should certainly be brought up to date. An elastic policy should be followed in making awards. In addition to the five point winners any...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ATHLETIC INCONGRUITY | 12/14/1937 | See Source »

Producer Samuel (''The Touch") Goldwyn, for all Hollywood's physical resources and the more elastic dimensions of the screen, has not improved on the single set Designer Geddes squeezed into the little old Belasco Theatre stage, but Playwright Lillian Hellman's (The Children's Hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Sep. 6, 1937 | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

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