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...scene is laid in Oklahoma Territory at the turn of the century. The plot: Curly (Franchot Tone of Hotel Universe and Pagan Lady), a happy broncobuster, woos and wins Laurey (June Walker), who mortally fears & hates a psychopathic farm hand (Richard Hale) in her employ. During the wedding party Mr. Hale ignites a hayrick, falls on his own knife in a scuffle with Mr. Tone. Mr. Tone is held for questioning but escapes to his new wife. There the play ends, with the cowboys singing "Green Grow the Lilacs" offstage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Feb. 9, 1931 | 2/9/1931 | See Source »

...Power Commission shall fail to employ honest and capable officials, it is within my power to remove such officials as well as the members of the commission. I have not and shall not hesitate to exert that authority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Senate Checkmated | 1/19/1931 | See Source »

...Association of American Medical Colleges, has proposed to employ aptitude tests as an admission requirement to Medical Schools throughout the country. Since twenty percent of the Medical students drop out before attaining a degree, the situation has long called for some remedy. But whether these tests are sufficient to handle the problem is a highly questionable point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE DOCTORS' DILEMMA | 1/16/1931 | See Source »

...manifold advantages of this mail-order system are obvious. The horrible possibility of a maladjusted life is obliterated, for the student can continue those activities in the business world that he pursued as an undergraduate. For instance, barnstorming evangelists could do no better than employ a cheer-leader to harangue multitudes into a state of grace. And those who had centered their interest around debating clubs could, as a last resort, accept positions as radio announcers. Nor should those who spent four years being strenuously social feel slighted, for there is a growing demand for accomplished entertainers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GO-GETTERS | 1/15/1931 | See Source »

Married. Elizabeth Evans Hughes' daughter of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes; and William Thomas Gossett, Manhattan lawyer in the employ of Hughes, Schurman. & Dwight; at the Hughes home in Washington, D. C. Married. Clarenore Stinnes, 29, daughter of the late Hugo Stinnes. German coal, iron, steel, shipping & press tycoon; and Axel Soderstrom, 36, Swedish cinema producer, her companion last year on a round-the-world-motor trip; in London. Married. John Ringling art collector, railroad man, head of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, last of the five brothers; and a Mrs. Emily Haag Buck of Manhattan; in Jersey City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Dec. 29, 1930 | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

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