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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...despite the name and what was left of the face, the museum's experts were never quite convinced of the identification. Madame Erna von Engel-Baiersdorf, head of the museum's anthropological society, agreed that they ought to investigate further. Last summer they lugged their mummy across the street to a chiropractor's office and asked for a full set of X rays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Murdered Mummy | 12/24/1951 | See Source »

Women are by far the worst offenders. Last week Manhattan's Jane Engel specialty store, whose well-heeled women customers return up to 20% of their purchases, tried a plan to cut returns. It offered to give its customers a merchandise bonus of 7% on their purchases three times a year, provided that their returns in the previous four months had not exceeded 10%. Jane Engel seemed to be cashing in on the plan already. Although total New York City retail sales lagged 8% behind last Christmas, Engel's reported that its sales were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: Point of No Return | 12/24/1951 | See Source »

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Lawrence Winters, baritone; Camilla Williams, soprano; Inez Matthews, soprano; Warren Coleman, baritone; Avon Long, tenor; orchestra and chorus conducted by Lehman Engel; Columbia, 6 sides LP). The first complete recording of Gershwin's jazz classic reveals that the work does not add up to the sum of its memorable parts. Summertime, I Got Plenty o' Nuttin', It Ain't Necessarily So still sparkle like diamonds, but in an ocean of dross. Recording: excellent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Oct. 22, 1951 | 10/22/1951 | See Source »

...even a defense good enough to bottle both the passing and the inside running threats has fatal trouble stopping the effective outside running of such a back as Merz and his hard-hitting running mate. Bob Engel. In this offense, it is the outside, rather than the inside man who keeps the defense "honest," and the opposing coach twitching...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Cornell's Eleven Has it All | 10/13/1951 | See Source »

...Affeld you'd have an Engel," the Disciple said, "but your lads are still Pyott from that game with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sly Sage Give Coal Chinese Grin to Calm Crimson Club | 10/13/1951 | See Source »

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