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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...there. But no liners docked specially at Liverpool as they did last year. The Prince of Wales and his brother George arrived by plane, landed on a ploughed field. Richard K. Mellon (nephew) had crossed just in time for the race. He saw his two horses, Alike and Glangesia, fail at the third fence, with John Hay ("Jock") Whitney's Dusty Foot and M. D. Blair's Aruntius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Forbra and Phar Lap | 3/28/1932 | See Source »

...Gray Shadow" is certainly not for the playgoer who takes his drama seriously, but for the average spectator who is willing to fail into the blood-and-thunder spirit of the thing, this play ought to prove entertaining enough...

Author: By O. W. Jr., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 3/23/1932 | See Source »

With the world skating on the thin ice of international finance as it has recently, however, everything threatens to be possible. Should Germany and Central Europe fail to maintain their credit and admit collapse, Hitler might well ride the wave to victory. For that which destroyed the old order would set him in its place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MORNING AFTER | 3/14/1932 | See Source »

...this time which allows only of discussion of the problem to which they are subordinate. If the principle is not recognized that school and college are governed by the same ideals of education and that one is but the continuation of the other, then the specific changes will fail to accomplish their purpose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNITY OF PURPOSE | 3/14/1932 | See Source »

...fail to see why military science men should be debarred from judging the merits and demerits of their training, on the ground of prejudice. I find that very few of my R.O.T.C. acquaintances are embryo war lords and blood drinkers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What, No Blood Drinkers? | 3/12/1932 | See Source »

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