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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...months Europe has shuttled back and forth between fear of war and hope of peace. Not since last September, when France, Germany, Czecho-Slovakia and Italy had millions of men under arms, has Europe so resembled an armed camp as it did early this week. All over Europe more men were being called to the colors, more soldiers were being rushed to frontiers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: War Week? | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...field at the first jump that three horses went down for keeps. At the fifth jump Royal Mail faltered, and Under Bid flashed out in front. Into Becher's Brook (socalled because 100 years ago a Captain Becher came a cropper and dived under its surface in fear of the flying hoofs above him) the great Royal Danieli fell, dunking most of England's shilling bets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Over Aintree Meadow | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...Biggest fear of the Major's since the start, especially in hard times, has been that professionals might begin palming themselves off as simon-pures. But 30 years in and around the theatre have taught the Major to spot a pro as surely as a cop can spot a dip. Usually the Major's manner is kindly, helpful, encouraging, even fatherly. But when professionals appear all the love goes out of his voice. He becomes short, sharp, tries to give them the air and be done with them as soon as possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Opportunity Night | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

Last year, looking for a way further to capitalize on his formula, Publisher Funk decided that Your Life was capable of subdivision. He took the charm department of Your Life, christened it Your Personality, fed it with such appetizers as "Woman's Life Is Ruled by Fear" and "I am a Virgin, But-." Started as a quarterly, Your Personality was a full-grown monthly by March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Funk's Amoeba | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...following residents of Claverly Hall: Kwyn Abrahams '41, John Finn '41, and Paul Woodman '41. This H. S. U. committee organized the basketball team which showed the H. A. A. that dormitory men were interested in athletics, and it was their persistence that finally obtained the program. I fear that the prevailing belief in Harvard that the H. S. U. is only a crackpot organization is largely due to such slighting of its efforts to make Harvard a better place for Harvard men. William B. Schallck '41, Chairman, Yard Questions Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAIL | 3/28/1939 | See Source »

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