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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...chiefly by canoeists, but by 1945 it is expected to be able to accommodate 1,200-ton lighters. Moving cheaply from Greater Germany down into the Danube and Balkan countries, these are expected to extend German influence and manufactured goods markets, return laden with ore, cereals and oil to fill the German need for raw materials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Charlemagne to Adolf | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

...Pica typewriter type, very simple. One way or another he makes his questionnaires as interesting as a game. At first, in fact, recipients were so pleased with them that they would not return them. Weaver solved this by sending them out in duplicate, letting the customer keep one, fill in the other. Other discoveries: a footnote gets more attention than a headline; sometimes a messy carbon of a letter will pull more replies than the original...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MOTORS: Thought-Starter | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

...Automobile Showtime, Weaver puts on a special drive to gauge the public's reaction to the new models. Last week, for example, many a New Yorker got free tickets to the Manhattan show on the condition that he fill in a style ballot. Weaver will also muster some of his motor enthusiasts for a personally conducted tour of the show. This week, too. Weaver's biggest customer research opus makes its debut-a slick, 80-page Motorist's Handbook and Buyer's Guide to be distributed to 5,000,000 customers to tell them what they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MOTORS: Thought-Starter | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

...impossible to convince them that ghost writing is unethical, then it is necessary to show them its impracticality and risk. Correctors should check up every unusual reference (the suspicious attitude is unfortunate but necessary), and by this vigilance and by the severity of the punishment inflicted, they should fill the hearts of would-be wrongdoers with great doubts. Moreover, professors should be wary of assigning the same essay topics several years in a row, because stacks of ancient essays have a habit of developing in out-of-the-way corners of the college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MIND OVER MEMORY | 11/9/1938 | See Source »

Harvard is lucky in having one of the best goalies in New England to ward off the scoring thrusts of their opponents. Williams, who holds this job, has saved many a goal, although he was a little weak against M.I.T. Two capable defense men fill the fullback positions, Bradley, a steady and experienced players, and Hardenbergh, a Junior. The latter, who has booted the soccer ball for years, has a "fancy left foot," is undoubtedly the best kicker on the squad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

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