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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...denies that Hitler has bought many fine things for Germany. But at what a price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 20, 1939 | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

...most of their suggestions so long as revenue is not cut. Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee, field marshal of Vice President Garner's Economy bloc (see col. 3), sat in on one session, after which he described the President's tax attitude as "fine, harmonious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Appeasement | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

...innocent and querulous Negro Methodist named Rev. Davis Frazer, preaching in a shop for which his congregation was growing too large, let it be known that he was in the market for a church. Two strangers approached him, told him they were agents for a bank which had a fine, large church for sale, price $96,000, on the installment plan. Parson Frazer paid $22.50 down, was told that it would be a few weeks before the congregation using the church would move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: $22.50 Down | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

Judith Anderson's fine portrayal of Mary adds another name to the season's long honor roll of acting. Not in years has Broadway showered so many actors with superlatives and exclamation points. Not only have rockets flared for such proven performers as Judith Anderson, Raymond Massey, Maurice Evans; such expert musicomedians as Beatrice Lillie, Victor Moore, Ethel Merman. Rockets have also flared in more unexpected places: For new stars on Broadway: Helen Claire in Kiss the Boys Goodbye, Robert Morley in Oscar Wilde. For a musicomedian who became overnight a magnificent dramatic actress: Ethel Waters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Play in Manhattan: Mar. 20, 1939 | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

...wall and had to return to make contact, losing two body lengths in the process. He turned on the heat for his final fifty but his qualifying time of 55.4 was too slow to place him in the finals. Yale Captain Johnny Good took the final in the fine time of 52.7, eclipsing the meet record of 53 flat set by Charlie Hutter last year, and thus ending his career in Payne Whitney Pool with his best time...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Rusty Greenhood, Eric Cutler Chalk up Only Crimson Firsts in Eastern Swim | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

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