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An old-line corporation with a reputation for tight-lipped accounting is National Biscuit Co., world's largest ("Uneeda") bakers of cookies and crackers. In the 37 years of its history it has never missed a dividend; last year made $11,598,000. On its board sit such conservative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Strike Bakers | 3/25/1935 | See Source »

But even more important than this fistful of judicial dynamite is a host of other New Deal cases which for the past year have been sifting up through the lower courts.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: Oyez, Oyez, Oyez | 10/15/1934 | See Source »

When a little girl gave chase to the royal limousine, panting after it with a fistful of flowers. Prince George told the chauffeur to pull up and the child with a breathless curtsy plumped her posies into Princess Marina's lap. At Prince George's apartments in St. James's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Crown: Sep. 24, 1934 | 9/24/1934 | See Source »

From his lawyers Quarry Insull has acquired the habit of chewing sticky Greek candies between puffs on his pale cigar. Just before the verdict was expected he shook hands with Hunter Harness who might soon be escorting him back to the U. S. under guard. Then Presiding Judge Panegyrakis emerged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Ideal Justice | 11/13/1933 | See Source »

Jewelers and novelty shops all over the Reich did a brisk business last week selling lapel pins enameled or embossed with foreign flags. In many cases the pins doubtless worked, saved their wearers from instant Nazi assault for failure to salute passing Storm Troop banners. But one day last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Assaults and Indignities | 10/23/1933 | See Source »

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