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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Bishop" Grace calls his sect the "House of Prayer For All People,"* has claimed from 300,000 to 1,000,000 followers. In his 100 churches, pastors exhort the faithful for contributions, and during services, which lean heavily upon singing and chanting, there are likely to be frequent sales talks and demonstrations of Daddy Grace Toothpaste, Daddy Grace Cold Cream, Daddy Grace Hair Straightener. Pastors also hawk the Grace Magazine, a "miraculous publication" over which prayers are said as it goes through the presses. Believing that this journal has the power to heal, members of the cult wear copies...
...prove that underconsumption (not the cattleman's frequent other trouble, overproduction) is to blame, Chairman Thomas E. Wilson of Wilson & Co. announced that while "normal" U. S. per capita consumption of meat is 146 lb. per year, consumption last year was only 120 lb.. a difference equivalent to 5,600,000 head of cattle. Normal cattle population of the U. S.: 65,000,000. I. A. M. P. plans a nationwide advertising campaign to make people eat up the surplus. Theme: "Market supplies of livestock are such that there is an abundance of meat of improved quality available...
Although no penalties were called, the contest was rough, marked by frequent hard checking and pileups in front of both goals. The Yardlings had more scoring chances than the Exonians, but were unable to capitalize on many of them...
...factor in the victory was the Freshmen's ability to capitalize on their opponent's poor passing. By frequent interceptions and superior rebounding they were able to control the ball almost the entire game...
Most astronomers believe that auroras are caused by swarms of electrified particles shooting out from the sun. Like a compass needle, these particles seek the Poles and they visibly ionize the air atoms, as an electric current ionizes gas atoms in a commercial sign. Auroras are brighter and more frequent when sunspots are active, and sunspots have been more active in recent months than at any time since 1870. Last fortnight a magnetic storm of unusual violence caused transatlantic telephone communication by short-wave radio to fade out (TIME, Jan. 31). Last week, while the great aurora waved its brilliant...