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Dates: during 1930-1939
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More striking, however, than the economic talents, are the extracurricular talents "Mike" Elizalde will bring to the job of Resident Commissioner, which fun-loving Manuel Quezon plans to take over himself when his presidential term ends in 1941. A millionaire sportsman, Seňor Elizalde can play as well as trade with U.S. tycoons. With his brothers, Juan, Angel and Manolo-one of whom married a Spreckels of San Francisco-he used to have a polo team, rated at 19 goals, which won the Far Eastern title.* Besides enjoying the right to speak (but not vote) in Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Commissioner Mike | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

...lemonade, popcorn and everything else that goes with a circus." Three extra platforms had to be set up outside the tent to hold the entertainers who offered free assistance. This week, among a jampacked, wildly cheering crowd of children, Mr. Meitus wandered happily, chortled: "Boy, am I havin' fun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: South Side Circus | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

...prominent women have the first names Marina, Elzire, Hepzibah, Farida. Marcus Duffield (day news editor of the New York Herald Tribune): "The name Elzire is familiar. ... As a matter of fact, I used to play Indians with her.'' Fadiman: "Well, you must have had a lot of fun. Elzire is Mrs. Dionne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Session Sold | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

...ways with men make women who get their guys through manhole methods rage. Swiftly the whole house-party gangs up on her. Then Cindy Lou hits the roof, butts a fat columnist (John Alexander) in the belly, gives the crowd a 100-stripe tongue-lashing, spoils everybody's fun, cooks everybody's goose, flashes a revolver, and winds up with as much loot in Connecticut as Sherman's men got out of Georgia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 10, 1938 | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

...franchise. His dislikes-inverted sentences in TIME, the works of Walter B. Pitkin, publicity, perfume and economic theory-stir up Poet White only briefly, and the only really bitter work in his collection is addressed to Vittorio Mussolini, inspired by Vittorio's description of his "exceptionally good fun" bombing Ethiopians. Of TIME Poet White complains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Likes & Dislikes | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

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