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There must be some strange twist in the minds of most people which causes them to ignore music which is offered free of charge. Perhaps they instinctively suspect, when something is proffered them gratis, that it is only because the donor feels that it is unsalable. Such concert-goers may...

Author: By L. C. Holvik, | Title: The Music Box | 5/23/1939 | See Source »

In Portland, Ore. pessimism was profound. Wealthy families were reported hoarding food supplies in mountain cabins. Meddling in Europe's affairs was deplored in a newspaper poll, but Portland's leading liberal minister, Unitarian Richard M. Steiner declared: "If war comes, let us move swiftly to make it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Contours | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

Herein the criticisms of "Karblem Bundo" in the March Progressive are refuted by Professor "E. Lin Berchan," J. D. Black, and Wassily Leontief; Professor A. H. Hansen bestrides the fence; and Mr. Spencer Pollard, supporting the truth of the charges, hands "Mr. Bunde" a round of ammunition gratis in the...

Author: By David Worcester, | Title: On the Shelf | 3/22/1939 | See Source »

The refugees have been classified as 220,000 militiamen, 40,000 able-bodied civilian men, 10,000 wounded, 180,000 women and children. Hospital facilities are limited and primitive. Many men with weeks-old wounds covered by filthy dressings are still unattended. Several hospital ships serve the more seriously wounded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Mass Torture? | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

From the aeolian depths of the Park Street subway station, the Vagabond emerged into walls of rain and one of those incomparable Tremont Street typhoons. During a moment of vexation, he wondered if Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith were really worth all this. But Vag fought to subdue his sudden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/2/1939 | See Source »

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