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...Hurry. The boss of Guinness is the second Earl of Iveagh (rhymes with diver), 76, pink-cheeked, white-haired great-great-grandson of the founder. Lord Iveagh, who by preference and habit drinks only Guinness or water, was twice winner (1895-96) of the Diamond Sculls at the Henley Regatta, pioneered pure milk production in England, now runs a dairy farm on his 23,000-acre estate in England. Lord Iveagh and the Guinness family still have controlling stock in the company which, in 1950, earned ?1.9 million ($5.3 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BEVERAGES: Bitter Brew | 3/26/1951 | See Source »

Pappy established himself in Phoenix and scouted around for sources of bug supply. Several Western species have a fortunate habit of flying up canyons to hibernate, gathering in large masses on rocks or bushes. They can be brushed off and sold to Pappy, who hibernates them artificially in refrigerators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rough on Aphids | 3/19/1951 | See Source »

Flaming Youth. In Portland, Ore., brought into court, the father of three-year-old Betty Quetulio agreed to try to break her habit of smoking cheroots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 12, 1951 | 3/12/1951 | See Source »

...setting aside definite coffee periods in the hope that, at least part of the morning, everybody will be at his desk. They find what solace they can in surveys showing that workers are more alert and make fewer mistakes after they get back to work. But for the habit itself, no cure seems to be in sight. In fact, thousands of office workers are taking more & more to the custom of popping out for a cup of coffee in the afternoon as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: The Coffee Hour | 3/5/1951 | See Source »

Mama and its sponsor, Maxwell House Coffee, have one of the few happy commercial marriages in television. The fragile mood of each show builds steadily without being split down the middle by TV's most distressing habit: the long-winded advertising plug. The commercials are blended skillfully into family coffee klatsches at the beginning and end of each program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: From the Old Country | 2/26/1951 | See Source »

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