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Married. Richard Bird, British actor* (on Broadway, Havoc, Candida, The Fanatics); and his longtime friend Joyce Barbour, British actress (on Broadway, Havoc, Sky-High, Present Arms); in London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 16, 1931 | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...great extent and is a stellar defense man, backing up the line in a remarkable fashion. At present the Wolverine eleven looks strong on the offense, with a good passing attack led by the sensational Sophomore quarterback, Newman, but the defense is worrying Kipke, who still remembers the havoc played by Barry Wood of the Crimson jerseyed team in the last period of the Harvard-Michigan tilt last year. The Freshmen worked a series of Harvard forward and lateral passes on the Varsity with apparent success today, but toward the end of the drill the regulars succeeded in breaking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MICHIGAN LEAVES TODAY | 11/6/1930 | See Source »

...seen, but it aims to terminate the most vicious phase of overproduction: price-cutting. The recent war began around July i when one large manufacturer broke the unwritten law of the tire world by stealing an important southwest dealership from another. Retaliatory steps were taken; other companies became involved; havoc was played as each company vied in adding more 10% discounts to its prices than rivals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Tires Patched | 9/29/1930 | See Source »

...Tornadoes last week in Wisconsin and Minnesota killed five persons, wreaked $1,000,000 havoc...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Water Twister | 6/23/1930 | See Source »

...more than a decade after it was founded in 1900, Smart Set was a parlor table favorite with its familiar cover design of a man and woman coyly greeting each other while a cupid and black devil played havoc with their hearts. Its most startling upheaval occurred in 1914, after an enforced change of owners. Eltinge F. Warner, publisher of Field & Stream was made publisher and Mencken & Nathan found themselves editors. Under that regime many a now-famed author (examples: James Joyce, Lord Dunsany) was given his first U. S. audience. Others who were early recognized, if not actually discovered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Smarter Smart Set | 6/16/1930 | See Source »

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