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Word: helper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...those who know how to read, this English collection of documents is really a unique and positive proof of England's unquestioned will to war. . . . That the goal of [British Foreign Secretary Viscount] Halifax and his helper, the British Warsaw Ambassador [Sir Howard] Kennard, consisted of keeping the Poles from entering into serious negotiations with Germans is fully and completely confirmed by the English Blue Book. It appears scarcely believable, but it is nevertheless true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Scarcely Believable | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

...radio hook-up with the U. S., the U. S.-educated Mme Chiang Kaishek, the Generalissimo's most trusted helper, claimed that Chinese resistance had virtually exhausted the Japanese, but asked that the Western nations declare "without delay" economic sanctions against Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Third Year | 7/17/1939 | See Source »

...foot racing yawl Dorade across the Atlantic in 17 days, 2 hours 14 minutes, later was a codesigner of Harold Vanderbilt's Cup-winning Ranger. As a specialist in sailboats for rich men, famed young (30) Mr. Stephens left the designing of a motored mosquito to his expert helper, Gilbert Wyland, was modestly annoyed when Designer Wyland gave the credit to his boss. Another $15,000 for the best 54-footer was won by Henry B. Nevins, Inc.'s George F. Crouch of New York. Also awarded: $15,000 and $20,000 first prizes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATIONAL DEFENSE: Small Boats | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

...Refugee children, even though they were not starved in Germany, eat enormously, eight or ten times a day, but gain little weight. One boy begged to be made a cook's helper so he could eat all day. Mrs. Fincke's explanation: food is a form of security. When she asked a little girl why she ate so much, the child replied: "I must eat against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Melting-Pot Schools | 3/27/1939 | See Source »

...Going further, Frank Murphy last week asked Congress to put all deputies into the Civil Service and require them to take physical examinations. The last was inspired by a certain 400-pounder in Illinois who, too fat to get out of his car to serve warrants, employed as his helper a village character called Silly Willy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE JUDICIARY: Murphy's Marshals | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

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