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Word: helpings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Germany and Italy go to war against England and France, 71% of Democrats, 69% of Republicans, 65% of other partisans think the U. S. should "do everything possible to help England and France win, except go to war ourselves" (Gallup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mood | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...whatever thou hast sinned by sight." The dying man's ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet by holy unction were shrived. With the others' low voices joining in the responses, Monsignor de Romanis prayed: "Make safe Thy servant, my God, who trusts in Thee. Send him, 0 Lord, help from Thy holy place, and defend him out of Zion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Death of a Pope | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...physicians are proud of the fact that they donate one million dollars' worth of free medical services to the needy every day and never refuse to help anyone, whether he can pay or not. Last week Southern physicians gasped as they heard of a bold infringement of this humanitarian code. Five of the eight doctors serving the 3,000 souls of Atmore, Ala., and five of their colleagues in cotton-growing Escambia County printed an advertisement in the Atmore Advance warning Escambia County's prospective mothers that henceforth they would demand cash on delivery. The ad: "We wish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: C. O. D. | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

Before a Hollywood pressagent named Russell Birdwell published his first book, I Ring Doorbells, this week, he: 1) polled 2,500 newsmen to help pick its title; 2) wrote 175 department store buyers to watch for it; 3) offered book editors free j photographs of Carole Lombard, Janet Gaynor, et al., simpering: "This is the j most exciting book of the year," etc.; 4) offered radio stations two-minute transcriptions of the same stars making the same kind of remarks; 5) offered orchestras a specially written I Ring Doorbells song. Sample verse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Birdwell's Book | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...problems of contemporary life is whether the movies should help people to solve, or forget, contemporary problems. Most Hollywood producers favor forgetfulness. Consequently, films which are even remotely concerned with social problems are rarities. Last week's big cinema news was the simultaneous opening of two such pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Social Insignificance | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

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