Word: hille
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...More & more public spending, in the absence of private investment, is known to be Mr. Roosevelt's sorcery against this old nightmare, as always before. Last week, therefore, observers were not surprised to see his Secretary of the Interior, "Honest Harold" Ickes.- master of PWA, appear on Capitol Hill before the Relief bill subcommittee...
...have been exploring the site of Thermopylae, heroically defended in 480 B.C. by King Leonidas with 2.000 soldiers against Xerxes' Persian hordes. Recently they found spears, arrows and other weapons on the site (TIME, May 22). Last week word came from Athens that the diggers had identified the hill to which, according to Historian Herodotus, a handful of Spartans withdrew with the body of Leonidas, later beheaded and crucified at Xerxes' orders. The diggers also found four tombs, one of which was believed to be that of Hero Leonidas himself...
Metropolitan, already suing WMCA for letting Besdine and Siegel broadcast their stuff, set about dramatizing stories of policyholders who claim to have been victimized by radio insurance counselors. "And, when you finally ask your agent," Commentator Edwin C. Hill tells the radio audience as the episode closes, "you learn you could have gotten that service-without paying a fee-just by consulting your own life insurance agent...
...most important item in the races for individual leadership was recorded by Mark Hill, Tiger outfielder, who got two hits in four trips to the plate against Yale and gained a tie with George Polzer of Cornell in the Charles H. Blair bat competition for individual batting supremacy. Each has a mark of .452, but Polzer is actually out in front by a fraction of a point. Lupien is third with a .432 average 16 hits in 37 times...
...schedule is again pretty slack for the week with Princeton being slated to play Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in the only League game. Bix Six in League Player AB R H Ave. Polzer, Cor. 42 10 19 .452 Hill, P. 31 4 14 .452 Lupien, H. 37 9 16 .432 Bowen, Cor. 28 5 12 .429 Besse, Y. 27 2 11 .407 Trexler...