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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...called social organizations which have been added to the list of frats open to Freshmen. Founded, or rather "recognized" by a group of club-minded members of the class, they rank on a par in exclusiveness with the Harvard Cooperative Society and Mike's Club, hitherto the only two open to first year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Overset | 11/9/1937 | See Source »

Some London wag nailed a horseshoe last week to the door of the International Committee on Non-intervention in Spain. Hitherto deadlocked, the Committee was soon lucky in reaching virtual unanimity on the British scheme to secure "substantial" withdrawal of volunteers fighting on both sides in Spain, then accord full belligerent rights to both Leftists and Rightists (TIME, Nov. 1). "There is not a single member of the committee who does not accept [The Scheme], excepting Russia," announced Viscount Cranborne, an acting chairman. "Yet I think it may be that even Russia tomorrow may see her way to accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN SPAIN: The Scheme (Cont'd) | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

...Christian authorities recently to prevent the escape from British-mandated Palestine to French-mandated Syria of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, spiritual leader of 800,000 Arabs. Last week they got back at him by seizing the Moslem Religious Funds (the chief Moslem charitable and religious organization in Palestine), hitherto under the Grand Mufti's control. This organization has been carrying on charitable work to the value of $1,000,000 per year. When the Christians placed these funds under the direction of a board consisting of two Christians and one Mohammedan, all Islam felt a sense of outrage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PALESTINE: Go Drink Whiskey! | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

...year-old Dr. Samuel Evans Massengill, who compounds veterinary medicines in a good-sized factory at Bristol, Tenn., this summer decided to add that drug to his line. Knowing that his Southern customers prefer their medicines in bottles,* he sought something in which to dissolve sulfanilamide, which had hitherto been taken in tablets and intravenous injections only. He decided to use diethylene glycol, a close relative of the alcohol used to keep motorcar radiators from freezing, never before put to this purpose. Whether diethylene glycol is poisonous by itself or in this solution was not made clear last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Fatal Remedy | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

...from the fictional content of the Book are lists of the important short stories published recently in magazine form, biographical notes on authors, and other information regarding the short story field. The book is an annual publication of Houghton and Mifflin which serves among other things to introduce many hitherto unknown writers. Many of the authors have restricted their works to less widely known periodicals which are not available to the average reader...

Author: By J. G. B. jr., | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 10/28/1937 | See Source »

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