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...before midnight a Polish major arrived with the required order from General Rommel, set off escorted by a group of German officers for Modlin. Two German privates held high between two poles a broad white banner lit by glaring portable searchlights. Modlin was given until 6 a. m. to hoist a white flag of surrender, but failed to do so, and heavy German bombardment at once began. This continued until 7 a. m., when Modlin finally hoisted the white flag. In front of Warsaw the "stop firing" order had been given on both sides for 9 a. m. and fire...
Second Grade Rail bonds (mostly in danger of default) found war a boon, for war traffic might hoist many a railroad back to solvency. Typical reactions: during the week, Southern Pacific's 4^3 of 1968 went from 40^ to 48^, the 4^5 of 2013 of the New York Central from" 44! to 55^; the Dow-Jones average from...
...broad-shouldered, deep-bosomed Rhoda Berg, whom squat, bandy-legged Adam Work had deserted five years before. When Adam came back after the crash, she refused to sleep with him, pined for the days when "dere was always something it was time to do ... to tie de canes, to hoist de bundle to yo' head an' feel de good weight press down on you till yo' feet bog in de wet places." Like the rest, however, Rhoda accepted relief, enjoyed its trimmings. Some of them: a local-talent band which played The Star-Spangled Banner and Tipperary...
Rides. The Midway has a full Coney-Island quota of thrill machines-whizzing bobsled rides, stratoships, turtle chases, roller coasters. Dwarfing them all is Life Savers' 250-foot Parachute Jump. Using hoist cables, the Jump carries couples seated under big umbrellas to the top in 42 seconds, shoots them down in ten. In its first three weeks the Jump fetched 68,000 customers at 40? each, among them Actress Tallulah Bankhead, Attorney General Frank Murphy, Cinemactor Conrad Nagel (thrice), Admiral Byrd (thrice), Musicomedian Victor Moore ("It's too slow going up, too fast coming down"), Bullfighter Sidney Franklin...
...Park Avenue vacant lot neatly prettied and pedestaled, Manhattan's lively Sculptors' Guild turned out to haul, hoist and hope for vernal weather. Occasion: a repeat performance this week of its smash-hit outdoor show (TIME, April...