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Blind men ran their fingers over a Nazi hump-&-bump manifesto in Braille which keynoted "Vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: K | 11/20/1933 | See Source »

Cuba. Hurricane groped across the Bahama Bank north of Cuba, turned away from Cuba, killed seven in the Bahamas, turned again and struck at Cuba's northern hump. In Havana harbor, huge seas overthrew the Malecon sea wall, scattered stone blocks like spume, flooded the water- front six blocks inland to a depth of six feet. In full force the hurricane hit the port of Cardenas in Matanzas Province, swept a tidal wave over the city, sank a gunboat in the harbor, destroyed docks, warehouses and the railroad station, cut off water and light, killed 30, injured 100. Cardenas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Consternation & Ravages | 9/11/1933 | See Source »

Number One. Murray ("Hump") Humphries, said to have grown handsome since the days of his callow youth when police used to take snapshots of him for their rogues galleries (see cut). Unlike his imprisoned onetime chief, Al Capone, he shuns the public eye. He is about 34, athletic, has brains. He is credited with having persuaded Capone to enter the cleaning & dyeing racket, headed that department of the Capone industries. He is now board chairman of whatever is left of the Capone syndicate. Public Enemy Humphries claims to be legitimately interested in the cleaning business, chuckles at police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Enemies, Second Series | 1/23/1933 | See Source »

...shake of a sheep's tail Boss Curry Hipped out the name of his man, telephoned him to hump himself to the Garden to receive the nomination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES & CITIES: Sheep in a Garden | 10/17/1932 | See Source »

President Hoover was reluctant to accept their advice and change his tactics. He hates campaigning and crowds. Besides, he thinks it would be undignified to get out and hump himself for office like any ordinary politician. Deaf to suggestions for an extended campaign the President finally consented to make three October speeches ,two in the Midwest. one in the East. Beyond that he would not go, even for another four years in the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Maine Quake | 9/26/1932 | See Source »

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