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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Where permanent Jewish courts do not exist, questions of law are decided, as they arise, by rabbis or councils of rabbis. Any Jew may bring a case before the Beth Din; indeed, it is his duty, if he is bothered about a point of the Law. He pays the court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Permanent Court | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

French Cinemactress Annabella last month, the first test of whether matrimony will cut down his phenomenal feminine following. Slushed Louella ("Lolly") Parsons in her Hearst column last fortnight: "Frankly, and if I can judge by the batch of letters that have come to this desk recently, the youngsters are brokenhearted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Picture: May 15, 1939 | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Struve suggested that if the University of Texas provided the observatory and the University of Chicago a staff to run it, they might accomplish more in such a cooperative enterprise than either could separately. Forthright Bob Hutchins forthwith picked up his telephone, called U. of T.'s president, got...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Where, How & Why? | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Fervor was added to the proceedings by Colgate University's president, Dr. George Barton Cutten. President Cutten said: "TIME Magazine has called me 'the most reactionary college president in America.' Well, I have good company. I think God is reactionary, doing the things the same as he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: 300 Congressmen | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Off set wise: The second half of 1939 is expected to see Public Works expenditure decline from its 1938 volume of $880,000,000, offsetting by so much increased armament expenditures. If President Roosevelt decides to balance the budget for the 1940 elections the Government may actually put less money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Missing Boom | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

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