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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Earl Warren was delighted about all this, for if disgruntled old U. S. Senator Hiram Johnson decides not to run in 1940, and Earl Warren goes out for the job, he may have to beat out Frank Finley Merriam. Handed the makings of a useful Merriam-Megladdery scandal, ambitious Earl Warren set a grand jury after Mark Megladdery, revealing that in 1936-37 he deposited $6,000 more than his salary, that his propensity for passing rubber checks had extended to State bureaus and even to Miss De Vine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Duck Soup | 6/5/1939 | See Source »

University of Maryland, scouts have had their eyes on a crack shortstop, Eddie Johnson, son of the Immortal "Big Train...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: College Baseball | 6/5/1939 | See Source »

...rally which netted them six goals, the Harvard polo team found itself on the short end of a 12 to 7 score to a hard-riding Eli quartet in New Harvard Saturday, Gay Dillingham of Harvard was the game's individual star with six goals, and Yale's Captain Johnson was a defensive standout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Malletmen Lose to Yale 12-7 | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

...every performance of Hellzapoppin (see above}, a hireling sits in the audience clocking the belly-laughs (he ignores giggles). Early in Hellzapoppin's run, claim producers Olsen & Johnson, the show got at least 482 laughs a performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Show Business: May 29, 1939 | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

...Johnson took a first and two second places in the meet as the Crimson took 12 points to trail Yale, which collected 23. Amherst came in third with seven while Vassar followed with three points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Johnson Named as President Of New England Flying Club | 5/24/1939 | See Source »

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