Word: knowns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Your description and comments on Jugoslavia indicate that you are following the writing of the American Weekly, published by Wm. Randolph Hearst. Or in the other words, as that American Weekly is commonly known among the people as a "scandal sheet." What you are trying to make out of it is a comedy, not an innocent comedy, but a comedy well aimed and with a purpose. And yet, in spite of those facts. I do not and cannot believe that you as an American newspaper man would cultivate in his heart such a purpose...
...known that "giant Center Walter Heinecke" of Stanford (TIME, Sept. 23, p. 72) is in reality five feet six and a half inches tall, and weighs in the neighborhood of 175 pounds. TIME may have confused this "little giant" with Herbert Fleishhacker, six foot four and 220 pounds, quarterback on the Stanford team, or with Paul Jessup, six foot seven, Captain of the University of Washington eleven, who last year played tackle, this year may play center...
...sample copies. Partly because he is the only Republican high official in his administration, partly because his opponents were ignorant of publishing practice, Governor Sampson was indicted last month for receiving "gifts." Seven members of the textbook commission and all the sample-sending publishers were also indicted, it being known that the commissioners had sold the sample books they received for sums...
...Drys, Consolidated, who began organizing last winter under "a unified plan . . . in accordance with the wishes of the administration of President Hoover" (TIME, March 11), elected officers last week and chose a name. Henceforth they will be known as the Co-operative Committee for Prohibition Enforcement. Their chairman is a Kentucky varnish-maker...
...volley of cheering was not unanimous. For also in the city was Mme. Sayba Garzouzi, Egypt's only woman lawyer, now studying jurisprudence in the U. S. A big woman, born 31 years ago in Syria, she has the lavish figure and smooth skin which discriminating Egyptians are known to prefer. Her jet hair matches her darting eyes; her dimples make her laughter an asset of which any lawyer might well be proud. Self-taught in the four legal codes of Egypt ,† she earns some $25,000 a year. What Mme. Garzouzi said last week she said...