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Down the centre aisle through the hushed House, escorted by Representatives O'Connor, Taylor and Snell, marched the sturdy, grim-lipped, white-suited Alabamian. A tactless Congressman started to applaud, was quickly shushed. Speaker Bankhead took his oath with shaking hand, head bowed to hide his tears.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Reaper's Return | 6/15/1936 | See Source »

Seven months ago, when the Prime Minister needed to win Britain's last General Election, he turned the trick by having Anthony Eden appear dazzlingly in Britain's public eye as the Siegfried of Diplomacy, the handsome young man who was going to save Ethiopia from Italy with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Man Who Was Right | 6/15/1936 | See Source »

First Black Legionary of note to be arrested after the twelve "Republicans" was balloon-eared, tight-lipped Ray Ernest, Jackson State Prison guard, reputedly a "brigadier general." With four others he was accused of lashing another WPA worker, of fatally flogging a fellow prison guard who had tried to withdraw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Mumbo Jumbo | 6/8/1936 | See Source »

Before grey-lipped Neville Chamberlain took a little key from his watch chain and opened the battered red leather Budget box to announce to the House of Commons last month a rise in the tax on tea and another threepence to the pound of income tax, somebody must have peeked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Friend's Friend's Friend | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

Since 1909 the U. S. chess championship has been a first-class monopoly, resting exclusively with tight-lipped Frank James Marshall. In 27 years he has defended his title only once. The $5,000 purse which challenger and defender had to raise excluded most hopefuls from a try. Last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Chess Champion | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

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