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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...last through June, 400,000 workers must be dropped in April, he said; 600,000 more in May; 200,000 more in June. The hardship on these 1,200,000 would be felt by their 3,800,000 dependents, not to mention other millions on WPA's "waiting list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RELIEF: Pressure v. Blossoms | 3/27/1939 | See Source »

...soldiers, acting under incredibly detailed orders obviously worked out weeks in advance, closed all banks, took over hotels, invaded barracks to disarm one of the best-equipped armies in Europe, and began to arrest political prisoners from a list of over 2,000. Residents were ordered to fly swastika flags which had been systematically distributed a few days before (ostensibly for the annual memorial to German War dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Time Table | 3/27/1939 | See Source »

...heels comes D. Gordon Halstead, '40, who plays the part of the sweet young thing to perfection. Philip C. Starr, '40, portrays the inevitable "other woman," sings all his songs as though he were letting out for dear old Maine, and rolls around the stage with a lascivious list to starboard; the combination is priceless...

Author: By V. F. Jr., | Title: The Playgoer | 3/25/1939 | See Source »

Austie Harding is included on the list of prospective candidates for the 1940 Olympic hockey squad, the United States Hockey Committee announced, More names will be added to the 50 odd already selected, and the Crimson captain will be given a final tryout next January in New York City...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harding Olympic Possibility | 3/23/1939 | See Source »

Freshmen should see the Housemaster or head tutor if possible; they have the most say when the final list is made up. It is also a good idea to set as high a price as possible: this is fairer to those who cannot afford to make a high bid, and increases the chances of getting in, for obvious reasons. Interviewing more than one member of the House staff is by no means a handicap...

Author: By Spencer Klaw, | Title: Freshmen Face Hard Problems In Getting Taken into Houses | 3/22/1939 | See Source »

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