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Died. Effie Canning Carlton, 83, old-time song writer and actress, who at 15 wrote the perennially popular tune for the Mother Goose lullaby, Rock-a-Bye Baby, turned many a penny from its royalties; of bronchopneumonia; in Boston, Mass.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 15, 1940 | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

Last week the fans near went past themselves. They cheered lustily for Ralph Oves, Lincoln's towering center, who stands out in the line like a moon on a dark night (Oves is the only white player in Negro football). They set off firecrackers, one of which, mistaken for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Crisis | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Mostly true: Jesse Stacy, former Goodman ace, is joining Bob Crosby to take over piano duties, Joe Sullivan retiring for another vacation . . . Singer Bob Eberle is leaving Jimmy Dorsey to go with Bobby Byrn's new band. But both will remain with Dorsey for the time being. . . Artie Shaw's...

Author: By Michael Levin, | Title: Swing | 10/6/1939 | See Source »

But when he had finally learned his way, he settled down happily in the catacombs of Lowell and proceeded to tune the bells of the Zvon before they were installed in the tower. He tapped and tinkered all day and far, far into the night. After a week or so...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/8/1939 | See Source »

It pleasures me, at end of day, To hear Boake Carter's baleful lay, The lullaby of world decay. . . .

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Likes & Dislikes | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

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