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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Like dogs and cats fought medieval Italy's famed Montagues and Capulets. Today the Chambruns and the Dampierres of France regard each other with proud, polite disfavor?much as a prize Angora stares at a haughty Pekingese. Last week the French government sent to the U. S. on the maiden voyage of the French line's sumptuous new cabin class liner Lafayette an "official mission," consisting of the Marquis Jacques de Dampierre, the marquise, their son Count Henri de Dampierre and his countess. These personages the government officially called "descendants" of the great French hero of the American Revolution: General...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Montagues & Capulets | 6/2/1930 | See Source »

...plot has all the tapestries and bindings of original research; a little girl, who works in a Broadway Night-Club has a grudge against the police inspector who bears the colorful name of "Butch" McArthur. "Butch" has a son who succumbs to the lure of this revenge-harboring maiden; said maiden therefore has a splendid opportunity to send the revenge out of the harbor; nevertheless, she falls in love with the son and a happy reconciliation, consisting in putting several gangsters "on the spot," ends the picture. But for some reason it doesn't click...

Author: By J. J. R. jr., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 5/23/1930 | See Source »

...Dutch liner, the Johan Van Barnevelt (18,000 tons) as she steamed into lock. Doors closed. Sluices opened. In twelve minutes the enormous volume of 3,000,000 cu. ft. of sea water poured into lock. Gates at the far end opened. Out to the North Sea on her maiden voyage steamed the Johan Van Barnevelt, with Royalty aboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Dear Little | 5/12/1930 | See Source »

Miss Megan Lloyd George, 28 (daughter), made her maiden speech as a member of Parliament last week, and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, 29 (son), made his maiden speech. But nobody took any great notice though both bright young people were warmly applauded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Snowden's Budget | 4/21/1930 | See Source »

...Sarah and Joanna Palfrey: The girls' national indoor doubles championship, beating the husky Boehm twins, Hilda and Helen, of Maiden, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won Apr. 14, 1930 | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

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