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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coins denominated the puffin and half-puffin-respectively worth a British penny and half-penny-have just gone into circulation among the 40 dwellers on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, also called "Puffin Island." Both half and whole puffins bear the likeness of Martin Coles Harman, Esq., London merchant, who bought Puffin Island in 1925 and plays at being its king. On the "tails" side of a puffin is the head of a puffin (sea bird with a parrotlike beak and white cheeks). Puffin Islanders also have puffin stamps. red and green, in puffin and half-puffin de nominations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: Mihai's Alloy | 1/20/1930 | See Source »

...summary: HARVARD B.U. Putnam, Cross, l.w. r.w., Baron, Whitmore Garrison, Wood, Martin, Everett, c. c., Currier, Borofsky, Whitmore Stubbs, Lakin, Frothingham, r.w. l.w., Lombard, French Harding, l.d. r.d., Bergholtz, Archer Everett, r.d. l.d., Elliot, Nelson Ellis, g. g., Grodberg, Goodale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B. U. FALLS BEFORE HARVARD BARRAGE | 1/16/1930 | See Source »

...other two games this season in which they defeated Arlington High by a score of 5 to 1 and downed St. Mark's 6 to 3. The Exeter sextet is strong this season, being lead by its last year's star Spain. SECONDS MELROSE HIGH Jewell, r.w. l.w., Russell Martin, c. c., Keough Watts, l.w. r.w., Allmon Wadsworth, r.d. l.d., Bourneuf Hallowell, l.d. r.d., Kidd Hale, g. g., Kinney...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRONG EXETER TEAM MEETS FRESHMAN SIX | 1/15/1930 | See Source »

HARVARD UNIVERSITY CLUBPutnam, Cross, Everett, l.w. r.w., Curtis, Hodder, Martin, Fitzgerald Garrison, Wood, c. c., Chase, BlaneyStubbs, Lakin, r.w. l.w., Hilliard, Hunt, Summers, Hutchinson Harding, Crosby, I.d. r.d., H. Bigelow, FitzgeraldCunningham, r.d. I.d., A. Bigelow, ClarkEllis, g. g., Learnar

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SEXTET DEFEATS UNIVERSITY CLUB IN FAST CONTEST | 1/14/1930 | See Source »

Last week there joined the ranks of U. S. music patrons President Martin L. Davey of Davey Tree Expert Co. of Kent, Ohio, onetime (1918-21, 1923-29) Congressman, candidate last year for the governorship of Ohio (TIME, March 5, 1928). Claiming no expert musical knowledge but believing that his political experience qualified him as judge, Politician Davey will wager 26 nation-wide radio programs, beginning Jan. 5, that people in the U. S. prefer oldtime melodies to either jazz or classical music. He explained: "My first purpose in putting on this program is to commemorate the golden anniversary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Antheil-Erskine Opera? | 1/6/1930 | See Source »

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