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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Cabin 132 165 Second Class 120 152 Tourist 108 132 Third Class 71.50 79.50 The Conference was faced with a difficult problem. If it refused to approve the cuts, member companies might give 30 days notice and withdraw. Said North German Lloyd's John Schroeder: "I am an optimist." Said French Lines' Felix Lachesnez-Heude: "We are prepared to make this sacrifice ... in the hope that it will develop much new business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Still Cheaper Travel | 4/11/1932 | See Source »

...Last week Mr. Curtis, as everyone expected, announced his decision to seek Republican renomination on the Hoover ticket next year rather than run for the Senate in Kansas. Said he: "I'm an optimist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Red Scare | 12/7/1931 | See Source »

...sailed he addressed a rain-soaked multitude. "I see nothing on the horizon," said he despondently, "to warrant hope. I was born an optimist and I am hoping against hope. My faith is in God and He seems to have made my way clear for me to go to London. Therefore I expect that He will use me as His instrument for the service of humanity. For me the service of India is identical with the service of humanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Spinner Sails | 9/7/1931 | See Source »

...rude turn of events that a statement had to be issued that his health was ''not permanently impaired," he no longer shows any signs of suffering. He is a husky, keen-eyed man whose tanned face makes a pleasant contrast to his silvery hair. No optimist on general business, he has always had great faith in his own bedworks. Secretary, treasurer, director, member of the executive committee, vice president of the company is his son Grant G. Simmons, likewise husky & healthy, reported to have "cleaned up" on the bear side of the market. Although the company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Back to Beds | 8/24/1931 | See Source »

...Optimist Mount Yernon, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 8, 1931 | 6/8/1931 | See Source »

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