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...Toronto, Bridge Expert Oswald Jacoby stuck his neck out: "Canasta is the only game that my wife and I could play . . . with some of our half-witted friends. [It] can be enjoyed by everyone, unlike bridge, where a poor player can spoil the game for others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Feb. 13, 1950 | 2/13/1950 | See Source »

...Died. Oswald Garrison Villard, 77, crusading editor (the New York Evening Post, 1897-1918; the Nation, 1918-32); in Manhattan. Heir to the diehard liberalism of his grandfather, Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, and to the fortune of his father, Henry Villard (one of the builders of the Northern Pacific Railroad), Editor Villard spent a lifetime plumping for such causes as civil liberties and pacifism, finally came to the conclusion that most of his heroes (notably Wilson, Charles Evans Hughes, Al Smith and F.D.R.) had feet of clay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 10, 1949 | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

Chemical Warfare. In Milwaukee, Landlord Oswald Hemmerling, suing to evict Tenant Charles Baumgartner, charged that Mrs. Baumgartner fed garlic to the Hemmerlings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jun. 6, 1949 | 6/6/1949 | See Source »

...supported by a large cast, including a "terribly brainy" penguin who "gets somewhat irritable over other peopie's muddles," and a fluffy, conceited little lamb, privately described by Annette as "possibly a bit of a bitch, but so young it doesn't matter." Other supporting players are Oswald the Ostrich, Willie the Worm, Sally the Seal, Peter the Pup, Poppy the Parrot, and two "rather common" field mice named Morris and Doris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Stars on Strings | 1/17/1949 | See Source »

...program, under the direction of Oswald Holm-Hansen '50, arranges reservations and coordinates all ski activities with other organizations such as the MIT Outing Club, the American Youth Hostels, and groups from local women's colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOC Schedule Lists Skiing, Skating, Hiking for Winter | 12/7/1948 | See Source »

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