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Not by design but largely by chance, Admiral Reeves becomes the first air man to command the Fleet. Usually the Battle Force commander, who will be Admiral Brumby when Admiral Reeves moves up, succeeds to the post of Commander-in-Chief. But Admiral Reeves's appointment does demonstrate the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: CINCUS | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

Gold Diggers of 1933 (Warner). "We see clearly that overproduction of musical films is coming quickly ... as a result of the fact that 42nd Street has broken box office records: therefore, after Cold Diggers of 1933, we will produce no more musical feature-length pictures . . . until the imitative craze dies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Jun. 5, 1933 | 6/5/1933 | See Source »

Drinking brightens up the conversation. Physical intimacies and liberties tend to become licence and naturally lead to sex indiscretions. Petting is a vulgar practice in which decent people will not indulge.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: For Talking & Laughing | 10/5/1931 | See Source »

The Rev. Sam Stegg of Manila, P. I., reached Chicago last week to attend the Chicago Methodist Camp Meeting. Quickly he inspected the community, made a conclusion: ''Chicago is the most godless city in the world. . . . The fault lies not with flaming youth, but with men and women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Foolish, Fat Forties | 7/28/1930 | See Source »

In Jackson, Mich., Glen Noggle objected to his wife's petting her snake before serving him meals, sued her for divorce.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Jun. 30, 1930 | 6/30/1930 | See Source »

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