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Pretty Eleanor Holm of New York decided not to try for an Olympic record in the 100-metre back stroke race. Instead of steering by the row of flags over her lane, she kept her head turned to watch Philomena Mealing of Australia whom she beat by 5 ft. The one race that U. S. women swimmers have never done well in, the 200-metre breast stroke, went to a 16-year-old Australian schoolgirl, Clare Dennis of Sydney, who made an Olympic record of 3:06.4, a ripple ahead of little Hideko Maehata of Japan. An unbeatable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Xth Olympiad | 8/22/1932 | See Source »

...members of Irish, Italian, and Jewish bootleg gangs, their actions are far from typical of their race, Magrath declared. He described the Cero-Gallo murder case as an example of a murderer escaping through a technicality in the law. Gallo, who was acquitted on the perjured testimony of Philomena Romano, his sweetheart, cannot be tried for his life again under the United States law although there is now little doubt of his implication in the crime. Cero Gangi, apparently Gallo's tool in the murder of Fantasia, is now awaiting his second trial, the prosecution failing to obtain a conviction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Robbery, Jealousy, Vengeance Are Causes Of Most Murders | 3/11/1932 | See Source »

...even worse than his expectations. After a respectable performance at dinner his fatigue overcame him, drove him to bed much earlier than he had any right to go. Lady Aggie, whom he was supposed to entertain, yawned when he read her his new play, left the houseparty ostentatiously early. Philomena embarrassed him by promising to leave her husband for him. then made him feel a fool by telling her husband all about it and changing her mind. On the verge of a breakdown Hugo made an unforgivable scene, pulled gossipy Corny Cooke's nose. In despair he confided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Saved from Success | 11/30/1931 | See Source »

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