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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When a man's life and sport are ruled by dogmatic hunting conventionalities to the extent of influencing his choice of automotive fuels, it would seem that the "plain gasoline" he uses might have been blended with sour grapes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 25, 1935 | 11/25/1935 | See Source »

...dogs would be as ridiculous as the riding boots. . . . And now the old pappy-guy with the red mittens. An extended rabbit may be that long but that gesture would never describe any sort of an American game bird. . . . Personally, I'm going to stick to plain gasoline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 25, 1935 | 11/25/1935 | See Source »

When Farleyism, Tugwellism, Huey-Longism, Radicalism, and plain lying Insincerity are added to the list of Rooseveltian activities, it is hard to understand how the New Deal can still keep the wool over the eyes of our still esteemed contemporary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AGAIN THE YALE NEWS | 11/23/1935 | See Source »

According to this 75 men have already begun social service work in settlement houses in South Boston, the North End, Jamaica Plain, and similar areas, while 120 have indicated their intention of signing up for work in the future...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROOKS HOUSE ISSUES SURVEY OF WORK DONE | 11/19/1935 | See Source »

Eugene F. Murphy '39, of Jamaica Plain; Paul J. Murphy '39, of Charlestown; Ralph 10, Murphy '39, of New Albany, Ind.; and Everett B. Murphy '36, of Irvington, N. J., will receive a total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MURPHY SCHOLARSHIPS GO TO NINE DESERVING MURPHIES | 11/18/1935 | See Source »

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