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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lost him as soon as the boat landed. He worked as bootblack, ice-boy, thief, until he met Tommy Walsh, onetime fisticuffer, who maintained a third-rate boxing school and an oversexed wife, Martha. George entered the school, dazzled oldtimers with his monkey-like agility and his sure-fire punch. With success came Martha Walsh. George felt sorry when Tommy found out. When the World War broke out, George enlisted, drank vast quantities of liquor, did nothing startling. After it was over, he returned to boxing, won a battle with the world champion. Unsatisfied with his fame and wealth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Battling Boykin | 5/19/1930 | See Source »

...Bebe Daniels, she indulges in the flippancies of a semi demi-mondaine and ends up by landing a sailor with a hefty punch and talent in harmonica playing. If this picture does nothing else, it makes the feature seem better by comparison...

Author: By H. B., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 4/25/1930 | See Source »

...became the state secret most tantalizing to British businessmen. If he should decide to revoke the so-called McKenna duties protecting British auto makers, these gentry knew they would almost have to close up shop. How could they find out what was in Snowden's mind? They could not. Punch cartooned the Chancellor of the Exchequer with his box of secrets clutched under his arm, snarling at businessmen who wanted information. Punch was right, but so was Snowden. The budget of the world's greatest empire is by tradition a "political surprise" which the Government springs on the Opposition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Snowden's Budget | 4/21/1930 | See Source »

...college graduates. Big Business has quite evidently touched brisk, white-haired President Wickenden. Upon his arrival at Case he decided that the school needed a livelier song. Not content with one that Composer Werner Janssen turned out, "he sat down and dashed out another set with more punch." Asked how he liked Cleveland and his new job, President Wickenden said: "Fine, but why the devil don't some of you fellows call be Bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Desire | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

Bull Terrier. Best in the puppy class was Punch, son of Judy, a polite, muscular dog with a deep body, shoe-button eyes, and spry ears. He is owned by William E. Schratweiser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dogs | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

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