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...agreed that the danger of a world-wide war crisis would rise toward a maximum between 1939 and 1940 and he thought that by that time there should be someone younger, quicker and better equipped to meet the urgencies of possible warfare without delay in the White House. But he spoke of that rather as his own personal problem than America's."-(H. G. Wells-after lunching with President Roosevelt two years ago-in Collier...
...coxswains of the Yardling and Varsity crows have likewise found great causes for insomnia among the waterbugs, but the Crimson men have a little bit quicker reaction, and a great deal better appreciation of the purpose of the metal object on the stern of each shell, the rudder...
...Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.-which branched out into batteries, plastics, steel parts, service stations, cotton mills-announced development of a new automobile spark plug that provides better ignition, quicker starts for cold motors. The plug has electrodes coated with polonium, a radioactive element discovered by the late great Marie Curie (and named for her native Poland). The polonium shoots a steady stream of subatomic particles which ionize (electrify) the air in the spark gap, make it a better conductor when the spark jumps...
Rosselli was arrested, held in $200 bail. But quicker than Rosselli could sole a shoe came a chiding wire to Wisconsin officials from Census Director William Lane Austin: "You have disregarded instructions that before taking legal action such cases must be submitted to Washington office for disposition." Charges against Cobbler Rosselli were dropped...
This one is about David Niven as a magician whose hand is ever so much quicker than Broderick Crawford's eye. Result: he gets the gal, Loretta Young in this case. The old chestnut about the society girl running off with an entertainer is once again with us, but aside from a few emotional lapses, the picture is good...