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Word: quieter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...producers caught Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier in action, fitted their own voices into the pattern of war in the making. Momentous remarks: Chamberlain, after Munich (sounding like a man having trouble with his uppers): "I believe it is peace for our time"; Hitler, less than a year later (while a quieter voice translates): "Our soldiers have been shot at, and since 5:45 a. m. we have been shooting back." Two days later, in the thick French of Daladier: "The cause of France is the cause of Justice"; and brokenly, from Downing Street, the voice of Chamberlain again: "This country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: $6.50 Broadcast | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...life of an actress is not an easy one at all. Lots of folks think we have no work to do, but I have been kept on the run so much that I haven't even had time to see any of Boston. It's much quieter than New York, though, and I like...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Simone Simon Has No Time for Love; Star Sees Little of City, Only Theatre | 12/7/1939 | See Source »

Outside it is much better. The sedan charts its own course to quieter sectors. Soon it leaves behind the slush of city streets and climbs through untrammeled snow, higher and higher, then circles back and stops, looking down on the city which twinkles in the distance. The heater buzzes efficiently. The radio along breaks the silence with soft chords...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 12/20/1938 | See Source »

...Drinker brothers idea was to use a suction pump to expand a paralytic's chest. Emerson made several improvements; he introduced bellows instead of a suction pump, a much quieter motor, and several conveniences for both nurse and patient...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Iron Lung Becomes Most Modern Part Of Resuscitative Hospital Equipment | 12/6/1938 | See Source »

...Republican side of the picture is quieter, although Gifford Pinchot, without whose name no Pennsylvanian ballot would be complete, is opposing an organization candidate for the gubernatorial nomination. Senator James J. Davis, one of the tiny group of G. O. P. members left in the Senate, is conceded renomination...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PENNSYLVANIA TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT | 5/5/1938 | See Source »

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