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Word: quit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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With the President back in Washington, the business of the U. S. once more got under way with a Cabinet meeting. Governor Brann of Maine, who threatened to quit the Democratic ticket, had to be seen and conciliated. General Johnson ("stage money") Hagood had to be seen and given command of the Sixth Corps Area at Chicago in place of the Texas command from which he was ousted two months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Politics | 4/20/1936 | See Source »

Agog at this sensational split in the Townsend high command, Washington newshawks began to spout "real reasons" for the break. It was variously reported that Co-Founder Clements had quit because: 1) Dr. Townsend had upset his political plans by endorsing Senator Borah for President; 2) Dr. Townsend had seized control of the organization by packing its board of directors; 3) Dr. Townsend's attorney, Sheridan Downey, EPIC candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California in 1934, had weaned the gentle oldster away from his partner in order to further his own ambitions for California's governorship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Loss & Profits | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

...such success that Vanity Fair hired him as co-editor with Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker. Hopeful contributors to Life recall the macabre, unsmiling laugh, the generous good nature with which from 1920 to 1928 Editor Sherwood personally received their effusions. When he wrote The Road to Rome, Sherwood quit journalism for good. He published in Variety last week a notice that Harry Van was back in town under the management of "Al" Lunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Play in Manhattan: Apr. 6, 1936 | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

Thus at the peak of her popularity did Lucrezia Bori, 48, quit the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House. She announced last December that she would retire at the end of the season, said then that she had planned to leave when she was 45 but had stayed on to help the company over its financial crisis. To many a Bori admirer it seemed incredible that she could be close to 50. Her voice is still fresh. She has been careful of her figure. On the stage she has always appeared as a youthful person, with a rare piquant charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Metropolitan Milestone | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

Most bus lines had quit cold. Air lines put all available planes into service, worked overtime flying passengers, mail and freight between Newark and Pittsburgh. One TWA plane carried nearly a ton of rubber boots, another some 5,000 telegrams. But even airplanes were forced to quit at night when electric power failures put airport lights and radio beacons out of commission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: Hell in the Highlands | 3/30/1936 | See Source »

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