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>The Duke of Windsor, in his Prince of Wales days, used to be the British Empire's most valued traveling salesman and good-will ambassador. Last week Britain had a scarcely less effective good-wilier-as far as the U. S. was concerned-in idealistic, handsome Anthony Eden, former...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Apparatus Oiled | 12/19/1938 | See Source »

But if Powys and Ford belong to the same genus of bookworm, their appetites differ in numerous details. Ford Madox Ford, "an old man mad about writing," prefers his classical diet served with French sauce ("the Mediterranean as against the Nordic tradition"); his main concern is with "fine"' writing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Classic Propaganda | 10/17/1938 | See Source »

Judge Rutherford's rambling, worldwide speech was entitled "Face the Facts." Its gist: "A hideous monstrosity is rapidly moving to rule the world by dictators and to regiment the people. God, by His holy prophets, thousands of years ago, as recorded in the Bible, foretold this great menace, its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Face the Facts | 9/19/1938 | See Source »

Eoanthropus dawsoni (Piltdown man), of broad forehead, thick bones, human brain case and apelike teeth, who lived in Sussex, England in the early Pleistocene days. Rambling Lawyer Charles Dawson discovered the Piltdown remains in 1912.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Old Men | 9/5/1938 | See Source »

This declaration gave the big State's big Democrats plenty to talk about as they rode to Senator Copeland's funeral, held at his rambling white home in peaceful Suffern. After the funeral Herbert Lehman returned to his summer place at nearby Purchase, picked up the telephone, dictated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: Candid Friend | 7/4/1938 | See Source »

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