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...soldier, husband of an older woman who nags him and whom he drives insane, father of one illegitimate and two legitimate children, lover of one woman who loves him for himself, another who loves him for herself, another who loves him in spite of herself. A failure as a rancher, he becomes a Sydney intellectual, a magazine writer, a disorganized radical, at last finds the meaning of life as he is led before a firing squad in Spain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Big Churning | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

Born. To Allan Henry Hoover, 31-year-old California rancher and younger son of Herbert Hoover, and his wife, Margaret Coberly Hoover: a son, their first child, fourth grandchild of the ex-President; in Palo Alto, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 28, 1938 | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

Although Dick Kleberg was nominated for the Roosevelt Purge list this year he did not make it, partly because in the 14th District it would be hard to purge a King-Kleberg, partly be cause in Washington Rancher Kleberg has not sought to assert his birthright of leadership. Consensus: a conscientious, well-intentioned Congressman less unusual and less frigid than he looks, more independent than some of his colleagues because he is less ambitious and his interests are more special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 31, 1938 | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

Modest, soft-spoken Dr. Brockway, son of a California rancher, refuses all requests to make short men tall by stretching both legs, says that he will not perform a serious operation on mere grounds of personal vanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Leg-Puller | 8/1/1938 | See Source »

Married. Hephzibah Menuhin, 18, piano-playing sister of violin-playing Yehudi; to Lindsay Nicholas, 22-year-old Australian rancher and brother of Yehudi's bride of two months; with no music; at Los Gatos, Calif. Hephzibah was the third & last of the three Menuhins to wed, all in two months. Younger Sister Yaltah is married to Washington Attorney William Stix...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 25, 1938 | 7/25/1938 | See Source »

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