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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unconventional plan for a new Unitarian church in Madison, Wis. was enthusiastically described last week by the pastor of Madison's First Unitarian Society. Unitarian Wright's idea of a " 'unit'arian" church involved combining steeple, auditorium and parish house into a unit under one roof (which would serve as "steeple"). The result looked like half a pyramid, vertically sliced; some people might have to be told that it was a church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: When Is a Church. . . ? | 7/14/1947 | See Source »

...roughly shaped granite rocks-crude anti-tank barriers left over from the war-dotted a hill; behind a brown horse, a sturdy, towheaded Finn who had already plowed several acres on either side was now plowing between the boulders. His neat house with its red tile roof and his brand-new red barn stood proudly at the top of the hill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Write with the Heart | 7/7/1947 | See Source »

Twice Frank Cushing called his city desk, finally got permission to go after the story. When he got to the scene, he clambered to a roof about 30 feet from the boys without being spotted, and, before the policemen disarmed their quarry, took the news photo of the week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: On the Spot | 7/7/1947 | See Source »

...Asked Congressional approval of a new Housing & Home Finance Agency, to put a permanent roof over the temporary consolidation of independent housing agencies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Shadows | 6/9/1947 | See Source »

...brother-in-law of the late Max Annenberg. He is the only executive who can stop the presses (with a buzzer that blows a siren in the press room). "Louie" Rose cruises his newsstands at night in a new, $5,000 Packard. His boss bought it, found the roof too low for the high McCormick head, told Rose: "If you like it I'll give it to you." Rose liked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Colonel's Century | 6/9/1947 | See Source »

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