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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from the exterior, the rink will appear low, with two prominent main entrances, one facing Park Street at the east end and the other at the west near the gymnasium. There will be four exits in addition to the entrances. The rink will be 220 feet long, with a roof span 116 feet wide and 33 feet above the ice. A patented truss which has been developed for airplane hangars and hockey rinks will be used, making possible a large arch without any supporting trusses. The ice surface will be 188 feet by 85 feet. All of the exterior walls...

Author: By The Dartmouth, | Title: BIG GREEN'S BUILDING PROGRAM NEARS ZENITH | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

Smartchat writers remember the parvenu whose Mayfair mansion stands near that of the daughter of George V, King & Emperor. They remember the bathing-suit parties in the swimming pool on the roof, Hatry's passion for ornate bathrooms even at his office, the fact that he nibbled his food like a woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Badly Run Down | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...stones into place. Rector Ladeuze stopped them with a court injunction and the entire police force of Louvain, then hired other huskies to put up his stones. No sooner were they in place than a band of his own students appeared shouting "Vive Warren! Vive Mercier!", climbed to the roof of the library, hurled down and shattered most of the balustrade, marched away chanting Belgium's national air La Brabançonne. Livid with rage, Monsignor Ladeuze had a third set of "stones" hastily moulded from plaster of Paris. With these in place the new Library of Louvain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Furore Teutonico Diruta | 10/21/1929 | See Source »

...first assembly of the reunited Church of Scotland was held in a garage containing some 12,000 chairs. While rain beat upon the roof the position of moderator of the reunited church was voted to Rev. John White, minister of the Barony of Glasgow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Lawnmarket Reunion | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

...Greensburg, Pa., new convicts at Westmoreland County jail were presented by the warden with a "greetings" folder such as hotels hand their guests. Excerpts : "My friend, for a little while you and I are compelled to live under the same roof, and, in a way, to be in each other's company. You come without invitation from me. Probably you had no intention that we should meet in this way. Probably you have made a mistake, perhaps done wrong. I have done both. Let us both, the little while we are together, try to do as we would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oct. 14, 1929 | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

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