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Word: seene (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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From Shanghai and business, Ambassador Johnson went to Peking and pleasure. In Peking with the Ambassador's wife are her son, Nelson Beck ("Nubby"), 6, and daughter, Betty Jane, for whose fourth birthday this week he made the trip north. He had not seen his family since last May (in the U. S., after a trip out of China via the then brand new 2,100-mile Burma road, over which the Ambassador was the first civilian to drive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Excellency in a Ricksha | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

...Having seen clearly what was coming, the Finns have stored surprising amounts of ammunition. From Sweden they got guns, not too many but very good ones, especially the first class Bofors anti-aircrafts. Their little fleet could do with support from Sweden's crack one, being mostly submarines, gunboats, motor torpedo boats, but Russia's clumsy battleships draw too much water to go close to shore. Chief disadvantage of the Finns is in the air, whence plenty of hell will rain on them before they win or lose. One young Finnish fighter pilot was credited in the first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN THEATRE: 36-to-1 | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Since that time Dr. Carroll has used the drug with remarkable success on four other staphylococcic patients, including a baby. "No toxic symptoms or signs ascribable to this drug were seen," reported Dr. Carroll, "except for a slight nausea." About the future of the drug, which is not yet on the market, he hazarded no comment. Last week sulfamethylthiazol was tried on two Staphylococcus victims in a Midwest hospital, and on one in Manhattan, with hopeful results. But still restrained is the cautious enthusiasm of physicians, who cannot commit themselves on the drug until it has been tried on many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Staphylococcus Conquered? | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

...Jack Walron, hardy breaststroker. Jack has worked his way onto the Varsity the difficult way, having shown a remarkable improvement in three years of competition. He now leads the butterfly experts on the squad and it is to be expected that his nervy finishes of last year will be seen once more during the next few months. Along with his extended training and experience, they should carry him to clockings in the vicinity of 2:35 in the 200-yard event. Ed Hewitt is shooting for the No. 2 post in the 440 and ought to hold...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/7/1939 | See Source »

...hands of Chet Sagenkahn and George Dana. Chet has cracked the 100-point mark in competition and is now tolling to make his last season his best. Dana, who scored 116 points against Yale last year, is a natural springboard artist, but so far this season has not been seen much at practice...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/7/1939 | See Source »

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