Word: showing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...turn of Rightists to try pillars of the Left, and ever since Congress convened they have been at it. Felix Frankfurter, Harry Hopkins, Frank Murphy led the parade, were obliged to take the witness chair and state publicly their political beliefs. Comparatively they made a much less diverting show, for the possession of even "radical" beliefs is less dramatic than the possession of great wealth, and these Leftists were far nimbler witnesses than the scared Rightists. Last week came the trials of two more Leftists, and again the performances fell short of their billing...
...news, the resignation of Justice Brandeis was an unexpected rocket that floodlit the Federal judiciary this week. All last week, however, Franklin Roosevelt had been busily setting off flowerpots in his own show of judicial fireworks...
Most revolutionary radio idea since Charlie McCarthy is The Circle, which for the last five weeks, courtesy of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, has been capping the great Sunday night radio vaudeville show. For its contracted year on the air, The Circle will cost more than $2,000,000, or about as much as it would cost (retail) to pave the way from Manhattan to Hollywood with boxes of Corn Flakes. Of this colossal pile, about $15,000 goes for its hour of radio time each week (10-11 EST) and some $25,000 a week for talent. Last week...
...latest figures from Phillips Brooks House show that out of 7,112 students registered, 5,914 are affiliated with churches. Dean Sperry declares that these statistics indicate: "that our Universities, so far from being more irreligious than the world outside, can probably presuppose a greater familiarity with religion-at-large and a more serious interest in its concerns than is the case with the total population of the country...
...Schoenberg who has had perhaps the most difficult season of any grappler so far is due for a win from Harold Zaret at 128. He has been steadily improving in technique and this match should be an opportunity for him to show his ability. In the 136-pound class, George Richter has to face James Holt. By virtue of his experience he stands the favorite. His last match deserves particular attention if Ric really shows his best stuff...