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...lines. For both white and red men, trapping is the only livelihood in winter. Robbing trap lines is a crime, though understandable, but these traps were not robbed. Somebody was smashing snares and deadfalls, scattering the bait so hungry animals could eat it in safety. Tracks of the trap-smasher were followed to Johnson's cabin. Indians raised the alarm, said...
...Catholic auspices;* 2) President Alcala Zamora resigned in protest and 50 pious Basque and Navarra Deputies marched out of the National Assembly shouting "Long live Christ the King!"; 3) Parliamentary leaders gathered jabbering in the lobby, decided that War Minister Azana ought to be President, told Speaker Julian ("Bell Smasher") Besteiro of their decision...
...played Haines in four tournaments this year, and that Haines had won three of the matches. He started hitting hard, saving his new stroke till he got the match moving. He got ahead of Haines and switched to a soft game. It was a mistake. A devastating smasher, and the best half-volleyer among U.S. amateurs, Haines turned Wolf's gentle, strategic shots into points for himself, and caught up fast. Young Wolf seemed to forget everything Dufton had told him except the new stroke. He whaled the ball the way he did out of doors last year when...
Last week the automobile industry faced 1930 with the opening of the New York Automobile Show. Although 1929 was a record smasher with 5,700,000 cars made (estimate by Standard Statistics), it was, as all the world now knows, a turbulent and unhappy one for the manufacturers. Customer dissatisfaction during 1929 failed to keep pace with offerings. To the trials of overproduction have now been added the hazards of a possible business recession...
...made last week: (A) The Passion of Joan of Arc-Silent French version of history's greatest courtroom scene. The Divine Lady-Love among the frigates. The Spieler-Original story of carnival life. Wild Orchids- Greta Garbo in a bedroom for three. Strong Boy-Promotions of a baggage-smasher. (B) The Wild Party ($42,300, Buffalo, Buffalo) ; Wolf. Song ($34,000, Paramount, Los Angeles); Noah's Ark ($20,000, Aldine, Philadelphia); Weary River ($7,900, Des Moines, Des Moines...