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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...When he was 12. his father's cattle business ceased to prosper. Henry helped out at home, hired out as a range rider, attending the Flagstaff schools in the winter. At 18 he got the job of turnkey at the Flagstaff County Jail, subsequently becoming a deputy sheriff. A spell at the Stockton (Calif.) Business College fitted him for the law. Aged 21, he was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature. Two years later he became Speaker, and in the same year was admitted to the bar and hung out his shingle at Williams. In 1902 he went...
...needed me as a pal," testified Miss MacMillan. "I told him that if I did such a thing it would be a sin. He told me that he could not go on as Premier of Alberta unless I would give in to him. I seemed to be under a spell. He seemed to be playing with me like a cat plays with a mouse. I couldn't stop going out with him. His influence was too strong...
...disarmament hopes threw a strain as severe as that which he, a life-long champion of free trade, faced when his National Government decided to gird up the Empire's loins with a high tariff (TIME, May 2, 1932 et ante). That crisis was got over by a spell of "eye strain" which enabled Ramsay MacDonald to absent himself from London during most of the time that free trade was being butchered. Last week, on the day after he broke Britain's big navy news, the Prime Minister's eyes began to weaken. His fashionable Physician Thomas...
Easy-going Belgian politicians took the day off, gave the Royal House a breathing spell. Gay parties in the brighter cafes celebrated the birth. As a popular gesture the babe was hastily and privately named after Belgium's late, great Albert. As a move to appease the Walloons, Babe Albert was further tagged with the name of a hotbed of Walloons, became "Prince Albert of Liege." Next month he will be publicly and formally christened with the names he received last week in private: Albert Umberto Felix Theodore Chretien Eugene Marie...
These who think that a few good songs, some attractive females, a few feeble comedians and a handsome here spell a good movie will enjoy "20 Million Sweethearts." "I'll String Along With You," "It's Getting Fair and Warmer" are lilting melodies as jazz songs go but their popularity has detracted lots from their appeal. Bill Powell is fairly good singing "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" with dusted lyrics. Ginger Rogers is, we believe, sufficient excuse for seeing the film...