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Appearance. At 5 a.m. there were 5,000 people in Callaway Park. At 9 a.m. 20,000 of the 30,000 seats were taken. An hour later, when the heat of the day began, the crowd had grown to 60,000, though the speech was still seven hours away. Downtown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: The Crowd at Elwood | 8/26/1940 | See Source »

Before Hitler's aerial Blitzkrieg became a reality, the English theatre was in the dumps. Last week, as Nazi bombers swarmed over London, theatrical tills rang loudly again. Going strong were revivals like the Devil's Disciple with Robert Donat, Dear Octopus with aging Marie Tempest. Viewed tepidly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Better Business | 8/26/1940 | See Source »

Lean, twangy, Oklahoma-born Roy Harris, a sobersided, high-brow composer, has never been ranked as a popular song-maker. Last month, on the day that Italy struck at France and England, Composer Harris sat thoughtfully down to some verses he had written. Four days later he finished a song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: I Hear America Singing | 7/8/1940 | See Source »

The temporary chairman called for or der, said Senator Ellender had a message from the President. Boo! "I will now ask the Senator to take the floor." Boo! The Senator reached the microphone, white and shaken. "Fellow Democrats," he be gan,"I left Washington at a quarter of two this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN: Little Bull Booed | 6/17/1940 | See Source »

Forcing the crowd back towards the Square, the police came into conflict with the surging mob, and in the melee they arrested the seven and hustled them off in patrol wagons.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Riot Squad Stems Large Crimson Tide in Spring Putsch | 5/1/1940 | See Source »

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