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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dublin brogue. Like Mrs. Charles Laughton (Elsa Lanchester) she is a redhead. Before making Jamaica Inn, she studied at the apprentice school of Dublin's famed Abbey Theatre, did bits on the stage for a short time, bits in pictures. Though she was short on experience, one screen test convinced Actor-Producer Laughton that he should cast Maureen O'Hara in Jamaica Inn. Impressed by her success in that picture, RKO last month signed her to play Esmeralda in their new version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with Charles Laughton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Oct. 30, 1939 | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...arguing that the Allied war aims are: continuation of Versailles policies, contraceptive control of the German population, making the world safe for Big Business. Letitia Fairfield, sister of Novelist Rebecca West: "The Catholic press will cut no ice morally so long as they make persecutions of the church the test of right and wrong in international affairs." Author George Glasgow: "Stemming atheistic bolshevism and bringing Europe back to Almighty God will not be achieved by this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: God This, God That | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Three years ago to the week, another widely heralded Sophomore studded Crimson football squad had brushed aside its first two opponents with comparative ease and was anxiously awaiting its first major test. The first two victims had been Amherst and Brown by 38 and 28 to 0 margins...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: JOE KOUFMAN, BURG AYRES FORCED TO MISS GRID DRILLS | 10/19/1939 | See Source »

...Test Speed and Comprehension...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remedial Reading Tests Are Planned Again for This Year | 10/18/1939 | See Source »

Stanley C. Salmon '36, Secretary for the Board on the Supervision of Students, has announced reading tests for the Freshmen and those upperclassmen who wish to test their proficiency. Rate and comprehension are determined by the speed and accuracy of the student in his handling of a set material in a limited amount of time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remedial Reading Tests Are Planned Again for This Year | 10/18/1939 | See Source »

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