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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Third. If a President's policies are indefinitely acceptable to the nation, it works into a beautiful argument for third terms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 28, 1939 | 8/28/1939 | See Source »

Experimenting on its own hook last week, KECA inaugurated a program called Encore Theatre, presenting the same show three times running each week to accommodate first-night absentees and those who might like to hear a program a second or third time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Platters for the Pacific | 8/21/1939 | See Source »

Died. Cecilia Waterbury Cummings, 40, third wife of former U. S. Attorney General Homer Cummings; of high blood pressure; in Washington. She was 29 years younger, 17 inches shorter than her 6-ft.-4 husband, but official Washington considered them its most devoted couple. In 1937 she asked for-and got-permission to wear a red dress when presented at the Court of St. James's. As a hostess she was tough, delighted to scramble New Dealers and Conservatives, took no political sides herself: "Politics is Homer's business, not mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Milestones: Aug. 21, 1939 | 8/21/1939 | See Source »

...University of Michigan senior. In last week's meet at White City, rangy Bill Watson scored 13 of the 54 U. S. points: first in the shot put (with a record-breaking heave of 52 ft. 8 in.), first in the broad jump (24 ft. 6 in.) and third in the discus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Preview | 8/21/1939 | See Source »

Last week, contriving to avoid all the fuss & feathers they could, Rob and Bill celebrated their 50th anniversary in Rochester banking, Rob as president of Rochester Trust (third largest in town with resources of $42,540,898), Bill as vice president of the Lincoln-Alliance Bank & Trust Co., largest in Rochester and one of the 100 largest in the U. S. (resources, $86,487,946). That night they sat in honor seats at separate country-club dinners, smiled at many a twin-crack and went home early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BANKING: Boys from Rochester | 8/21/1939 | See Source »

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