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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week unexpected aid came to the Hoover industrial program from a bull outside the herd. Irving T. Bush,* head of Brooklyn's mammoth Bush Terminal, announced the completion of three years of negotiations in the formation of Bush Service, Inc., U. S. A. The new company combines the facilities of the Bush Terminal with those of Lassen & Co., a Swiss holding company that controls 54 distributing agencies throughout Europe. Fifty one percent of the stock of the new company is held by Bush Terminal. Inc. For the smaller exporter Bush Service Corp. will do, roughly, what is done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Bullish Bush | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

After every financial crisis, curious eyes turn toward the luxury trades. Last week, many eyes turned toward diamonds. Sardonically, they noted the following developments in three great world diamond centres...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Diamonds | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

...Amsterdam, buyers deserted the Tulpstrat and the Saphartistraat, famed centres of diamond cutting; the Dutch Diamond Association voted to reduce working days from six to three a week, from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Diamonds | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

...Mateo and Santa Clara public schools. The family is poor, but all the children have unusual musical talent. Rosa, 13, plays the piano; Lorraine, 10, the cornet; Ruggiero, 9, and Giorgio, 7, the violin; Emma, 4, the drums and cymbals; and even Virginia, 2, sings perfectly in tune. Three years ago the Ricci children had their own little band, picked up what pennies they could in their neighborhood. About that time Father Ricci realized Ruggiero's astonishing ability and scarcely had to persuade Teacher Persinger to instruct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Don Giovanni | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

...gave numerous critics a chance to see the Carideo work. Quarterback Saunders of Southern California caught the third period kick-off and went back 22 yards. Then he signaled the ball to himself until the Trojans had one score, squirmed and passed for another, and with three tacklers hanging on him in the last period took a kick to where his side could use it. Southern California 27, Washington State 7. Half a dozen admirals and the entire corps of Annapolis midshipmen saw the Navy line dam Dartmouth and the Navy backfield use a short forward pass-Gannon to Kirn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Dec. 9, 1929 | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

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