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Dates: during 1930-1939
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One day last week Columnist Westbrook Pegler, fresh from his investigations of California Ham & Eggery, visited the office of State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney in Chicago. What he found in the records there made meat for two columns about meaty William ("Sweet Willie") Bioff, the boss of A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sweet Willie | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

What made this retort timely was that Willie Bioff had just tied Hollywood producers into knots. On behalf of 1,900* A. F. of L. studio workers, Tsar Bioff had ordered the companies to up wages 10% ($360,000 a year). Likely to be demanded later if he got this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Sweet Willie | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

With four Sophomores and a Senior on the first line, the Varsity basketball team went through a tough scrimmage yesterday afternoon with a Law School quintel, organized by George F. (Red) Lowman '38, Crimson star of two years ago.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Basketball Team Has Four Sophomores, One Senior in Game With Law Quintet | 12/2/1939 | See Source »

During the past few days dormitory residents have received from the Cambridge Tuberculosis and Health Association, new conducting its thirty-third annual Christmas seal sale, sheets of the well-known stamps through the mails. Since "tuberculosis is no longer the white man's plague," part of the proceeds will go...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Red Cross, Tuberculosis Seals, Salvation Army Figure in Charity Drive | 12/2/1939 | See Source »

America cannot help being deeply moved by the plight of Finland, perhaps to an extent that will endanger our neutrality. For this reason, it is important that the President and State Department be especially careful not to act rashly. A break of diplomatic relations with Russia would be an ill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SEEING RED | 12/2/1939 | See Source »

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