Word: took
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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After a flying visit and a peek behind the strict censorship, tightened when Vargas took over absolute power with a new constitution two months ago (TIME, Nov. 22), Author Davis reported: "The present regime in Brazil is the stark, unabashed personal dictatorship by Getulio Vargas, the President. . . . The secret of his power is in the manipulation of army officers. . . . As long as he can control a majority of the army he is safe. He also tries to secure the backing of business and has now the support of the majority, who are willing to tolerate almost anyone, provided profits continue...
...Gulf. U. S. and German firms began the line in 1927 on the route suggested by the League report. As often happens in business negotiations between representatives of civilized and more primitive peoples, the U. S. and Germans found themselves out in the cold in 1933. Danes and Swedes took over the partly completed job, parceled it out to subcontractors, some of whom were British. Forty-five thousand Persian laborers and 5,000 foreign skilled workers have been working on the Trans-Iranian for the past four years, expect to finish the line in 1938. The $125,000,000 cost...
...Patterson of United let it rankle for a fortnight, then took a big advertisement in the Chicago Tribune and let American have it. His statement "In behalf of air transportation" was headed by a reproachful question: What are the REAL FACTS about Coast to Coast flying United's facts turned out to be slightly different from American's facts. Mr. Patterson began by pointing out that the Rocky Mountains extend from the Canadian border to the Mexican border, and no U. S. airline can get to California without flying over them. "United," he flatly counter-claimed, "flies fewer...
George Fortescue rolled up his platypus robe, slipped it into a trunk, carried it on his travels until his death in 1914. It then went to his daughter Viola, who paid even less attention to it than he had. Recently, friends urged her to find out its worth. She took it to Revillon Fréres, smart Manhattan furriers, who this week began exhibiting the piece for Fifth Avenue window-gazers. Unofficial appraisal: intrinsic value-under $10; possible rarity value...
...made annual surveys to find out which cinema stars make most money for the box office. Heading the list for the first two years was the late, leather-lunged Marie Dressler. In 1934 the late Will Rogers succeeded her. In 1935 pampered Cinemoppet Shirley Temple, then 6 years old, took first place. In 1936, for the first time, the Herald polled not only the U. S. but the box offices of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Again Shirley Temple topped the list. Last month the Herald's 1937 international survey found Shirley still top favorite. Other leaders, in order...