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...Father Summers' Woolworth Building laboratory a newshawk grasped an electrode in each hand as if he were experimenting with a toy shock machine. The electrodes were attached to an apparatus resembling a radio set, inside which were two balanced electrical circuits, with a two stage amplifier on the input side hooked up to a recording milliammeter. Any electrical agitation the newshawk betrayed under emotional stress would jiggle the milliammeter, make a needle correspondingly scratch a chart...
Candidate Brucker harped on Senator Couzens' defection so much that he was nicknamed "The Toy Hoover." But even these harpings did not seem to damage the Couzens popularity in Michigan at first. Instead of grubbing for renomination in the primary campaign, the Senator rented a yacht, disdainfully went off fishing on the Great Lakes. His cause was still far from lost when he returned to shore last month. Then, against the advice of friends, he boldly announced: "Believing as I do that the most important matter confronting the nation is the re-election of President Roosevelt, I intend...
...Just a toy to enjoy for awhile...
...worth of stock changed hands there last year, giving it ninth place in the list of registered exchanges. Most active stock last year was Carnegie Metals, which has nothing to do with steel. The company owns gold and silver mines in Mexico. Another Pittsburgh favorite is San Toy Mining, which also owns Mexican mines. One hundred shares of San Toy cost $2. President of the Pittsburgh Exchange is Ralph Struthers Richards, a spruce, popular socialite who heads one of the biggest brokerage houses in Pittsburgh, Kay, Richards...
...editorial staffs have been chased out and replaced by audacious, cheerful young Army men who idolize the country's great Chaco war-hero and new Dictator, chubby-faced young Col. Rafael Franco (TIME, March 2). Last week, fascinated by government as a child is fascinated by a new toy, the young Colonel began issuing fundamental Constitutional proclamations right & left...