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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...truth is that his fellow citizens have had to revise their opinion of Mr. Hughes many times over. When he was a young lawyer in Manhattan 50 years ago he led the Men's Bible Class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, a job which he subsequently gave over to John D. Rockefeller Jr., but it was as a reformer that he first caught the public eye, as an inquisitor who with extraordinary ability exposed skulduggery in the gas and insurance businesses. It was in that role, sometimes referred to as "Charles the Baptist," that he ran for Governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: The Big Debate | 3/1/1937 | See Source »

...line with reality; they may even overlook the fact that it too is a fairy tale. An oxymoronic combination of the tough & tender, Of Mice and Men will appeal to sentimental cynics, cynical sentimentalists. Critic Christopher Morley found himself "purified" by this "masterpiece . . . written in purest compassion and truth." Readers less easily thrown off their trolley will still prefer Hans Andersen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Young Man's Dream | 3/1/1937 | See Source »

Gathered about large tables, with matches scratching and cigarette ashes rapidly filling trays, the five groups seemed curiously like bees intent on building up the honey of truth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 2/27/1937 | See Source »

...will thank you to publish this letter in the interest of "truth-in-advertising" and "truth-in- editorial-writing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 22, 1937 | 2/22/1937 | See Source »

...keeps. The scheming mothers put the best face on the matter they could, but Sophie could never forgive -her daughter-in-law-elect. To Son Franz Joseph she said: "Sisi is very nice, although the poor child doesn't know how to hold a goblet." And in truth Sisi was country-bred, had to learn painfully how to be regal. Franz thought her perfectly delightful but gave her little hints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Franzi & Sisi | 2/22/1937 | See Source »

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