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Swagger little President Manuel Quezon last week lodged formal protest against such a portrait of Philippine character through his Resident Commissioner Joaquin ("Mike") Elizalde, who emplaned from Washington for California to talk to Mr. Goldwyn. Upshot: for Producer Goldwyn, another well-publicized tribulation; for Commissioner Elizalde, an invitation to attend, with Goldwyn Executive James Roosevelt, the preview of The Real Glory, in which Filipinos will continue to cower...
...Upshot of the difficulties in Spain, Mr. Cope announced, was that the Quakers were pulling out. "It would simply be dishonest to continue in Spain to spend the money being collected abroad for this children's relief," he said. "Franco has assured us he would like to have us continue the work until we are ready to retire, but it is evident that he wants the food, not us. There is no way of being sure where the food is likely...
Hubert's parental pride offended, he took a punch at the intruder, knocked out three of his teeth. The stranger, a policeman in civilian clothes, picked himself up, arrested Hubert. A magistrate's verdict: guilty of disorderly conduct. Sentence: suspended. Upshot: Mr. Hubert went home to pose for news photographers beside his weeping...
...Leon Berard and Spanish Foreign Minister Count Francisco de Jordana before French recognition of the Franco Government. French Premier Daladier demanded that Spain first take back all of the 400,000 Spanish refugees on French soil who want to go back, and pay for the support of the rest. Upshot was that Senor Lequerica threatened to return to Burgos for good. Premier Daladier's Government did not seem to care much...
...Thompson to Detroit (TIME, Dec. 12) and put Rookie Brimsek in the nets, Boston fans raised the Garden roof. But Eddie Shore, who had been an early holdout, came to work, gave Rookie Crawford many a pointer, all season gave Rookie Brimsek the stoutest defense any goalie ever got. Upshot of that was that Brimsek was this season's No. 1 goalie. Art Ross's other prize performer was 22-year-old Roy Conacher, brother of famed Pucksters Charley and Lionel. Throughout the season Roy has pounded home 22 goals, has the experts saying he might be even...