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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When her submarine-shy crew last week refused to sail the Greek freighter Thermoni home from Seattle, Wash., its captain received an odd request. Fifteen Polish, German and British seamen, stranded in Seattle since the outbreak of World War II, and spoiling to get home to join their armies, had agreed on a working armistice, wanted to man the Thermoni and head her for Europe. British Seaman Charles Home, whose father died fighting in World War I, hopefully suggested that, once in Liverpool, his German mates might be permitted to proceed unmolested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: League of Nations | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

First in another field was NEA Service, when in Texas-born Roy Crane's Wash Tubbs native girls were pictured dancing naked though mud-daubed (see cut), on a South Sea island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: First Strips | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

...Spiritualist Church (Negro)." Typical items: "GRENDELINE HOLY OIL. It is said the Sibber Tribes of India used Holy Oil in all important undertakings, believing this Oil would aid them in success. Prince Sibber never believed in failure. We offer you Grendeline Holy Oil. . . . Price per bottle $1.00." "JUNGLES FLOOR WASH . . . most important weapon for fighting Evil conditions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Holy Oil | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

While the students have applied for a wide variety of jobs, most of them at present are seeking work which will earn room or board or both. For a room, the students mind furnaces, cut lawns, wash windows, and do other chores taking an hour a day; for board they wash dishes or wait on table...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Employment Office to Provide Part-Time Jobs for Students | 9/22/1939 | See Source »

...Union gave the U. S. contribution to the War of Nerves a day to cool off, then rejected his proposal. Said Ham Fish, who had in a big way filled the role of U. S. political tout-tourer of the summer to Europe: "I wash my hands of the whole thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: All This War Talk | 8/28/1939 | See Source »

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