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...crowds of 60,000 to 70,000 watched the last games of the waning football season; millions more sat home and placed bets in the football pools. One lucky Londoner won ?55,000, which, as the Daily Graphic pointed out, was almost exactly what the late Lord Passfield (Sidney Webb) left in his will. There was a public outcry because the Quantock Hunt (staghounds) had been allowed petrol rations of 7½ gallons for each deer bagged. But British huntsmen were scheduling more than 100 chases between Easter and the end of April. In Bavaria, the horse-racing season opened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLAIN PEOPLE: Europe in the Spring | 4/12/1948 | See Source »

Sitting Pretty. Clifton Webb is waspishly amusing as the world's most versatile baby-sitter (TIME, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Apr. 12, 1948 | 4/12/1948 | See Source »

...been very helpful to us, Norman H. Brooks '49, ex-committee chairman, said yesterday. "They've given us permission to bring in as many as we can get, but lack of men to take care of them will limit the number of boys." N. Conant Webb, Jr. '49 will be in charge of the program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Martin, Heinrichs Appointed to Run PBH Department | 4/9/1948 | See Source »

Sitting Pretty. Clifton Webb is waspishly amusing as the world's most versatile baby sitter (TIME, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Apr. 5, 1948 | 4/5/1948 | See Source »

Harvard battled Temple on even terms for the first three innings, before fielding and pitching suddenly fell apart. They dropped far behind their hosts until the ninth, when they batted around, combining three hits, including Webb Durant's double, four errors, and two walks for a seven-run barrage that wasn't quite enough...

Author: By Albert J. Feldman, | Title: Temple Edges Crimson Nine As Trip Ends | 4/5/1948 | See Source »

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