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Captain Dick Boys was moved to forward from the pivot post last night, a shift which presages the establishment of Gray as a regular. His height proved of assistance at this position, and he succeeded in caging two baskets and a free throw. Almost everyone on the squad saw action...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY HOOPMEN WIN FROM ENGINEERS, 45-12 | 12/10/1934 | See Source »

Within a few hours of each other, one evening early this week, two western kidnapping cases came to happy endings. Found in the desert near Tucson, Ariz, three weeks after she had been snatched was June Robles, 6, granddaughter of a Tucson cattleman. No ransom was paid, no snatcher caught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Snatch Findings | 5/21/1934 | See Source »

Maxine de Shone, tall statuesque burlesque queen now appearing in "Hazel Nuts from Brazil" at the Park, smiled upon the reporter, and he wilted. Pirouetting upon her heel, the girl with the golden voice winked at her boy friend, and announced herself ready to tell all about her private life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Maxine De Shone, Statuesque Burlesque Queen, Prefers "Tall, Dark, and Handsome" Males | 5/8/1934 | See Source »

Depression wilted attendance at the racetracks throughout the State to such an extent that last year they lost $250,000. The New York Legislature went to their rescue last month, less to shore up a sagging sport than to provide the State with a new source of tax revenue. Last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Layers & Players | 4/30/1934 | See Source »

Sweat beaded the folded hands of Argentine farmers in their pews. Sweat wilted the collar of the priest in the sanctuary. In an Indian summer hot beyond measure, the villagers of San Luis were trying to worship God. Father Juan Guerrera blessed the bread and wine. The villagers trailed forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Hot Day | 3/26/1934 | See Source »

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