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...Rollin' Along and Dream Avenue (Brunswick)-Two good tunes wrung dry of wholesome sentiment by Harry Richman...
...heart wrung by reports of starvation and suffering, "Emperor" Hsuan Tung who now modestly calls himself Mr. Henry P'u-yi searched for a famine relief gift among the remnants of the Manchu Treasure which now comprise his small fortune. Rummaging, he found some antique Ch'ien Lung sables, perfectly preserved, fabulously prized in China. Turning his jewel box upside down, generous Henry counted out 800 pearls from the dwindling hoard. By a trusty messenger the Imperial pearls and Imperial sables were despatched "with Mr. Henry P'u-yi's compliments" to the chief Peking agency...
Frederick Perry Fish: The leading patent lawyer of the country, who amid the work of an exacting profession has wrung time for public service in directing education...
Swiftly, spectacularly, the "fight for supremacy in the industry" (TIME, April 14 et seq.) was ended last week when United Aircraft & Transport Corp. wrung control of National Air Transport Inc. from the Curtiss-Keys group...
...imposing marble bench, and indicated that he should sit down. His weight caused the six concealed jets to squirt. While King Alfonso, the Infanta Beatriz and the Prince's mother, the Duchess of Aosta laughed and laughed, the Italian Prince got up from the squirt-bench and wrung out his clothes as best he could without removing them...