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...sometimes said that the business of the theatre is to create believable illusions. Fact and fancy are so cleverly interwoven in "The Prisoner of Shark Island" that this production ranks among the first when measured by such a yardstick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/29/1936 | See Source »

...much appears certain: where the federal government is exercising power in its proper sphere, any supplementary measures, such as the purchase of transmission lines from the Alabama Power Company, and the sale of surplus power, will be upheld by the Supreme Court. In other words, the use of the "Yardstick" principle of President Roosevelt in protecting the consumer of electricity has been deemed neither the invasion of states' rights nor the violation of due process which many of its opponents have constantly charged...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIGHTING THE WAY | 2/18/1936 | See Source »

...made in the program, these two universities will have to make a similar choice. In Mr. Bingham's opinion the eight-game maximum should Be continued. He is probably right in his judgment of collegiate opinion. Interest in football, which can only be measured by the shifting yardstick og gate receipts, seems to be returning to the intensity of the pre-depression days, and any serious curtailment of the program would meet with serious hostility on the part of students and alumni alike...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE JOYOUS SEASON | 2/15/1936 | See Source »

...Yardstick must be used without remorse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "ILS NE PASSERONT PASI" | 2/6/1936 | See Source »

...These great Government power projects will affect not only the development of agriculture and industry and mining in the sections they serve, but they will also prove useful yardsticks to measure the cost of power throughout the United States. It is my belief that the Government should proceed to lay down the first yardstick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Roadwork | 10/7/1935 | See Source »

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