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Word: returned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Hughes first editions, a rare Dickens item, pamphlets by the younger Pitt, the entire series of Illustrator Kate Greenaway. Tom Hughes's mother moved there, lived out her life in "Uffington House." But Tom Hughes's wife thought the whole thing was silly. She insisted that he return to England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TENNESSEE: Trees | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...forefathers. The day of the Winter Solstice was holy to our ancestors and the period around the Winter Solstice was filled with the fairyland magic of the Nordic soul. In this period gifts were exchanged without an indecent hind-thought of getting a reward from Heaven in return. The Nordic man did not think of a reward for decent deeds. For us therefore, even the Christian Christmas remains a festival of Germanic love, Germanic ways and Germanic benevolence.-Governor Wilhelm Kube of Brandenburg Province...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Christmas | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

After spending 15 days in Rome waiting to be presented to the King of Italy and instead listening to the anti-Soviet demonstrations of Fascist youths, Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Gorelchin suddenly departed for home, leaving the impression that he is not likely to return to such a hostile capital very soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Ciano on Crisis | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...Continental, Editor Kelly gave exclusive contracts for five years with four canneries, which use some $1,000,000 worth of cans a year. That means about $750,000 of new business annually for the canmaker, for three of the canneries were new customers. In return, Continental Can agreed to put up a $500,000 can factory. The canners figure on saving $100,000 a year on freight charges by having a factory in Walla Walla. The town figures the new plant will provide a yearly payroll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Father of Peas | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...Wrote a plan for restoring U. S. prosperity. Its prime points: reduction of Government regulation of industry to a reasonable basis; an end of Government pump-priming because it is a failure; recognition of the profit motive as an incentive to produce; a return to economy in Government expenditures; amendment of the National Labor Relations Act "to guarantee to employes real freedom in the selection of their representatives"; modification of the Securities Acts to encourage new capital investment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TYCOONS: In Congress Assembled | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

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