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Seamen are traditionally suspicious folk, and so I was not unduly disturbed by Dickson's pessimistic face as we sailed out of Algeciras Bay on Friday, the 13th October. Dickson was a cabin steward aboard S.S. Yorkshire, and I was a passenger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 8, 1940 | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...Never mind," said Dickson, "Bibby never lost a ship in the last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 8, 1940 | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

Much comforted by this profound and philosophical reflection, Dickson withdrew and left me a little thoughtful. It sounded so easy, "if we goes down-." I wondered what it would be like to be torpedoed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 8, 1940 | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...Sanborn Hour traditionally has the ear of perhaps a third of the nation, largest radio audience in the U. S. But Charlie appears only twice (a total of about 15 minutes) during the hour: the rest is usually orchestra music, songs by Contralto Dorothy Lamour and Baritone Donald Dickson, effervescences by guest stars and a master of ceremonies. Between Charlie's turns at the mike, the interest of his vast audience wavers. Many tune in on other programs, others mix drinks, woolgather, miss commercials until Charlie returns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Good Time Charlie | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

...READER Is WARNED-Carter Dickson-Morrow ($2). Inspector Masters, faced by two murders in an English country house, with no indications of the cause of death, turns to Sir Henry Merrivale again. A mind reader complicates the case by confessing crimes and challenging the law to convict him without scientific proof. Astute, baffling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Murder in August | 9/4/1939 | See Source »

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