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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...political impressions Senator Robinson tried to piece together from Mr. Raskob's testimony: 1) money the Democratic chairman gave the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was used to elect Wet Republicans, to oppose Dry Democrats; 2) the Democratic chairman "threw his money to the four winds" in his opposition to Prohibition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Raskob v. G. O. P. | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

When Mr. Hoover as President-Elect was feted in Buenos Aires (TIME, Dec. 24. 1928), he roused tremendous popular enthusiasm by calling Argentina "the world's bread basket," a remark which Argentines misunderstood to mean that Mr. Hoover favored the introduction of bread made from Argentine flour into U. S. bread baskets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Snub | 4/14/1930 | See Source »

...with a glitter in his eye. Sometimes lectures seem just made for the faithful and even for a smattering of Philistines. But no such small-fry to-day. For once the call goes out to all Harvard men alike; there's no need for special interests to lure the elect when Professor Morison talks at ten this morning in Harvard 2 on "The Founding of Harvard College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT VAGABOND | 3/26/1930 | See Source »

Since it became possible for millions of the plain people to hear, elect and exalt their favorite minstrels overnight, it has become suitable for these favorites to cap their professional careers, within a few months of their arrival at the broadcasting station SUCCESS, by publishing their memoirs. It was little more than two years ago that the son of a village druggist in Maine first sent his smooth young voice floating out to the enraptured ladies and envious gentlemen of the radio audience. Yet already, longlipped, wavy-blonde-haired Hubert Prior ("Rudy") Vallee of Westbrook, Me., the Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Swiss Bass | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

Although Captain-elect B. H. Ticknor '31, and E. A. Mays '32, are at present engaged in baseball, while W. B. Wood '32, S. L. Batchelder '31, and E. T. Putnam ocC are enjoying a two weeks' layoff with the close of the hockey season, most of the regular squad was on hand, swelled by recruits from the Freshman group...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOTBALL MEN GATHER FOR SPRING PRACTICE | 3/18/1930 | See Source »

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