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Granted this, the current fishing expedition appears unlikely to land anything. The Teachers' Federation will not oust a number of very powerful locals which could be classed under the catchall "Communistic," nor will the American Federation of Labor oust as important an organ as the Teachers' Federation.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AGAIN THE CRY | 2/7/1939 | See Source »

They reached Cocos. Only vestiges of life on the barren island were so many picks and shovels left by previous treasure hunters, that "it looked like an abandoned WPA project." With Countess di Frasso offering suggestions, the crew "dug hell out of that island," but they found only rocks. Bello...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Gold on Cocos | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

Last year 6,000,000 U. S. residents took out fishing licenses. Probably twice that number went fishing. They spent more than $10,000,000 on tackle alone* (twice the amount they spent in 1933). Major reason for the current spurt is a vogue for deep-sea angling, increasingly popular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Anglers | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

Since many record fish have been landed off the southeast coast of Florida, Miami is headquarters for winter anglers. Last week, with bands blaring and airplanes circling overhead, a mile-long flotilla of fishing boats, five abreast, paraded out of Biscayne Bay. It was the opening of the 99-day...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Anglers | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

* Of every dollar spent for sport equipment in the U. S. last year, 24? went for fishing tackle.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Anglers | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

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