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Well may the invaders be on their guard throughout the trip, for bitter competition of European builders has bred threats of attempted sabotage to the planes. Delicate is the position of Shell Petroleum Corp. which, ruled by a British-knighted Hollander, Sir Henri Wilhelm August Deterding, is supplying fuel for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: 8.9% Safer | 4/21/1930 | See Source »

An exigent early stop is Friedrichshafen where he must meet Dr. Dornier before the German leaves for Manhattan where, the middle of next month, he must confer with the directors of Dornier Corp. of America and help them get started manufacturing his monster seaplanes. At the Friedrichshafen meeting the German...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: General Motors & Dornier | 11/4/1929 | See Source »

Only 39 years old, and reputed several times a millionaire, Airman Fokker is a stout, stocky, blue-eyed typical Hollander. His motto is "I do it myself." It is said that he gives every Fokker plane its experimental flight. Fokker stock has gone from 20 to 67 in the last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: I Do it Myself | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

The Polish Jew claims to be the greatest linguist in the world because, in order to suceed in business in that polyglot section of the world around the northwest corner of old Germany, the merchant had to speak at least six languages. The Dutch rate high as linguists merely because...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More Tripe | 10/22/1926 | See Source »

And finally there is much that is both amusing and pleasant, "Jeremiah Marston--Freshman", a farce of the Beerhohm variety, "Purple Plush" by Donald Gibbs, who always enjoys himself and usually amuses others. Hollander's Aven "Simple", and the book reviews, which are excellent, especialy Howe's remarks concerning "Chimes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INENUBILABLE SPIRIT CAPTURED BY ADVOCATE | 9/28/1926 | See Source »

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