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Members of the Harvard-Yale track squad did not perform quite up to expectations in their invasion across the seas, and the result was a decisive 9 to 3 victory for their British consins from Oxford and Cambridge...
Appointed to perform this job was Ronald Hibbert Cross, M. P., 43, an Old Etonian with a War record in the Lancaster Yeomanry and Royal Flying Corps and a public career closely parallel to that of President Viscount ("Czecho-Slovakia") Runciman of the Board of Trade, for which Mr. Cross has been Parliamentary Secretary. By trade a merchant-banker, six-foot Ronald Cross has before now earned personal preferment as high as Vice-Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household in 1937. As lord-master of neutral shipping, he will now be a key war figure, with Viscount Cecil...
...astrology, and all astrologers agreed that September 1 was his fateful day. Reports of his talks with Sir Nevile Henderson and French Ambassador Robert Coulondre suggested even stranger reasons. He had said that he must accomplish his mission in Europe within 24 months because "I have other work to perform." To Sir Nevile, Hitler was quoted as having said: ''All my life I have wanted to be a great painter in oils. I am tired of politics, and as soon as I have carried out my program for Germany I shall take up my painting. I feel that...
...serious a shock as it was to Germany's friend Japan. It came just as the ink was drying on a French-Turkish trade pact. It also brought on what was later described as "extraordinary pressure" from Germany. Von Papen was given an hour in which to perform his suave, bully act, then President Inönü made clear to France and Britain that he stood with them in the great lineup. Turkey, said her No. 1 editor, would stand with the Allies "even if the Reich were ten times stronger...
...partner, began demonstrating the dance a month ago. It was featured in London dance halls, in provincial ice shows. This week Boomps-a-Daisy went into the big time when Band Leader Jack Hylton opened a ten-week revue at London's Palladium, had an Edwardian-costumed chorus perform the dance, invited the audience to join in in the aisles. Boomps-a-Daisy goes as follows: face partner, tap hands; clap hands to knees; "with great delicacy and discretion," boomp hip against bustle; place hand on heart, bow; waltz for four bars; repeat the whole thing. Boomps-a-Daisy...