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...Miss Indian Territory." Mrs. Butz played the same role at Guthrie a quarter- century ago. The temperature was 32°. Bridegroom Sneed refused to take off his overcoat, did remove his black felt hat. Joked shivering Bride Butz: "I c-could get m-married a h-h-heap quicker than this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES & CITIES: Oklahoma's Twenty-Fifth | 11/28/1932 | See Source »

Jobless Relief will be nothing more sensational than a liberal expansion of the present system of R. F. C. loans to States to relieve local distress. The $300,000,000 fund will probably be doubled and red tape cut so needy States can get more money quicker. "There will be no direct Federal "dole." A moderate public building program, without "pork." will be continued. Across the land will soon spring up a coordinated system of Federal employment agencies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What to Expect | 11/21/1932 | See Source »

Anyone, he claims, "can memorize a string of numbers. Except I do it quicker. I do it in a flash. Everything is in a flash with me. When I demonstrated for Einstein he said a second is for me what an hour is for someone else. He said the second stretches in my mind and is a long time in which I can work. There is nothing different about my mind, except for numbers. For numbers I am a genius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Calculator | 11/14/1932 | See Source »

...here on Cubs to win tomorrow's game but I forecast that Allen's curves will sew knots around Chicago batsmen to tune of 6 to 4 stop Noise here so great that I cannot concentrate properly but predict Crimson will down Bisons 39-0 stop Send $50 sooner quicker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUEY PREDICTS YANKEE WIN DESPITE CHICAGO OPTIMISM | 10/1/1932 | See Source »

...began to engulf national politics. At that time he solemnly pontificated: "Relegalizing liquor will not put food into a single hungry mouth. ... To make liquor the chief plank in the next national platform is to fight a sham battle because the 18th Amendment is here to stay and the quicker we recognize it the better." This year when the deluge started, Mr. McAdoo became less sure of the permanence of the 18th Amendment. He commenced mumbling the familiar weasel: "Referendum." After his party declared for Repeal, he went silent on Prohibition, left primary voters to guess what he favored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The West & Washington | 8/29/1932 | See Source »

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