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...Significance. Novelist Williamson always makes his plots go by putting them on the roller-skates of a social theme. The evolution of Jencic from peasant and Hunky (short for "Hungarian" - colloquial for Slav) to U. S. citizen and worker, is obvious and anything but original. But it is done so cheerfully, so sincerely, with such brave and decent effort at realism, that it far transcends what might be banality. It is a warm, vigorous, if somewhat naïve book by a writer who has known and taken seriously all kinds and conditions of his fellow men. The Book...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Peasant-Citizen | 7/15/1929 | See Source »

Mightiest of Fair structures will be the Hall of Science building. An enormous children's village will be built, as children themselves might build it, with such necessities as huge sand piles and a good place to roller-skate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Fair Plans | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

...warriors returned to the attack in the next inning and collected two more valuable tallies. With one down J. D. Dudley '31 beat out an infield single and advanced to second on a single by Howard Whitmore '29. Here Trumbull, visiting second baseman, contributed a bauble on Nugent's roller and Dudley scored. McGrath walked and the bases were filled. Ticknor grounded to the infield and Whitmore crossed the rubber with the second tally while McGrath was being thrown out at second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRONG FINISH IN CLOSING FRAMES GIVES CRIMSON WIN | 6/6/1929 | See Source »

Engaged. Henry H. Timken Jr., of Canton, Ohio, son of the roller-bearing man; to Miss Marsha Key Allen, Manhattan socialite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: May 20, 1929 | 5/20/1929 | See Source »

...inning onslaught, being replaced by Masters, who fared just as badly. After Whitmore and Nugent and walked, McGrath, who had a perfect day at bat, laced a terrific drive to deep center. G.R. Donaghy '29 followed with a screeching double to right, and himself scored on Prior's infield roller...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON SLUGGERS BAT OUT A 7-3 WIN OVER RED AND BLUE | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

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