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Convoy (British production; R. K. O. release). The fog is everywhere. The hull of a ship slides out of it: before the stern is visible, the fog hides the hull. A whistle tears the softness with a shriek: the grey blanket settles down more softly than before. Scene: the North...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Picture, Jan. 27, 1941 | 1/27/1941 | See Source »

Its terrible-tempered ruler, Secretary Harold L. Ickes, bolts about switching off lights to save electricity. The gesture is noble in purpose, and-to those who appreciate the endless, grab-bag complexity of Interior's duties-understandable. Interior sells electricity, protects the Indians, manages forests, preserves historic buildings, sets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOARDS & BUREAUS: Noisy Fish | 1/13/1941 | See Source »

Drs. Jungeblut and Sanders are still nowhere near ready to try murine virus on human beings. But they think they have discovered an entirely new approach to polio immunity-fighting one virus with another. It may be, they speculated, that murine virus, which is relatively harmless to monkeys, rapidly settles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Virus for Polio | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

In addition to Ethel's native ability, there are the superb antics of a sailor trio from the Idaho, Arthur Treacher's poker-faced buttling, and the inhuman jitterbug energy of Betty Hutton to keep the show at a lively pace. Costuming and scenery are done in the best Panamanian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 10/10/1940 | See Source »

President Roosevelt made his way to a dungeon-like room in the basement that was once used for diplomatic receptions and is now used for radio broadcasts. He sat at a table facing microphones and a small group of friends and White House employes. The night was hot, with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRESIDENCY: A Tradition Ends | 7/29/1940 | See Source »

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