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...charge went young Korvetten Kapitän Hahn. Aboard the German cruiser Blücher, when Norwegian shore batteries sent her down in the narrow waters of Oslo Fjord, Captain Hahn took the only films of a naval engagement shot thus far in World War II. Forced to swim, he got ashore with his pictures intact, but ran into a squad of Norwegian soldiers and destroyed the films to keep them from being captured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Men of War | 6/3/1940 | See Source »

Hephizibah McWeebles, Wellesley starlet, warned Ace Cordingley, Harvard leader, that "There are plenty of water hazards out here, and my ball has been in them so often that it knows how to swim now." She added that "customary Crimson par-jury and hand mashie work would be closely watched...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hoddyman Face Wellesley Golf Match Tomorrow | 5/29/1940 | See Source »

...novelist who can swim skillfully in imaginary worlds, Hugh Walpole was hired by the Hearst press to eyewitness the funeral of Pope Pius XI and the election of Pope Pius XII. Roman Fountain is a reflective record of this experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Novelist in Rome | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

...suspicion that the fair-haired Chairman of the Lowell House Committee might intend to swim up the Charles to Wellesley, Coach Hal Ulen, of the swimming team, was contacted. "To the best of my knowledge," the mentor declared, "no one by the name of Lyford has passed his swimming test. Since everyone must swim two lengths of the pool in order to graduate, this young man had better report for special instruction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Wellesley Flotilla Enlarged by Eager Paddlers | 4/27/1940 | See Source »

Frannie Powers will enter the 220 tomorrow and the relay on Saturday. Jim Curwen is slated to swim in the 220, 100, and the relay, while Lonnie Stowell is in the 100 and the relay. The relay quartet which Coach Ulen is taking should be able to show to good advantage. They are capable of a 3:35 performance, and that would net them a third in the 400-yard event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cutler Will Lead Four Natators in Yale Swim Meet | 3/28/1940 | See Source »

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