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...German celebration. Places of absent foreign visitors were taken by droves of enthusiastic Nazis, including hundreds of members of Propaganda Minister Goebbels' "Strength through Joy" movement who had been granted specially reduced rates. The elaborate permanent stages formerly used for the Reinhardt Faust and Jedermann productions had been torn down, and the street name plates marking "Reinhardt Platz" and "Toscanini Hof" had been removed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Nazi Salzburg | 8/1/1938 | See Source »

Since radio became the most vigorous advertising rival of the daily press, newspaper publishers have been torn between the feeling that printing radio news built up their competitors and the knowledge that their readers were interested in this news. Seven years ago, publishers decided never to print in news stories or program tables the names of commercial program sponsors or of products advertised. This prohibition prevented unimportant free publicity but had no effect on the competitive situation. Publishers gradually realized that what really hurt was printing publicity about radio stars, which helped to popularize them, thus inducing advertisers to spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Stations Starved | 6/13/1938 | See Source »

Last week the sleuths caught a culprit redhanded. In his pocket were torn pieces of a letter and three marked $1 bills which they had mailed as bait. He was small. meek William Buckly, 57 and father of four, a $1,500-a-year file clerk in the White House mail room. Off to jail he went for six months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Cops & Robbers | 6/6/1938 | See Source »

...weeks ago a cable was sent Harvardmen Joseph Siegel, Milton Wiener, Clifford Washburn, and Homer Chase who are fighting in the war-torn area. Received yesterday from the volunteers: "Wish you great success in attempt to emulate last year's humanitarian venture...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARDMEN IN SPAIN CABLE SUPPORT OF AMBULANCE DRIVE | 5/31/1938 | See Source »

...wife found your balloon this morning. We saw your address on the note it was torn and I could not write on it. If you sent me money I will send the green balloon to you. It was found near Killiney Road. I am a Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Balloon | 5/9/1938 | See Source »

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