Word: 36th
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...week the good people of Omaha mopped their brows under a temperature of 106°. For the tenth consecutive day their thermometers had registered more than 100°. In St. Louis hot weather history was made-with 110°. Vinita, Okla. topped that record with 117° on the 36th consecutive day of 100° or more heat. At the Century of Progress the Chicago Symphony Orchestra stopped a concert at the halfway point when the huge Havoline thermometer showed...
...farm was opposite the country club, hits short drives but he carries five spoons in his bag and uses them more expertly than any other golf professional in the world. Wood's prodigious driving, Runyan's spoon shots and his brilliant putting, brought them to the 36th green all even. Both sank 12-ft. putts. They halved the 37th with birdie 4's. On the 38th green, Wood's ball lay 12 ft. from the pin, his adversary's 8. Wood missed the putt. Runyan tapped his smartly into the cup, for match & title...
When it was over the White House announcer declared that President Roosevelt had just broadcast his 36th radio address since taking office. But to most listeners his speech was his first heart-to-heart with the country at large since last October when, hopeful of price-upping, he started RFC on its fruitless gold-buying campaign (TIME. Oct. 30). What the President had to say last week from his oval study was in the nature of a review of the winter's work and a cheery farewell on the eve of his Pacific vacation. His smooth round voice...
...nothing compared to the demonstrations next day when the legislature in joint session adopted a resolution written by Senores Quezon and Osmena, promising "appreciation and everlasting gratitude to the President and Congress of the U. S. and to the American people." The resolution was adopted on the 36th anniversary of the day when Commodore Dewey sailed into Manila Bay and made Swiss cheese of the impotent royal navy of His Imperial, 12-year-old Majesty, Alfonso XIII, last King of Spain. It marked the formal acceptance on behalf of the Philippines of the new offer of freedom made by Congress...
Having existed for 13 years, 10 months, 19 days, national Prohibition came to an end Dec. 5 at 5:32 p.m. E. S. T. at Salt Lake City when Utah became the 36th State to ratify the 21sat Amendment...