Word: affairing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...drill, wondering if the new regime would stiffen or crack the B. E. F.'s morale, wondering why the men hung on anyhow, hoping for an impossible cash Bonus settlement from a Congress which had already denied it. Characteristic of the whole perverse, stolid affair was the new camp watchword: "Stick...
Julie tries to reconcile respect for her husband with her love for Alison, but without avail. Soon von Norwitz suspects her affair: once convinced that she has been unfaithful, he resigns his will to live. On his deathbed he consigns the lovers to each other. But the van Leydens have no such liberal ideas. Scandalized, outraged when they discover Julie's behavior, their confusion is twice confounded when she runs off to marry Alison. He has rubbed the lamp of his philosophy and like a lovely genie she must answer its peremptory call...
...adoption of the easiest way out. There is great potential danger in large gatherings of men who are bent on selfish goals, schooled in the ways of violence, and very dissatisfied with existent conditions. They are the food of revolution, as Mussolini discovered. The only good result of the affair is that it gives the lie direct to Armistice Day orations which praise indiscriminately the "noble, patriotic self-sacrifice" of the ex-service...
...function will be an all afternoon and evening affair, comprising a barbecue dinner and participation in sporting events, such as indoor baseball, comedy pole, golf, swimming, and other similar activities. All graduates and undergraduates are invited to attend...
...present Governor, Ibra C. Blackwood, took the oath of office Jan. 20, 1931, he swore among other things that he would not engage in dueling during his term of office. Moreover all governors of the Palmetto State take the the oath that they have not engaged in any affair in the court of honor since 1881. This pledge is the result of the famous Cash Shannon duel of 1880 which caused State-wide opposition to the lost...