Word: alberts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...With grace and humor Albert Frederick, Duke of York, second son of Their Majesties, solved the problem of what to say to the mechanical folk of Britain's Industrial Welfare Association, as follows: "My industrial visits do not always have the best results. I seem sometimes to place an evil spell on any machines in which I would take a special interest. They may break down or stop. Once, to my surprise and dismay, I was dropped in a lift; another time a supposedly foolproof stamping machine ejected 40 unstamped letters for my benefit. The threads of looms...
...apparatus for making heavy water broke down he fixed it. Nobelman Robert Andrews Millikan was 'there to talk about cosmic rays, show the latest apparatus for research in artificial radioactivity. On hand was many another bigwig. But the name on everyone's tongue was that of Albert Einstein. The great German journeyed from the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton to make his first formal discourse in English...
...your issue of Dec. 10 there is an article on religion in which that able and distinguished theologian, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, in his discourse on the subject speaks disparagingly of its powers-"For it lifts up its voice, but only to protest. It cannot command." . . . It is quite evident that Dr. Schweitzer is not cognizant of recent religious activities in the U. S. I refer, in particular, to the Legion of Decency recently organized by the Catholic Church...
Maryland's Harry Whinna Nice is the fat man of Maryland Republican politics. Fifteen years ago he lost an election for Governor to one Albert Cabell Ritchie by 165 votes. He devoted himself to the pleasures of politics, to being jolly with many people, to joining clubs and lodges, to his law practice. As one of Maryland's noted criminal attorneys, he saved many a notorious gentleman from jail. But last autumn when Albert Ritchie came up for election for a fifth consecutive time, jolly, likeable Crook-Defender Nice was waiting at the polls to take back...
When the time came to put the Senate through its paces. Boss Long was once more vexed by empty seats. Missing, among others, was President Albert Asa Fredericks of Louisiana State Normal