Word: augusts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Courtly little George Eumorfopoulos is actually a British subject, born in Liverpool 71 years ago. Until his retirement last August he was vice president of a firm established in London since 1819: Ralli Brothers. Ltd.. private bankers and importers of rape, rice, cotton, hemp from India. The Rallis were of Greek origin, too. Importer Eumorfopoulos lives in London in a handsome house on the Chelsea Embankment, well known to Orientalists all over the world...
...numbers than last year, with their budgets for spring inventories up from 5% to 15%. But most notable fact of the week was that the New York Times business index shot up past the 1934 high, established in April, into new high ground since the false boom of May-August...
...turned his coat with fair dexterity and vast vigor, opined that "Depression cooked Bennett's goose and he can't uncook it now." On the other hand Canada has been on the upgrade for at least a year. Exports are up 25%, from 1933, and by next August the Dominion may be sufficiently at ease to reflect that in the Empire there are few Premiers on tap today better than hard pressed Richard Bedford Bennett...
...always has been," again wearily replied the Palace spokesman. "In reality 'Persia' is only a southern province. Foreigners have called our land Persia. We have always called it Iran. The Shah, in communicating his august decision with respect to New Year's Day to the diplomatic corps, acted from the national and patriotic motives which ever inspire the policy of His Imperial Majesty...
...miserable year. In January his sister & manager, "Leaping Lena" Levinsky, divorced her husband in order to have more time to run her brother's affairs. In March he was thrashed by German Walter Neusel. In May, he went to a hospital, for a minor breakdown. In August, he married one Rosie Glickman ("Roxanne Carmine"), World's Fair fan dancer. A month later, Rosie Glickman sued King Levinsky for divorce because he hit her on the jaw. Last month, King Levinsky was matched to fight a four-round bout against Heavyweight Champion Max Baer in the Chicago Stadium. Instead...