Word: berness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Ontario's Legislature moved last week to snatch a rich reward from the fruitful mothers of Toronto. On Oct. 31, 1926 wealthy Charles Millar of Toronto died without heirs and left his $500,000 estate in trust for that Ontario mother who should bear the greatest num-ber of children between the date of his death and midnight...
...track team which toured South Africa. Voters for the Sullivan Medal like to cite an international athlete when one is available. Of Berlinger's South African exploits, they said: "He did more to spread the gospel of goodwill between America and South Africa than any mem ber of the party, according to Manager Gish."* Other voters called him ''a sterling character . . . innately modest . . . a successful influence for good among the growing generation ... a crack rifle shot...
...Preston has managed (with one ex ception) the Press arrangements at every national convention of both parties this century. He was elected a limited mem ber of the famed Gridiron Club to serve as stage manager and property man at its dinners. When the Senate is not sitting, he gads about the country publicizing golf tournaments on public links. (His own score: no.) He was one of the first radio enthusiasts in Washington. About his home he grows fine roses...
...Flying mail between Nanking and Ber lin, a plane and two pilots of Eurasia Corp. were forced down in a storm last fortnight. Another of the company's planes flew out to search, sighted the missing craft in the Mongolian desert. But when the rescuers glided low for a landing, a band of tribesmen shot at them, drove them up and away again. The searchers saw no sign of the stranded pilots...
...cheer up depressed Vienna some 2.000 Rotarians & wives arrived last week for the 22nd Annual Convention of Rotary International. About 50 of the visitors pranced about the capital in green Tyrolese kneepants, short jackets, feather-peaked hats. Composer Lehar, who still resides in Vienna, is the conductor-mem-ber of Vienna's Rotary Club, rehearsed the two operettas The Merry Widow and The Land of Smiles to entertain his fellow Rotarians during their visit. Most complex item of Rotarian business to be settled: whereas each Rotary club admits only one representative of each profession; and whereas in India...