Word: beyond
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second floor of the State, War & Navy Building in Washington is the office of the Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. The man who now works and broods there is weary beyond his years, so tired that at times the water in his eyes seems to be tears. After 41 years in the Army, three years and seven months as its topmost officer, General Malin Craig is ready to retire before his tour expires August...
...road and a railway right-of-way through the Polish Corridor. In return, Germany promised to recognize Polish economic rights in Danzig, assure Poland a free harbor in Danzig, conclude a new non-aggression treaty to last 25 years-which, Herr Hitler assured his deputies, would "extend far beyond the duration of my own life." Poland's answer was to reject the proposals, mobilize her Army, renew her old alliance with France, make a new one with Britain. By likening Poland to the Czecho-Slovakia of a year ago (a hotbed of anti-German oppressions, he said) Herr Hitler...
Between the United States and South America lies a wider gulf than can be bridged merely by diplomatic "good neighbor" overtures. Long have we valued Latin imports and found their mines and plantations a profitable spot for investments. But our interest has progressed little beyond the clink of finance. Our schools and colleges have been too concerned with falling Romes and Virgin Queens to feed upon the rich historical and cultural life of our neighbors...
...Allied pursuit through Belgium, Luxemburg, Alsace-Lorraine penetrated Germany to the left bank of the Rhine and 30 kilometers beyond the bridgeheads at Mainz, Coblentz, Cologne. By the terms of the Armistice, Germany delivered 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 railroad cars, 5,000 trucks to the Allies, and U. S. General Tasker Bliss, astute observer, antimilitarist general, feared the sort of peace that generals and politicians would dictate...
Already the fair's business stimulus has spread far beyond Manhattan. Washington is sprucing up for an expected 5,000,000 more summer visitors than usual. The $100,000.000 worth of materials used in building the fair have come from every corner of the U. S. Labor has benefited by some 96,000,000 man-hours. American Express Co. reports an 8 to 10% increase in export and import freight due to the fair. Railroads, airlines, busses joyously await "the greatest travel movement in history...