Word: bigwig
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...airships and head of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's department of mechanical engineering; Dr. Theodor von Karman, famed Hungarian aerodynamicist in charge of aeronautics research at California Tech; Willis Ray Gregg, new No. 1 U. S. Weatherman; Elmer A. Sperry of gyroscope fame and many and many another bigwig. There they were, all day long, chilling their bones and cramping their fundaments in classroom chairs, because it was the second annual meeting of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. Prior to the business meeting at which Treasurer Lawrance had made his report, they had taken part in learned discussion...
...Leigh. On request of the White House (see p. 4) the "voice" of President Roosevelt will no longer be heard on "The March of TIME" or any other broadcast. The "voice," that of William Perry ("Bill") Adams will continue to speak for Senator Borah, President von Hindenburg, many another bigwig, many a lowly character in the news. "Bill" Adams, onetime professional baseballer, onetime stage actor and dramatic coach at Yale, turned to radio in 1925. For four years he was "Uncle Henry" on the old Collier's series...
President Roosevelt announced his recognition of the Soviet Union in the dead of a Russian night. The great news spread chiefly by word of mouth. Correspondents, unable to get Josef Stalin or any other Soviet bigwig to say anything, scurried around Moscow buttonholing Russians at random on the streets, reported that most of them beamingly commented "Ochen horosho!" ("Very fine!"). In the big Moscow hotels, the National and the Metropole, tourists who were dancing to the Russian idea of U. S. jazz when the news came in cried "Whoopee!", ordered more vodka and Soviet champagne...
...Every bigwig of London finance was there. Rich peers rubbed shoulders with richer bankers, richest merchants. Tall, stooped Chancellor of the Exchequer, Neville Chamberlain, stalked goutily in, followed by spry, fox-bearded Governor Montagu Collet Norman of the Bank of England. They had all come to the Mansion House, ornate official home of Lord Mayor Sir Percy Greenaway, to dine with him before he is succeeded Nov. 9 by the Lord Mayor-elect, Alderman Charles Henry Collett (TIME. Oct. 9). Speeches after the guests were full of noble viands and rare wines consisted of direct hits by Chancellor Chamberlain...
...concerns the professional problems of a female physician. The rest of Mary Stevens, M.D. is about Mary Stevens' non-professional activities which are almost entirely unfortunate. She becomes infatuated with a ne'er-do-well surgeon (Lyle Talbot) who marries the blonde daughter (Thelma Todd) of a bigwig politician and deserts his serious interest in medicine for spasmodic practice in a city clinic. When Surgeon Andrews has tired of his wife and is planning a divorce, Mary takes up with him again and soon is expecting a baby; then Mrs. Andrews decides against the divorce and Mary Stevens...