Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...week beginning March 7 (the anniversary of Thomas Masaryk's death) was proclaimed "Gottwald Week." The government proclaimed two days of veselice (general rejoicing) "to give the people a chance to express their gratitude." Flags were flown from all public buildings. Brass bands played in the streets for dancing. Movie houses stayed open all night and admission was free...
...ladies were pretty well satisfied. Gloated Vassar's Dean Mildred Thompson: "Men used to have a safe refuge ... in the corner saloon. . . . But now, when he seeks comfort at his favorite saloon, whom does he find with feet on the brass rail beside him? Woman...
Seldom in all its 57 years had Carnegie Hall been so jammed-and never so racked by such raucous music. The 200 fans on stage had the most tranquil spot: they were behind the brass. But out in front, the louder it got, the better they liked it. And no band yet had outblown Stan Kenton's for sheer...
...week before, he had called Korean Communists to action: "Among our party members there must be no leisurely and luxurious life. We must be so active that we feel dead if we have no work to do." In U.S.-occupied South Korea, Kim's followers responded promptly. A brass band turned up playing the Internationale in the South Korean dock town of Pusan. Rail and telegraph lines were cut. One twelve-car train was wrecked, and 50 locomotives were put out of action by saboteurs. In scattered clashes with South Korean police, 47 were killed, 150 arrested...
Biggest event of the nine-day meeting was the Bible College's graduation ceremony. Four truckloads of flowers were delivered to the women graduates. When it came time for the hymn-sing, a brass band arrived, diplomas were handed out, and 123 new Foursquare ministers went forth to labor in the vineyard...