Word: brides
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...minarets, the tall, dark-haired Countess, dressed in a white satin gown, mounted a coach drawn by four prancing white stallions, a gift from the Hungarian Government, drove through the mud-caked streets to the Royal Palace. Protected by a bodyguard of 1 ,000 soldiers, King Zog received his bride-to-be, escorted her into the library, where his prized collection of antique firearms covers the green and yellow walls. There Heqmet Delvina, vice president of the Parliament, united the couple in a simple civil ceremony, since Zog is a Moslem, his new Queen a Catholic...
...King's matchmaker, Jake Koci, who has had a busy time trying to find an acceptable bride for Zog, last week breathed a sigh of relief. "It's fine," he declared, "but you know the monarch of a small country such as ours had to be very careful not to get mixed up in international politics through marriage." Confidant Koci's assurance was made with tongue-in-cheek. Zog has long been over his head in international waters. Since 1927 he has been a puppet of Mussolini. Italian non-interest-bearing loans bolster Albanian Government finances...
...Sculptor Schlag won the $1,000 sooner, it might have saved the life of his 28-year-old bride of less than a year, who died of pneumonia in March after 22 weeks' illness. Schlag, who could not afford to send her to a hospital, designed the Jefferson nickel in such time as he could spare from nursing...
little-publicized nephew of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, went on a beer-drinking bout, returned home, had a spat with his bride of less than a year, told her he was "going to disappear." After spending the night in Long Island hotel, where employes reported he had arrived in a boisterous state, moody Andrew Whitfield drove to Roosevelt Field, climbed into the cockpit of his small, silver Taylor-Cub monoplane, told attendants he was off to Brentwood, 20-odd miles away. Flyer Whitfield then nosed his plane into a mild easterly wind, disappeared from sight. Next afternoon an eight-State search...
Married. Harry Richman, 42, hotspot crooner and entertainer; and Hazel Forbes Judson Richmond, 27, onetime showgirl who in 1932 inherited some $2,000,000 from her second husband, Tooth Powder Tycoon Paul Owen Richmond (Dr. Lyons'); in Miami Beach, Fla. The bride had three attendants; the groom, who helped popularize the song, I Love a Parade...