Word: briefness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...floors above, are redecorated. On his first day as Pope, Pius XII rose at 6 a.m., shaved himself with his electric razor, celebrated Mass, breakfasted on coffee and rolls, then embarked upon a busy day during which his only diversions were a motor ride in the Vatican gardens, a brief walk by himself...
...Sistine Chapel the Holy Father received the third of five "obediences" from the Cardinals,† delivered a brief address, which was broadcast. Pius XII invoked blessings not only upon all Catholics, but with highest tact declared: "In this solemn moment our thoughts run also to all those who are outside the Church, to those who will be pleased to know that the Pope raises for them . . . prayers and wishes for every good. . . . We invite everybody to peace of conscience, tranquil in the friendship of God, to peace of families . . . to peace among nations through mutual, brotherly assistance, friendly collaboration...
...Publications Inc. (a subsidiary of Hearst Consolidated) and Hearst Magazines Inc. filed registration statements with SEC for $35,500,000 of debentures. But SEC never got a chance to pass on the issues. New York Civil Service Commissioner Paul Kern and a Manhattan accountant named Bernard Reis filed a brief objecting to the registration statements as "tending to mislead the public." Hearst kept deferring the effective date of the issues. Hounded by creditors, in June 1937 he took a train to New York and went to see Judge Shearn. This time Mr. Hearst was more than strapped. This time Hearst...
...syndicated column, My Day, Eleanor Roosevelt revealed that she sometimes takes voice lessons: "I have had a lesson this morning with Mrs. Elizabeth von Hesse, who tries in the brief opportunities I occasionally give her to improve my speaking voice. All I can say is that if she is successful I consider her a most extraordinary teacher, for I give her very little opportunity to teach...
President Conant, the first university president to attend a meeting of the Mountaineering Club, spoke at the annual winter dinner. He gave a brief address praising the activities of the club...