Word: capitol
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...closely balanced 72nd House of Representatives had no sooner been elected a year ago than Death began racing the 435 members-elect. In a twelve-month it overtook 13 Congressmen, left their Capitol seats vacant. Up until last week special elections had filled six of these vacancies with new men and left the House standing...
Eugene (English for Jeno) Ormandy arrived in the U. S. ten years ago for a concert tour, but his manager failed him and he took the only job he could find- violinist in Manhattan's Capitol Theatre orchestra. One day the conductor was taken suddenly ill and the pale young Hungarian led the orchestra without a score on a few hours' notice. Another ailing conductor gave Eugene Ormandy his big chance last week: Arturo Toscanini was unable to keep his engagements with the Philadelphia Orchestra because of arm neuritis. Illustrious conductors are difficult to obtain on short notice...
...over the State Capitol of Nebraska," said Miss Osborne, "I'm a lot of mosaics. I'm Corn and Aviation and a lot of other things that were hard to pose...
...wasp was little Huey Long. He dictated a succinct reply: "I have the honor to decline your demands in toto." Then he ordered out the Baton Rouge unit of the National Guard and a detachment of highway police, directed them to guard the Capitol and executive mansion "to prevent Cyr from seizing them." Next he hopped into a State automobile and roared off for the capital...
Messmore Kendall, middle-aged lawyer, real estate tycoon and producer who owns a home at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. and a party apartment over the Capitol Theatre, presented The Breadwinner. The show was chosen as Play-of-the-Month by Play-choice...