Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Passed a bill?with a unanimous rising vote of tribute to its author, Wisconsin's Cooper, 80, House Dean?to rename B Street (from the Capitol to the Arlington Memorial Bridge) Constitution Avenue...
...this corporation to use it as a bit of atmosphere. The news item also states that the story was , apparently laid in Washington during the Harding era and that wise Washingtonians might recognize a certain amount of historical realism. The locale of this picture is not the National Capitol (an international ball takes place in another metropolis) and the action of the story is entirely modern. As to the "historical realism" I must profess ignorance. Of course analogies in real life can always be drawn from motion pictures...
...Arkansas. The day after Senator's Borah's thunderous speech last fortnight for food relief, President Hoover intimated that he might favor some sort of public aid if private charity failed (see p. 11). Shuttling back and forth for 48 hours between the White House and the Capitol went portly Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, trying to find a means of silencing Senator Borah, whom he fears, by pleasing Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, who is determined but reasonable. At length Senator Watson evolved a masterful polysyllabic weasel...
...Unofficial count. North Dakota's records have been in chaos since last month when fire destroyed the State Capitol (TIME...
...years with the Marines. The movie experiment in Forest City settled his ambition. He ran theatres in Minneapolis and Milwaukee before he returned to Manhattan, started elaborating his programs, including semi-serious divertissements. Roxy's Gang and its radio fame date from the days when he managed the Capitol Theatre. Its success is based on the familiar, back-slapping way in which Roxy masters ceremonies. In his tense, high-pitched New-Yorkese he makes every skit seem a bargain. Typical Roxy introduction: "Hello Everybody! Now you're going to hear the greatest little girl. . . ." The "greatest little girl...