Word: directness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...French Talking Films Committee has made tentative plans for the importation of several films direct from Paris. According to a statement by Mrs. Rand; "Paris is beginning to view motion pictures from an educational point of view, and have begun the production of many famous French classics. Moliere's "Mousieur Pourceaugnne" has already been completed and "Les Trois Mousequetaires" is now under production. The committee hopes to produce many worthwhile films during the year...
...half-caste girl (Myrna Loy) who was not allowed to join the sorority and has been nursing her grudge. As assistant to a dizzy astrologer ( Henry Gordon) she has written poison pen letters to all her snobbish schoolmates. She is preparing to follow up her disastrous circulars with more direct methods when a smart detective (Ricardo Cortez) catches up with her on the back platform of an express train...
...direct contribution was made by the Student Council to unemployment relief from this fund last year, inasmuch as $26,000 was collected for this purpose at the Dartmouth, Holy Cross, and Yale football games. Whether a similar program will be pursued this year has not yet been decided...
...fund for direct relief R. F. C. up to Oct. I had advanced $34,455,171 to 25 States, nine counties, three cities. Chief borrowers...
During this period R. F. C. lent $1,182,734,958. exclusive of advances for direct relief and self-liquidating projects, to 513,231 borrowers. Principal debtors and the amount obtained by each group...