Word: east
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Into the East Room one day last week walked a Chicago lawyer. In his ears was the blare of the Marine band; before him, a large U-shaped table covered with green cloth; about him, diplomats in formal attire', trim state department ushers, military and naval aides, personages of great official importance. As a civilian he felt a little lost until he caught sight of his good friend Senator Borah sitting up near the head of the U-table. And there, too, were Calvin Coolidge, Frank Billings Kellogg. The Chicago lawyer watched President Hoover, looking hot in a cutaway, shake...
...place at the head of the U-table. Microphones were removed from the table while photographers took pictures. Before radio men could replace the microphones, President Hoover rose, began hurriedly reading his speech held in his left hand. This mishap prevented a broadcast of his words. Suddenly the East Room air began to rumble with sound as distracted radio announcers substituted for the President, read his speech to their audiences. President Hoover's low voice was swallowed up in the vocal confusion...
Nicely pre-arranged was the ceremony of acceptance. Heading the committee was August Heckscher, octogenarian philanthropist, whose slum elimination project on the city's lower East Side Mayor Walker has helped. A change in the city administration might disturb Mr. Heck-scher's chief philanthropic hobby...
Shrewd Norfolk farmers in the east of England were reported last week to be bartering pails of milk for pints of water. Half round the world in Santiago de Cuba there were street fights and stabbings when the water-carts passed. Prolonged drought was parching many lands, but rural England and Cuba seemed to suffer most. Scientists recalled that, although man can go without food for two months and live, without water he shrivels and dies in from six days...
...Spent $10,000,000 in expansion in last three years, acquired seven smaller bakeries east of the Mississippi last year; plans to build six new plants in 1929 and 1930) Net income...