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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Governor Landon is much closer to the nomination than Herbart Hoover was at this same time in 1928. It's all over but calling the roll, in my opinion." Thus did a prominent Republican politician of Massachusetts sum, up the pre-convention situation, as Grand Old Partizans of New England prepare to entrain for the Cleveland Convention, which opens June...
Friday Evening, June 5 "Entrance of the Boyarda"Halvorsen *Overture to "Fra Diavolo" Auber *Scherzo, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Mendelssphn *"By the Beautiful Blue Danube," Waltzes Strauss -- *"The Animals' Carnival," Grand Zoological Fantasia Saint-Saens Introduction and Royal March of the Lion, Cocks and Hens, Horses of Tartary (Fleet Animals), Tortoises. The Elephant, Kangaroos, Personages with long ears, The Cuckoo in the depth of the forest, Planists, The Swan (Solo xioloncello, J. Langendoen), Finale. Planes: Jesus Maria Sauroma Leo Litwin Prize Song from "Die Meisteringer von Nurnberg Wagner *"Pathetic" Symphony, No. 6 Tchaikovaky Third movement--Alegro molto vivace -- *Selection...
...suffered a moral defeat in Illinois, the real victor of the primary season was Governor Landon, whose half-defeat in California was offset by the margin of his victory in New Jersey. Last week as Landonites went about preening themselves, Postmaster General James Aloysius Farley mounted a platform in Grand Rapids, Mich, to crack their candidate as follows...
Agent Zherdiev discovered enough material for a season of Grand Guignol. Crazy Governor Semenchuk and his sadistic wife had kept the entire colony in terror through two Arctic winters. Semenchuk indulged in long drunken orgies with a thick-headed sledge driver named Startzev, raped Eskimo girls, sent indignant Dr. Wulfson off on a long sledge expedition, sent Startzev after him to kill him, then tried to poison Startzev. The widow Wulf-son managed to administer a life-saving antidote to Startzev. Mrs. Semenchuk whipped Eskimo men, who were first forbidden to fish, then denied use of the Island...
...Columbia University Art Instructor Raymond O'Neill: "This show will make New Jersey appear to be painting in a corner away from the march of art and time. To tell the truth, it's hard to get steamed up enough to attack these pictures. They are grand examples of artistic decadence. . . . Everyone will get the wrong idea about New Jersey...