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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dickering last week Zita was seconded by her brother Felix. Prince Consort of the reigning Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, who was also present. The six royalties finally agreed that the engagement of Maria and Otto should be made known as a fact but not published for the present in King Vittorio Emmanuele's Royal Gazette. Conceivably the wedding may turn upon whether Archduke Otto regains Austria's Imperial Throne or at least the Hungarian Royal Throne. When the engagement had been made de facto last week Zita and Princess Maria embraced, and Zita's seven younger offspring were presented...
...that things in Germany will be worse before they get better. Their need of cotton is acute. Their need of metal can be staved off for a time." . . . Kermit Roosevelt Jr., 18, found Russia "dirty and buggy." . . . Fannie Hurst thanked God "that we are not a singing country yet." . . . Grand Duchess Marie said she was going to be a commercial photographer but had lost her camera. . . . Peggy Hopkins Joyce raged that she was not about to make Peppy D'Albrew her sixth husband...
Last week's Gran Premio had a special importance for manufacturers of European racing cars. The French Grand Prix was won this year by an Italian Alfa-Romeo, the German classic by a German Auto-Union. The changes in the Monza track were expected to help the Italian cars which have less straightaway speed than the German. The victory of a Mer- cedes gave Germany first place for the year. Second finisher last week was Germany's Von Stuck, whose Auto-Union won the German race...
...charge, greeted him so exuberantly that he played the piano for the populace from a balcony. Like an aged Byron he continued to have love affairs, during one of which he was almost shot. Finally in honor of his approaching 75th birthday he went on a final grand tour. As it had when he was 20, Paris greeted him hysterically. This time London, too, was cordial; Victoria invited him to Windsor Castle. All Europe held concerts in his honor. On his way from Luxembourg to Bayreuth to hear Tristan a honeymooning couple entered his second-class compartment, leaned gaily...
...DECLINE OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM-Lewis Corey-Covici, Friede ($4). Readers who want to know the orthodox Communist point of view toward U. S. history, politics, business and society will find it on the grand scale in Economist Corey's huge tome. With its 622 pages divided into 26 chapters and well packed with dramatic graphs, notes, sources and index, The Decline of American Capitalism is the most exhaustive critique of U. S. social structure from the Marxian slant yet to appear. Other economists will dispute Author Corey's charts, tables, sources, as well as conclusions, but they cannot...