Word: grand
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Manhattan telephone directory contains nine Romanoffs and two Romanovs, one of these being listed as "Marie Grand Duchess 14 Sutton pl S. ELdorado...
Called by Russian socialites "Le Charmeur," Alexander is an ironist. What he offers to the U. S. public Once a Grand Duke (Farrar & Rinehart, $3.50), he undoubtedly means "Once a Grand Duke always a Grand Duke...
Twenty-three years ago Marie, current best-selling Russian Grand Duchess, had a son. Eighteen years ago she parted with him when her marriage to his father was dissolved by the Swedish State Council and by decree of Tsar Nicholas II. Last week mother and son were reunited.- Landing at Southampton from the Europa, Marie cried happily: "I've come over to hear wedding bells!" In her arms she clasped Gustav Lennart Nicholas Paul Bernadotte, a Swedish Prince who has renounced his royal rights to marry a Swedish commoner, Froken Karin Nissvandt...
...half of the stone buildings being erected in the U. S. are of limestone. More than 50% of the limestone comes from the great quarries of Indiana Limestone Co. Indiana limestone went into Washington's new Department of Commerce Building, New York's Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal. Chicago's Tribune Tower. Detroit's General Motors Building. Only two months ago the company received the largest order in its history-3,200 cars for Manhattan's Rockefeller Center (Radio City). The company has developed a long list of by-products including quick lime...
Preparations for the Grand National Steeplechase of 1933 began as early as two months ago when George H. ("Pete") Bostwick, on his way to California for a winter of polo, announced that he planned to ride,one of his own horses at Aintree next year. Preparing for this year's Grand National on March 18, Richard King ("Dick") Mellon, affable young vice president of Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh and nephew of Ambassador Andrew William Mellon, last week packed his bags in Manhattan to sail for England on the Bremen. Waiting for him there were his two Grand National entries...