Word: haiti
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Along with these positive achievements, the Conference gave to many admirable balls pushes and pats to set them rolling. For example, when Haiti proposed that "A Circle of American Friendship" be established, the Conference told Panama to establish it. If Panama has the gumption, Panama can spend years making arrangements for "eminent Americans" of all 21 countries to meet in Panama from time to time to be friendly...
Thomas Sutpen arrived in Jefferson with a group of wild slaves, built himself a great mansion, married, raised a son Henry and a daughter Judith, became a Confederate colonel, died at the hand of a poor white squatter whose daughter he had seduced. Previously Sutpen had married in Haiti, left his wife when he discovered she had a-spot of Negro blood in her veins. But his son by this first marriage became Henry Sutpen's friend, fell in love with Judith, was at the point of marrying her, despite his knowledge of their kinship, when Henry killed...
...snake fancier is G. Edgar Folk, the authority on piscatorial problems William L. Rumsey, Jr., other lecturers are Theodore P. Theodorides on Greece, Karl Thayer Soule, Jr., on Mexico, Central America, and Haiti, and Duncan B.M. Emrich on Current Events...
This year the Indra will cruise comfortably about the West Indies, drop anchor off Yucatan and Venezuela for shore trips. Last year Headmaster Pond and pupils landed in Haiti, were promptly invited to a Governor's Ball. On board Mrs. Pond watches over the health of her charges, supervises the cook, only professional member of the crew. The Indra stays at anchor every morning until the pupils have finished their reading and recitations. Seaman Pond does not stand in awe of College Boards. Says he: "Any boy this side of imbecility can be prepared to enter college...
...Senator Millard E. Tydings, co-author of the Philippine independence act, introduced bill in Congress to grant freedom to (1 Haiti, 2 Costa Rica, 3 Panama, 4 Cuba, 5 Puert Rico...