Word: harlem
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engaged in the French diplomatic service, Author Morand has written skilful takes of the Sudan, India, Indo-China. His collection of Negro stories is based upon 30,000 miles of travel in 28 Negro countries, from Harlem to Jibuti, Guadeloupe to Timbuktu...
Again Columbia. Richard Glendon Jr. is the only eastern coach who can boast that he has lost no races. Last week his Columbia crews defeated M. I. T. For once, the dirty Harlem River was clear of debris. Columbia's freshman coach is Hugh Glendon, brother of Richard. Hugh, too, has lost no races...
...curl outside the windows, one of the firemen telephones the office for the key to the next room. The other tunes a violin, giving the excuse: "Not enough time to practice at home." Libby Holman, that singing girl who improves so tremendously on Helen Morgan, has a full-throated Harlem sonata, "Moanin' Low." Most of the lyrics were written by nimble-witted Howard Dietz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's publicity man. His "theme" song: Hammacher-Schlemmer* (I Love You). The Grand Street Follies have always depended largely on protean Albert Carroll, impish imitator of the grimaces and posturings...
...they finish first. Three lengths behind them the Navy men were still rowing. A little later they too flattened their oars but they did not bother to sit up straight. Still later, U. S. Subchaser No. 440, which had carried the Navy shells and oars from Annapolis to the Harlem River, took them back to Annapolis. Glendon Jr. did not answer his father's telegram. He merely remarked to questioners, "Oh, that's an old New England saying...
...Harvard's Crew opponents will see action at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when M. I. T. meets Princeton on the Charles River Basin course and Navy matches strokes with Columbia on the Harlem River. When Harvard opens its schedule next Saturday with M. I. T. the Engineers will have rowed two races, one of which ended in a sweeping victory over the Navy on the Severn last week. On May 18 the Crimson eight will face the crew from Annapolis on the Severn, having met Cornell on the Charles in the interim...