Word: joined
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...take the Democratic curse off Americans, Inc. Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, U. S. N., retired, was invited to join. An old sea dog trained to do diplomatic tricks, Admiral Bristol commanded the Navy's base in Wartime England, was high commissioner in post-War Turkey, went to the Lausanne Conference...
...Geneva everyone down to the scrubwomen was sure that the 18 "noes" necessary to blackball Russia when the League Assembly meets would not be found. In Moscow and Warsaw, however, other difficulties were stressed. Russia will demand a permanent League Council seat. Failing that she may refuse to join. Just now Poland has a semi-permanent Council seat. She threatened last week to demand a permanent seat for herself if Russia gets one. Since the Council can only act by unanimous vote, Poland was thus in a position to blackmail the Council, seemed strongly disposed to make the attempt...
...German bands were waiting to join the concert. Even such a cautious commentator as white-bearded Frederick T. Birchall, the New York Times Pulitzer prizewinner, announced that it was a "major event" in the Berlin season. There were plenty of speeches and after the concert thirsty bandsmen joined in a great Bierabend. Milwaukee's bandsmen downed stein for stein, many of them spoke German and 50% were of German descent...
Until last week no U. S. Roman Catholic could join the Knights of Columbus if he subscribed to Socialism or took part in the liquor business as bartender, brewer, distiller, liquor-maker's employe or gin-shopkeeper. At the 52nd annual convention of the K. of C. in Detroit last week the ban on Socialism stood, but the 279 delegates voted to relax the liquor rule. Henceforth a Knight may sell spirits, in sealed containers to be consumed off-premises...
...view the grandson of Massachusetts' late great Senator Henry Cabot Lodge dressed up in a neck-length wig, quaint mustachios and Russian boots, making love to Marlene Dietrich. Two years ago, when he was a hard-working young lawyer in Manhattan, John Davis Lodge went to Hollywood to join his dancer-actress wife, Francesca Braggiotti, who had been duplicating Greta Garbo's voice in Italian and French versions of her films. Paramount officials offered him a screen test and a job. Said Actor Lodge, whose previous dramatic experience had been confined to Le Cercle Frangais and Hasty Pudding shows...