Word: maining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...going along Mount Road, the main street of Madras, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when I saw on the other side of the road about a dozen Indians, walking quietly along, one of their number carrying a flag. On inquiry I was informed that they were members of the [Gandhite Indian National] Congress. Such action is illegal in India...
...Paris, discussed his new book. The heroine, Anne Vickers, "will be a sort of female Babbitt playing a reverse role, but she is not intended as a sarcastic interpretation of that glorious class of American women who help make the wheels of business spin. She will live on Main Street and Dr. Arrowsmith will be her family doctor...
...Manhattan, Lieut.-Colonel Ralph A. Kluge was lunching with a friend when he heard that the city's supposedly fireproof Pier No. 54, main wharf of the Cunard Line, was burning down. Said he: "You know, I designed the steel construction for that pier years ago. I'd like to see how the old job is standing up. Let's go over...
Music for dancing in the main dining room of the Union from 10 to 3 o'clock will be furnished by Jackie Marchard and a 20-piece orchestra. The rotunda will also be opened for dancing, while the small dining hall will be used for the supper which will be served during the long intermission. Ushers for the Jubilee will be the members of the Committee...
...added feature, three entertainments furnished by professional performers will be given in the course of the evening. The decorations to be used in the Union have not as yet been chosen, but it is certain that balloons, strung in the main dining hall will be the special feature...