Word: marked
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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...
Thus the "national strike of textile workers" remained a question mark. Last week President Roosevelt ordered NRA to cut the hours of cotton garment workers (not to be confused with cotton textile workers) from 40 to 36 per week and grant a wage increase of 10 to 11% to offset the shorter hours. United Textile Workers talked of winning a similar cut from 40 to 30 hours without reduction in pay, but few people believed that NRA would dare impose such an extra burden on the cotton textile industry. Much of the industry itself did not even care...
Most Germans, even if they paid the extortionate 1,000-mark fee for an Austrian visa, were held up on the Austro-German border on technicalities. But "My Leader's" efforts seemed to attract more visitors than they kept away. From France, Italy, the U. S.. Scandinavia, the crowds poured in. Willem Mengelberg arrived from Switzerland. Arturo Toscanini, who had snubbed Germany's invitation to conduct at Bayreuth, arrived from Italy. King Prajadhipok of Siam and his Queen were on hand. No Nazis could prevent German Bruno Walter from conducting because they had already exiled him. When...
...bosom of his family, peacefully dwelling in a London suburb. The family consists of solid citizens, wives, husbands, children, to whom the clever, worldlv-wise Nicholas is an adventure. Nicholas soon discovers that there are good pickings. Brother-in-law Charles, devoted husband and father, is an easy mark for Nicholas' charm. The Black Sheep finds it convenient to help himself to money and valuable articles lying about in this trusting circle. He always needs money, not only for himself and Lizzie, whom he adores, but also for one Abel Mandez, his pursuing shadow, an old partner in crime...
...borderline of insanity, drives Dicky from drink to suicide. The placid, shallow Thornton cannot hold the love of Linda, most colorful member of the family, who turns to Joel, wavers between him and her small son, finally decides to divorce Thornton. Luly, mother and grandmother, dies. When in 1931 Mark Waring decides to sell The Grove for what it will fetch in bad times to save Brad, no one objects. Its day and its kind of hospitality are over...