Word: partes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week, as a Prince came of age in Rumania amid pomp and medal-pinning, an idea came of age in Germany-in that part of Germany which was once Czecho-Slovakia-amid the deepest sadness. The occasion was the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the CzechoSlovak Republic, 21st birthday of the idea of national self-determination, freedom for the little, liberty for the helpless. The sadness was the more poignant because no trace of liberty could be found in the celebrations...
...this very thing might be the answer to Germany's unusual hesitation in the war. It became more & more obvious that Czechs are doing all they can to sabotage their stern protectors. Skoda's intricate machine guns have a way of being delivered with one tiny, essential part missing. Prague's milk cans have a way of leaving dairies with a tiny hole punched in them...
...first fully accredited woman diplomat, Minister Kollontay has had 16 years' experience in Scandinavia. Handsome, spirited, cultured, fashionably dressed, Mme Kollontay has long been an exquisite hostess whose invitations were eagerly sought. More than anyone else, this talented revolutionary-turned-diplomat, daughter of a Tsarist general and a part Finnish mother, would be able to tell Negotiator Stalin just how solid Scandinavian neutrality was, just when and where the Scandinavian countries might fight to retain...
Every candidate was officially chosen for the ballot, and as there was no way of registering opposition except by crossing out all the names, results were gratifying. In Western Ukraine, 92.83% of the electorate took part, and 90.93% voted for the official panel of 1,484 men, 239 women; in White Russia 96.71%, voted, 90.67% in favor of 804 men, 123 women. One candidate had been in prison for 19 years...
Audiences eat it up. They complain to the box office only on those rare occasions when Barrymore plays his part straight...