Word: peake
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Today he is at the peak of his mental and physical vitality. . . . The only thing old about John Garner is his philosophy. He still believes in the old-fashioned virtues of economy, thrift and self-reliance. . . . We do, however, plant our feet firmly upon Democratic and American tradition in respect to terms of service...
...continuance. Most visible sign was the stockmarket's third successive week of reaction. Although no slump appeared in production indices- power, building, autos continued up- there was distress in two prime measures of public demand for goods; a rise was seasonally normal and money supply was at a peak, but nationwide bank debits and bank clearings tumbled. If such an unbalance-production rising, demand falling-were to continue, another inventory surplus might ensue...
When it became known this fall that the work was to be given again, there was considerable fear that the chorus would not be able to achieve as finished a performance as it did last spring. Yet it was not until this performance that the chorus hit its peak. When Koussevitsky kissed his hand to the Radcliffe girls who successfully sang one of the most difficult works ever to be written, his beaming face acknowledged a splendid job of singing. The difficult fugues in the Gloria and Credo demanding all the resources of a chorus were done superbly, the tremendous...
...from ordinary life. Beethoven's method of worshipping God transcends all formal limits; to him the capability of his players and the capacity of his audience are both unimportant. Hence all the more honor is due the Glee Club, the Choral Society, and the Orchestra for reaching a new peak in their joint career...
...Last week The American Banker'?, index of 17 New York City bank stocks stood at 32.5, one-seventh of its 1929 peak, even below the point where it stood the day before the 1933 bank holiday...