Word: populars
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...close range. In progress at the Palais d'Orsay was an evening's entertainment by such world favorites as Maurice Chevalier and Yvonne Printemps, staged for the King and Queen and about 120 guests. The party could be seen through the brightly lighted windows of the Palace. Popular cheers and impatience increased, and Minister of Interior Albert Sarraut squirmed nervously on his chair, several times half rose as if to order the curtains drawn, to shut out vague Danger. After the last star turn, the Queen, then the King were seen expressing themselves earnestly to the President...
Affectionately called "Ding Ding" by his cronies because he was once a trolley-car conductor, Charles Leo ("Gabby") Hartnett has been the most popular player on the Chicago Cubs since the day he first appeared at training camp as a grinning, chattering rookie in 1922. One of the greatest catchers of all time, with a lifetime batting average of .300, 200-lb. Gabby Hartnett, still grinning, last week succeeded Charlie Grimm as manager of the team to which he has devoted his whole major-league career...
Stars. Most popular of international racing yachts, Star boats are 22 ft. long, cost around $1,500, are descended from a seafaring line of Sharpies used for gathering oysters on Long Island Sound a hundred years ago. Winner last week was Stanley Ogilvy's Jay, a boat that is likely to compete in the International championship, No. 1 event for Star boats the world over, to be held off San Diego in September...
Twelve-Metres. Twelves are 68 ft. long, cost around $40,000, are popular in the Scandinavian countries and the British Isles. There are only a dozen Twelves in the U. S. Winner last week was Alfred Loomis' Northern Light which, although tied on total points with Frederick Bedford's Nyala, was awarded the championship because it had won two first places during the week to Nyala...
...ownership road to radio importance. In 1922 he founded 50-watt KFI, built it to 50,000 watts. He brought fame to his newer station, KECA, bought in 1929, with his program of symphonic recordings. A spare-time musician himself, he collaborated with Hula-Expert Johnny Noble on a popular tune, Coral Isle...