Word: profound
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Artistically unlearned but psychologically profound, this made millions of Germans nod approvingly, and nobody could deny that Herr Hitler last week laid the cornerstone of a Party Convention Hall which will take some ten years to build, will hold 60,000 Nazis, and, according to them, will stand for 1,000 years. The Little Man may not know much about Art but he knows what most Germans like
Frankie Parker is a 19-year-old tennist from Milwaukee. Two years ago, his promise made such a profound impression upon Mercer Beasley that that famed coach not only undertook to improve his game but legally adopted him, sent him to Lawrenceville. Last week, at Forest Hills, N. Y., Frankie Parker played Champion Fred Perry in the fourth round of the National Men's Singles Championship and lost, 4-6, 2-6, 0-6. Other things being equal, he should therewith have disappeared from public notice. Instead it rained for four days...
...21st collection finds Editor O'Brien viewing the future of the short story with profound alarm. The year 1934 was a bad one, in which only 200 stories were found worthy of three stars, but it was "a notable" year for new writers, producing Dorothy McCleary, Allan Seager and William Saroyan. Editor O'Brien finds the short story threatened by the developing political interests of editors and critics, utters a dark warning against Fascism - Fascism from the left as well as from right-and complains that there are now too many little magazines...
...after having been arrested for driving 54 m. p. h. in Irvington, N. Y.; 2) congratulate his next youngest son. Franklin Jr., on his 21st birthday; 3) see his wife who motored down for the birthday celebration from Campobello Island, N. B. where she had spent three weeks in profound silence...
...Hyde Park home Franklin D. Roosevelt solemnly expressed his profound shock and grief at the loss of his "old friend." In Washington Vice President Garner said: "That is awful bad. I can't talk about...