Word: raines
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Greatest tribute of all was Buenos Aires' farewell. The two Presidents drove down to the dock in a downpour of cold summer rain. Not only did 10,000 drenched soldiers present arms along the line of march, but many times as many soaking Argentineans turned out to wave farewell to this simpático Yankee. For once Franklin Roosevelt consented to ride in a limousine on a bad day. The car's roof was plastered with the sopping petals of flowers thrown from balconies. At the waterside President Roosevelt stopped to shake hands with the Argentine chauffeur...
...black horse and dressed in black velvet, John Gielgud came as "Night." On a white horse Gertrude Lawrence came as "Day." Mrs. S. Stanwood Menken, "Silver Rain," wore 600 yards of silver-lined bugle fringe, a headdress six feet wide illuminated with blue neon tubes. Gypsy Rose Lee wore spangles. That was the seventeenth Beaux-Arts Ball which took place at Manhattan's Hotel Astor last week...
...melting temperatures. Pinkham Notch, N. H.: Washington and Wildeat trails partially broken. Thirteen inches at summit and 11 1-2 inches average of wet snow over hard crust provides good skiing, not too fast. Stowe, Vt.: Continued snowfall makes good skiing on Mt. Mansfield. The continuance of tonight's rain makes prophesy difficult. If the temperature remains constant, conditions north of Laconia should be excellent, if it warms up there will probably be a breakable crust in most places. Better telephone before going...
...reports, information from observers in northern New England report a heavy fall of snow throughout yesterday and early last night. Reports from Stowe, Vermont; and Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire report a steady fall. Laconia, New Hampshire, the nearest place reporting snow, has a near freezing temperature which may cause rain before morning...
...President Getulio Dornellas Vargas appearing so democratically, side by side in ordinary business suits, as they rode through the city with a motorcycle escort. Even President Vargas was startled by the U. S. President's democratic manners, when in spite of a heavy mist rapidly turning to rain, Franklin Roosevelt asked to have the top of their car lowered the better to see and be seen. "Comme c'est joli!" exclaimed Linguist Roosevelt, indicating the rounded dome of Sugar Loaf Mountain...