Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...King's matchmaker, Jake Koci, who has had a busy time trying to find an acceptable bride for Zog, last week breathed a sigh of relief. "It's fine," he declared, "but you know the monarch of a small country such as ours had to be very careful not to get mixed up in international politics through marriage." Confidant Koci's assurance was made with tongue-in-cheek. Zog has long been over his head in international waters. Since 1927 he has been a puppet of Mussolini. Italian non-interest-bearing loans bolster Albanian Government finances...
With every Protestant mission station in north and central China now an emergency relief centre, U. S. mission boards through their Committee on Relief in China last week began a drive for $5,000,000 for the next year's work.* From China the committee received proof that missionary labors tire now not unappreciated in high places. In a speech to missionaries in Hankow, Mme Chiang Kai-shek revealed that her husband, as a gesture of gratitude, had lifted an eleven-year ban upon compulsory religious courses in Chinese mission schools. Said she: "I am very glad to tell...
...Under the chairmanship of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr., a similar drive was launched last week by the United Council for Civilian Relief in China...
...their retail outlets. It is a misnomer to say that this is a contract, because it is nothing more than a permit to do business . . . under the threat of cancellation. . . . This so-called contract is interstate in character. . . . Therefore, if those engaged in the automobile industry are to have relief, that relief must come from the Federal Government...
...relief, Jimmy Durante holds down the other end of the program in a picture entitled "Start Cheering!" It is a college musical, with a winning football team, a crooning hero, and lots of co-eds. While this type of life is not to be envied, it is sometimes fun to watch...