Word: rowes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...neither of Scotland nor of the United Kingdom. In many things His Majesty must defer to his Scottish subjects. Indeed the first act of any British Monarch after his accession is to take the oath by which he swears to defend the Church of Scotland. Last week's row about "Edward II," however, was simply ignored by Edward VIII. He officially designated his mother "Queen Mary" and she will therefore not be known as the Queen Mother or Dowager Queen, designations out of keeping with the great warmth of British affection undoubtedly felt by all classes for Her Majesty...
...alert. The Maestro flicks his baton, establishes the pace. His left hand may rest easily on his hip at first. Soon it pleads for eloquence, stands out like a policeman's warning when he wants a pianissimo, quivers over his heart when he begs for special feeling. Front row subscribers in last week's audience occasionally heard a husky croaking sound. Toscanini was singing as he always sings when his orchestra plays to please...
...annual State of the Union address to the Central Executive Committee Congress by Premier Vyacheslav Molotov, an earnest and statistical-minded statesman who seldom makes less than a three-hour speech, began last week with Joseph Stalin in the back row. Three and a half hours later the Dictator was in the front row, the better to hear the Premier who had grown somewhat hoarse...
...ranked high among amateur women tennists in 1929 and 1930. She dropped out of major play for four seasons, re-emerged last summer as the wife of a Los Angeles rug salesman, to become the summer's tennis sensation. She won three important Eastern tournaments in a row, made herself the heroine of the U. S. Wightman Cup team by her victory over England's formidable "Kay" Stammers, received No. 2 ranking for the year without playing in the National Championships. Her training methods: rope skipping, calisthenics, roadwork like a prizefighter. Her reasons for turning professional: ". . . You have...
...them be consistent. Let them propose to this Congress the complete repeal of these measures. . . . The way is open in the Congress of the United States for an expression of opinion by yeas and nays. . . . "Shall we say to the farmer: '. . . Now go and hoe your own row'? Shall we say to the home owners: '. . . We have no further concern with how you keep your home. . . '? Shall we say to the several millions of unemployed: '. . . We will turn you back to the charity of your communities. . . '? Shall we say to the needy: 'Your...