Word: selections
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...under Director Angelo Scandiani. When he became ill, she substituted ably. Then in June 1930, Director Scandiani died. The Government had suspended La Scala's "Autonomous Corporation," appointed wealthy Senatore Borletti to be Royal Commissioner (dictator) of the opera. Under the supervision of Benito Mussolini, he was empowered to select a new director. He picked Signorina Colombo. The Press raged. People held mass-meetings. A woman? It was unthinkable. But someone sagely pointed out that Miss Colombo's most useful qualities?energy, firmness, business sense?seemed to be Teutonic in origin, were not likely to be imitated by Italian ladies...
...such a contingency is not likely to arise. Reason: exceptionally high reader interest among a highly select group of subscribers. Can TIME cite any periodical, religious or secular, that can match these figures of The Living Church? Of its individual subscribers (exclusive of agencies and single copy buyers), 27.6% voluntarily pay at "sustaining" rates of from $5 to $100 per year, instead of the regular $4 (lay) or $3.50 (clerical) rate. These sustaining subscribers contribute 41.8% of the total revenue received from individual subscriptions...
...mother and father. . . . Hugh White has spent his whole life in the pursuit of wealth. He says a man should not be elected to office unless he can pay his own campaign expenses. We have 13 millionaires in Mississippi. I don't see why the people must select their officials from that little group. ... I hope the good God above will deliver me from ever running again in a campaign with a 'big business...
...which he fought in German navy planes, was several times wounded. In 1919 he helped found Scadta Airways, in Colombia and Venezuela, was its technical adviser till 1925. Capt. Hammer's engineering ability, combined with his familiarity with South American Airways, caused the Dornier company to select him for the DO-X's passenger-carrying trip up the South American coast via Porto Rico, Cuba and Miami...
...plane's wing (see upper cut). But the open, straining mouth did not express terror or anguish; Corporal Cain was merely gasping in one last deep breath of rushing air before his plunge. Another view (see lower cut) showed what the parachutist sees as he looks down to select a landing spot...