Word: silver
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Japanese Legation in Shanghai last week the commercial counselor, speaking of China's present financial crisis brought on by President Roosevelt's kiting of the price of silver (TIME, Aug. 20), purred: "It is quite natural that China should look to Japan for a loan." Franker, the Japanese Legation's spokesman hissed: "If we started to make demands on China we would have about 1,000 to make, not merely 21 nor any such conveniently small number. . . . There is only one sign post: China can't get along without Japan; Japan can't get along...
...Sealyham Gunside Babs of Hollybourne and Pomeranian Wonder Son, Judge Alfred B. Maclay ordered Duke and Mrs. M. Hartley Dodge's fine white-&-liver pointer Nancolleth Marquis to trot around the ring again. He had them pose once more and then gave first prize-a rosette and a silver bowl-to Duke's owner...
...airship dock at Akron, Ohio. A high-school band blaring "Dixie." Lines of shivering spectators on the cold concrete. Mrs. William Adger Moffett on the arm of her husband, Rear Admiral Moffett, Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. Eight pretty girls from Macon, Ga. The huge silver bow of the ZRS-5-. . . Mrs. Moffett mounted a bunting-draped platform, pulled a red-white-&-blue cord. Two hatches in the airship's nose flopped open and out flew 48 startled pigeons. Cried Mrs. Moffett: "I christen thee Macon!"* Mighty cheers for the third dirigible built...
...transcribe the archaic translation and to direct the production. He not only did that but also put himself in the chorus to sing a few notes. Wilder's part came in the second act for which he discarded his spectacles, donned baggy blue trousers, black top boots, a silver-trimmed cape and a pancake hat. Thus disguised as a soldier, he proved himself an able baritone with his one big line: "Do you expect to find him here in some puddle...
...Silver Streak" is all about the triumph of stream-lining in railroad trains. There are some mildly thrilling shots of the Zephyr speeding through mountain passes and avoiding collisions by the narrowest of margins. This is about as fresh as yesterday's newspaper and equally as amusing...