Word: silver
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Silver Spoon. In Germany's drowsy Munich last week Carol stepped off the Paris express, taxied to the flying field. He was still officially "M. Carol Caraiman," for he renounced even his family name of Hohenzollern when he abdicated as Crown Prince (TIME, Jan. n, 1926). His father King Ferdinand was then alive. His mother Queen Marie had yet to make her U. S. tour. Not until venerable King Ferdinand died 17 months later was Carol's bonny five-year-old son proclaimed King Mihai (TIME, Aug. 1, 1927). As he waited at the bleak Munich airdrome last week Carol...
Rufus Cutler Dawes, brother of U. S. Ambassador Charles Gates Dawes, was awakened by smoke from a small fire in his Evanston, Ill. home. With the help of servants he carried out the family silver, extinguished the blaze...
...Epsom Downs. Silver Flare delayed them at the start, wheeling and breaking, but all at once the 17 were in a line and then the line was broken, closing to the rail, with one horse pulling out in front. It was Diolite, the favorite, with Ballyferris after him. When they had made the long run up the hill. Rustom Pasha, the Aga Khan's first-string horse, moved out, passed the tiring Diolite and led the way down toward Tattenham Corner. Then Diolite was close again neck & neck with Rustom Pasha at the turn, with Iliad third as they...
...Show of the Scottish Terrier Club, No. 1 event of the U. S. Scotty season. While the owners sipped tea and talked dog-shop, Dr. Little chose Watchman of Monagh Lea as No. 1 U. S. Scotty. This dog's value: $3,000. His prize: $15 and a silver cup. World's best Scotty is Heather Necessity, best-of-breed at London's last Crystal palace show...
Reburied. Charles S. Gilpin, Negro actor (Emperor Jones), buried May 12 but disinterred for more impressive burial in a silver-mounted coffin case, with chanting and eulogies. Said Actor Jesse A. Shipp (Green Pastures), oldtime fishing companion of Gilpin: "We have been criticized for disturbing the dead, but our friend was buried near a railroad track where the earth rumbled, and his bones could not rest in peace...