Word: spectacularly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...course of Kentucky's gubernatorial election last week two citizens were shot dead. As a result of the election James Aloysius Farley claimed a great New Deal triumph. Neither of those commonplace occurrences was news. What did make news was the fact that a spectacular young political upstart had bucked the old-line Democratic and Republican machines which traditionally divide Kentucky's rule between them, rolled up the biggest majority for Governor in State history. The New Deal gave Lieutenant-Governor Albert Benjamin ("Happy") Chandler a helpful boost toward the Governor's chair. Governor Ruby Laffoon & friends...
...widely publicized. The whole country should be let in on the importance of such an institution as Harvard, told of the value of privately endowed institutions, and of the service performed for the community by America's great, primarily non-athletic Universities. No better way than a spectacular celebration for the oldest and greatest of these institutions could be found for spreading this sort of good propaganda...
...meetings themselves must be organized in as spectacular, yet intelligent, a way as possible, so that after luring great multitudes to come, they will get the meaning and importance of the occasion. The speeches must be more than pompous self-congratulation...
...than ever alive to the importance of the sport, college officials have rearranged their schedules. Instead of easy set-ups early in the season to prepare for climactic games later, most major teams now play able opponents exclusively, draw correspondingly bigger crowds. Rules designed to encourage forward passes and spectacular ground plays have made the game more attractive to spectators. New roads have made it easier to get to games while Repeal has made it pleasanter. A decade ago, only a few late-season games drew more than 50,000 each. Last week's two biggest were watched...
...French Casino (7th Ave. and 50th) presents a spectacular floor show in the real Parisian manner. Jack Denny plays. There is a minimum charge of $3.50 on Saturdays...