Word: successful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...William Edgar Borah was seven years out of the University of Kansas law school and thinking of moving to Idaho, or some place where he could practice law with success. Borah had matriculated from Lyons, Kansas, and had returned there to practice. He hoped to be appointed city attorney, but after three months of deliberation, the council turned him down. On what grounds, it is not known...
...George Gershwin. Mr. Gershwin, in keeping with his fame, is to be the soloist in his "Rhapsody in Blue" as well as in his "Concerto for Pianoforte in F". What is more, he will conduct a suite of selections from "Porgy and Bess" which has been such an unqualified success both here and in New York. The concert, incidentally, is for the benefit of the Christopher Shop...
...combined votes of members and those just "auditing" the affair, thus giving more weight to the final decisions. Provided that enough bright, enthusiastic young men filled with a desire to correct the many evils of this wicked world attend the meeting, this new idea should prove a howling success and give the Union an new lease on life...
...Italy's success in conquering Ethiopia has put the British in a very difficult position, making it almost impossible for them to get out of the mess gracefully. The sanctions have failed to accomplish the desired effect, and popular opinion in England is up in arms against the Government...
First public Yard concert of the year by the Glee Club was pronounced a success last evening as three hundred enthusiastic followers of the annual programs gathered in the dusk round the steps of Widener Library...