Word: sundays
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...there was a moment of letdown when Princess Elizabeth herself stepped out of the palace door and drove off with her husband in his Austin sedan. (They had a date to dine with Philip's cousin, Lady Brabourne, and practical Elizabeth saw no reason for breaking it.) By Sunday night 4,000 or more people in slouch hats, toppers, evening clothes, shawls and workmen's denim were clustered about the huge Victoria Memorial...
...Saturday night,, the doctor had moved into the palace to stay. On Sunday the King tinkered with his cameras and tried to read, while Elizabeth, under the watchful eye of her nurse, Helen Rowe, and her maid, Margaret ("Bobo") MacDonald, sat around and listened to the radio or telephoned friends. At 6 p.m., just after the family tea, Elizabeth's pains began. Nurse Rowe rushed her to the delivery room and summoned Sir William. Within an hour three more doctors had slipped into the palace by the electricians' gate in the rear. Philip went moodily down to knock...
...enthusiasm, Argentine football (i.e., soccer) fans rate with any sport fanatics in the world. Buenos Aires alone supports 16 big-league clubs and 24 second-class teams, each with its own stadium or field. The season runs for 30 weeks: on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, crowds totaling more than 300,000 turn out in the capital...
...could prove that word came down from on high. Nevertheless, in midweek, AFA unexpectedly called off the suspension, offered to arbitrate the dispute. Negotiations dragged, and the clubs got set for Sunday games with non-union oldsters and youngsters. Smart porteño money was on a settlement that would shortly have the stars back on the field, kicking and happy...
Since try-outs several weeks ago, the "Riffs," have been practicing every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings in the Eliot Hall game room. Krocodiloes...