Word: thronging
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Union waitresses gathered in an excited throng about Miss Murray Just before the meal last night. There was much tittering and giggling and wondering what the trouble could be. Some claimed Miss Murray was attempting to explain the four-five no trump bid in the reaching of grand slams. Others had it that the new and amorous looking policeman on a local beat was causing considerable upheaval among the hearts of the waiting lasses...
...suitably covered, was used as a serving table for angel cake. Mrs. Roosevelt carried a stool into the State Dining Room, mounted it and told the gathering: "I have been very much encouraged by the number of acceptances. . . ." Then she carried it into the East Room and addressed the throng there: "... I was not so sure a year and a half ago so many of you would have felt confidence enough to make this trip. ... It shows improvement. I am glad to have 900 instead of a paltry...
...this vast throng moves eastward- some walking, some riding in oxcarts, some speeding on motorcycles, some sitting back in fast limousines-various stories unfold. The banking Jews plot to make the new state which is to rise in the Gobi into a capitalist nation. The Communist Jews insist that all property be pooled. The Socialist Jews do not know what they want. And the liberal Jews are occasionally wounded in trying to keep the Socialists and the Communists from killing each other before they have even reached the new Promised Land. Mr. Nathan seems to be protesting that there...
...past few years many Harvard men have found Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River, one of the most popular centers in North America for winter sports. As soon as cold weather arrives until well into March, enthusiastic pleasure seekers throng the interesting old city of Quebec to enjoy the many thrills awaiting them there...
This afternoon on the turf of the Stadium and amid the cheers of the throng, there will be staged a performance that will go down in history as one of the major events of the year...