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Last week New York City's hen-shaped Mayor LaGuardia was belaboring the Nazis of Germany with his customary vigor-and so, less loudly and more indirectly, was handsome Anthony Eden, who had just arrived in the U. S. from England (see p. 9). Few days later another blast at Nazi and Fascist ideology came from a quarter which has hitherto been relatively silent-U. S. science...
...Giannini, Winthrop Aldrich and Leonard P. Ayres. Acknowledging that "this present business upturn clearly appears to mark the beginning of a new business cycle," the report offered a gloomy pronouncement that "banks in general may not derive profit from this business expansion, even if it continues with unabated vigor throughout next year. . . ." U. S. banking at present is like the hungry mouse which drowned in cream...
...program reached its climax with full orchestra and chorus producing Hindemith's Martinslied which is all about a barnyard and the animals in it. Woody brought out its harshness with strength and vigor, but the powerful effect was gained mainly by the rhythm. The noise was marvelous. Following and in contrast to Hindemith was the chorus from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn which was conducted by Malcolm Holmes. Elinor Baker, one of the soloists, was the high point in this piece and she sang very well also. Two choruses from secular cantatas by Bach brought the evening...
...Vote for the Fatherland!" In Prague, although the sweeping catastrophe was obvious, editors took up the task of putting as bright an aspect on the situation as they could. The optimistic vigor of President Benes remained dauntless. As the Chief Executive, he at once turned on every organ of propaganda and reassurance to persuade Czech refugees from areas in which plebiscites are to be held to return to the homes from which they fled under Nazi threats and "Vote for the Fatherland...
...explanation of young Bertram's new-found vigor is that buried beneath a typically complicated plot is a subtle lampoon at Sir Oswald Mosely, and indirectly at Fascism as a whole. Mr. Wodehouse, is too good an author, and possibly too clever a propagandist, ever to let his satire become oppressive, but he has given Bertie repeated opportunities to "tick off" Spode, totalitarian leader, in the strongest terms the lackadaisical hero has ever used...