Word: visitant
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...friendly office Mr. Insull had tried to perform for acquaintances from home, or if it had been an impetuous idea of his own, Mr. Insult's visit did his friends and himself little good. For Chairman Oscar Charles Merrill and Vice Chairman Henry J. Pierce (Electric Bond & Share) of the U. S. delegation both speedily announced that they would never presume to ask Ambassador Sackett to alter his speech, nor would they condone any one else so presuming. Whereupon Mr. Insull called again at the Embassy. Soon it was announced the speech would be delivered as written. Mr. Insull...
Popular Prestes. Not since the visit of Ramsay MacDonald & Daughter Ishbel has socialite Washington been so favorably impressed as it was by Julio Prestes & Son Fernando. With affable dignity they ably represented the 20 United States of Brazil, almost as populous as the islands of which Mr. MacDonald is Prime Minister, and 258,530 sq. mi. larger than the 48 states of which Mr. Hoover is President...
Business Is Business: Coffee Is Coffee. Nearly every day last week President-elect Prestes denied anew that his visit had anything to do with the famed $97,000,000 "coffee loan" (TIME, April 21) now fully subscribed, which was floated in Britain and the U. S. to subsidize the hoarded Brazilian surplus of 16,500,000 bags and keep the price of coffee from dropping like a plummet...
...country needs money I'm always glad to chip in. But next time I come in, I'm going to declare everything, even if it's worn to rags!" Some undeclared embroidered pajamas were for Daughter Roberta who remained in Ireland to visit Grandma Semple and to "visit our 30 missions in Africa and India." Edward of Wales played cautious baccarat at Le Touquet for 10,000 francs a stake. His opponent was Mrs. James Cresson Parrish, Manhattan socialite. Soon she won 250,000 francs (about $10,000) from him, let him win it back. He beamed...
June 26-Arrival of Prince Takamatsu of Japan, for official state visit to England; at London...