Word: woman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Senator Barkley was more subtle. Said he: "I have not yet reached the conclusion that all political virtue is sealed up within these four walls; and I have not reached the conclusion that a United States Senator has any more right than the humblest man or woman in the United States to express his views on anything on which he entertains views...
Most spectacular provision of eccentric, wealthy Lawyer Charles Vance Millar's last will & testament was an award of his estate's residue to the Toronto woman who, in ten years after his death, would prove to be the city's champion child-producer. A bachelor, Mr. Millar was not experienced enough to foresee a tie. After 17 months of legal haggling, the prize money of Toronto's famed "stork derby" was awarded last week. Four buxom, prolific, poor mothers, each having produced nine children during the ten-year period, split the money between them, received checks...
...snatched a photograph of Hitler from my arm, broke the back of the picture, then took us to the police station where officials from Prague examined me and my belongings. I was furious when they seized Hitler's portrait. Apparently they suspected me of propaganda work. A woman detective stripped me and even took off my stockings," was the Hon. Unity's story afterwards...
...only one quiet amusement-chatting with the former Chancellor while he was "honorably detained" in the Belvedere Palace. One of the things they talked about was getting married. They had been thinking about it for some time, but Chancellor Schuschnigg, a devout Roman Catholic, could not marry a divorced woman. Last December, the Vatican came to their aid by annulling the Countess' previous marriage, without stating grounds. But the Church asked the Chancellor not to marry as long as he was in power. With Anschluss, the Nazis opened up the hymenal way but shut up the former Chancellor...
...what New York tabloids like to think is a close parallel to l'affaire Simpson, the picture retells the tragic story of Archduke Rudolph, heir apparent to the Austrian throne, who gave up position, property, and finally life itself, for the woman he loved. Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux are no strangers to American audiences, but under the skillful direction of a compatriot. Anatole Litvac, and unhampered by a plot that demands love, spectacle, and a happy ending, they give to their roles a depth of emotional feeling rarely seen on American screens. For those who have not already seen...