Word: gothenburg
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nine he developed a thriving business in baskets and ash trays woven from tin strips dumped outside herring canneries, how he organized his playmates to make and sell his product, how he thrashed them when their salesmanship was poor. Son of a Swedish count, he later worked in Gothenburg but, restless and energetic, went to Berlin to learn big business. Later, like Ivar Kreuger, he worked and traveled all over the world. Before the War he picked out vacuum cleaners as a likely product to distribute. But the War stopped his plans for an international selling organization. With capital...
...above), is one of the most violent of the Hitler lieutenants, was promised the Foreign Ministry months ago when Handsome Adolf dreamed of an all-Nazi Cabinet. If he could not be Foreign Minister last week Herr Göring determined to act like one. When the Swedish Gothenburg Handelsoch Sjöfartstidning declared: "It is incomprehensible that the statesmen and Press of the world should be compelled to occupy themselves with this figure. Hitler is an insult." Fiery Hermann Göring promptly telegraphed the editor: "As a true friend of the Swedish people I see in such dirty...
...Metre. At Gothenburg, Sweden, six-metre boats of seven nations began a series for the Scandinavian Gold Cup. The first day was so calm that the winner took more than the limit of four hours for the course, and the race had to be sailed over. This time a terrific squall delayed the start. Sweden got the best start; the Dutch boat blanketed the U. S. Ripple and Sweden stayed in front. In the third race the Ripple made a long beat to port while the Swedish yacht was off to starboard, came round the first buoy on the second...
June 26-Scandinavian Gold Cup regatta; at Gothenburg, Sweden...
June 26?Scandinavian Gold Cup regatta; at Gothenburg, Sweden...