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...pompous person drew himself up, sputtered in Rumanian for some minutes. "He says that the Kingdom of Rumania and the Soviet Union have recognized each other." explained an interpreter. "He says he is the Minister Plenipotentiary of King Carol and that this is his diplomatic passport...
Meanwhile the new Soviet envoy to Rumania, smart Minister Mikhail Ostrovsky, arrived at Bucharest by a comfortable roundabout route. When he presented his credentials to King Carol without mentioning Bessarabia, Rumanian editors concluded that, despite Soviet geography books, Dictator Stalin has decided to drop that question...
...Nysias were that night to be milked by Manhattan's lushest debutantes. First prize: silver cigaret & vanity case. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the more serious girls arrived to inspect the cows, learn what they could of milking's art. Boasted Debutante Carol Prichitt: "I once lived on a farm. . . . You know, it had a house at one end and we used to grow radishes." Only successful rehearsers were Donna Marina Torlonia (who once milked a Philadelphia cow) and Princess Dolly Obolensky (whose family once owned some cows in France). At midnight the cows were...
...King Carol is a strong character," said Minister Owsley. "After the assassination, of his brother-in-law King Alexander only the courage of the Balkan rulers and the patience of the people averted disaster. For years the Balkans were used as the breeding grounds of war. Now that has been reversed. Peace is coming out of the Balkans...
...have King Carol's personal assurance," confided Minister Owsley in conclusion, "that he prefers to do business with American firms. In fact all the Balkan countries are most friendly and anxious to outfit themselves with American products, but for prohibitive tariffs which make it almost impossible for them to trade with this country...