Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...Crown Princess Juliana of The Netherlands was a house guest at the White House for several days, during which the Princess visited Mount Vernon with Mrs. Roosevelt (Said she: "Why, there are no cupboards in the rooms ! Where did they hang their clothes?"). The Princess was given an ovation at a National Symphony concert in Constitution Hall, attended Mrs. Roosevelt's press conference, and, as an amateur camera enthusiast, calmly took photographs of the newscameramen snapping pictures...
Such tastes make for publicity, and the U. S. press has faithfully reported Lily Pons's comings & goings, her decorations and honors. She is a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, holds Belgium's Order of the Crown, the Gold Medal of the City Paris, a certificate as honorary consul of Cannes, an honorary inspectorship in the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. Three flowers, a South American race horse, a restaurant, a Boston & Maine locomotive and a New Jersey Central streamlined train have been named for her. Los Angeles and Norwalk, Conn. have celebrated Lily Pons days...
Though Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles pointed out that "Her Royal Highness came to the U. S. upon the invitation of this Government, and is a guest of this country under unusual circumstances," Maryland ruled that Norway's Crown Princess Martha, who lives not far from Washington in a house the President helped her pick, will have to pay a State income tax if she stays...
...Vittorio Emanuele,who at the time of the Ethiopian crisis was supposed to have said: "If Italy wins, I will be Emperor of Ethiopia but if Italy loses, I will be King of Italy." He may have been thinking along the same lines last week. There were rumors that Crown Prince Umberto had offered to resign the Army command he shared with Marshal Badoglio, that II Duce had refused his resignation...
Kirkland with six triumphs and a single setback could not be certain of the crown until the last moment, because Adams was in a position to split the honors. In the final tabulation, Adams was one point behind with one loss, and a deadlock. The other teams in order were Dunster, Lowell, Dudley, Eliot, Leverett, and Winthrop...