Word: adopter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Well could U. S. scissor-makers afford to adopt some such plan for increasing profits. Biggest U. S. makers include J. Wiss & Sons and W. H. Compton, of Newark; H. Boker & Co. (established in 1837, now run by the founder's grandchildren), J. A. Henckels (branch of the German firm of the same name) and Griffon Cutlery Works, in Manhattan. Several other companies make scissors as side lines, including United Shoe Machinery Corp. of Boston, Landers, Frary & Clark of Xew Britain, Conn., Remington Arms and Winchester Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven...
Once married to a Los Angeles sportsman named Thomas Gallery, Zasu Pitts has two children: her own daughter, Ann, and the 10-year-old son of the late Barbara La Marr whom she arranged to adopt two days before Miss La Marr's death. Reconciled to the fact that audiences will always find her writhing hands, her quavering voice, even her tragic smile peculiarly funny, she now sticks to comic roles, will presently appear in Maids a la Mode...
...long-established custom of measuring college races in yards and miles and field events in feet was caused by the recent action of the I.C.4A. and the A.A.U. In March, 1932, the I.C.4A. voted to run the 1933 Intercollegiates on the metric system if the A.A.U. agreed to adopt the change. Last December the A.A.U. voted favorably on the project, the final decision being left to the athletic boards of the different colleges...
...Stillman are alleviated. Until the advent of another deluge of gold and mortar, however, much can be accomplished in improving the extra-infirmary branches of the University medical service. There are at present four physicians associated with Harvard on a part time basis, all of whom are inclined to adopt a laissez-faire attitude to their moderately ill patients and to those who seek treatment at the Hygiene Building. It is quite natural that a staff desirous of developing a practice outside Harvard will look lightly upon a not too remunerative affiliation with the University. In addition ill members...
...disputing the right of Russia to bring to trial men believed to have contemplated a grave attack on the State. As yet Britain has presented no good reason why the Bolsheviks should not place these men on trial. She has been able only to cry "Outrage" and adopt the general attitude of the old gentlemen who write letters to the London Times. There seems to be plenty of sound and fury in the British camp, signifying nothing, unless some deep political intrigue...