Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Governor Johnston steadfastly ignored his antagonists but cast anxious glances toward the U. S. Supreme Court. To that tribunal, august in Washington, he was determined to carry Oklahoma's vexatious problems: When is a Governor not a Governor? When can a Legislature legislate...
Lest persons anxious to gain even his disapproving notice should persist in sending greetings, Signor Mussolini informed the Fascist press that some 20,000 messages of this character which he received last year were "burned without being read...
...said he felt quite well, thank you. The War Department was not so sure. It was said the War Department was anxious to be rid of him because he had agitated for higher rank for his comrades in arms and prayer (TIME. Oct. 17). Upon this the War Department did not comment but ordered him to Walter Reed Hospital for examination. He went unwillingly-and last week Col. John T. Axton, Chief of Army Chaplains, was retired as of next April. Secretary of War Davis wrote him a letter expressing regret that he had been found "physically incapacitated for active...
...would leave quietly, permanently, and at once. Rev. Black, married, father of three, quietly refused to leave, continued to occupy Zion's pulpit. In August the vestry, vexed, refused to pay Rev. Black further salary. Still the Rev. Black stayed on. People wondered why the vestry was so anxious to be rid of this pastor, why this pastor was so firm in his determination to stay...
...personal visit, however, is felt to be of little value. It has not been defl- nitely decided to abolish this part of the system, but the Committee is anxious to receive opinions on the worth of the Student Advisers personal calls. These opinions and any suggestions concerning the Student Advisory system should be addressed to Eliot at Grays...