Word: appealing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...charities are listed on the solicitation card, including the World Stud net Service Fund, the American Cancer Society, the Red Cross, and the Greater Boston Community Fund. You can also specify at least one dollar for Christmas seals and receive yours prepaid. If, however, none of the listed Charities appeal to you, you may chose whatever you want so long as it is non-denominational...
...possible to pay in University coupons, chargeable to the term bill. Although this is three dollars more than the amount set last year for the service fund, it comes to three dollars less than the total requested with the spring food relief campaign and the Christmas Seal appeal added in. It is, therefore a bargain in worthy causes deserving full support...
...suggest that he proceed to abolish geometry (invented by a pagan), algebra (influenced by Mohammedans) . . . music (its appeal is sensual), art (unattractive to red-blooded hemen) and . . . that when spring comes-if it ever does to Olivet, Mich.-he keep his students all indoors lest it freshen their blood and create unorthodox notions...
...twelve tedious weeks, the New York Post Home News belabored its readers with an exhausting, antiphonal series called "An Appeal to Reason." One of the alternate authors was Co-Editor and Co-Publisher T. O. ("Ted") Thackrey, who was for Henry Wallace; Co-Editor and Co-Publisher Dorothy S. ("Dolly") Thackrey (who is also the owner) was for Tom Dewey. Last week the Thackreys outdid themselves. In a four-page election supplement, readers were not only told which local candidates the Post Home News favored, but which ones the Thackreys disagreed on. Example: Thackrey favored Communist Simon W. Gerson...
...quota, $3 more than last year's appeal, includes two charities which usually make separate fund campaigns--the Christmas seal fund and the Overseas Food Relief drive will be included in the combined appeal this year...