Word: appointed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last December Postmaster General Farley learned that Postmistress Harrington's term was due to expire in January, listened sympathetically to a Highland Falls, N. Y. bigwig who wished to appoint a deserving female Democrat in her stead. The news leaked out. Opposition from all quarters, especially from U. S. Army officials, who considered her post inviolate from patronage, forced "General" Farley to drop his candidate. Last fortnight the Army and Navy Journal charged that James A. Farley was still out to oust Postmistress Harrington...
...profits in excess of 10% with the Government and must pay its men wages approved by the Authority. Concerning the act as a whole, most shipping men were enthusiastic. Almost all agreed, however, that its effectiveness will depend upon the calibre of the five men President Roosevelt must appoint to the Maritime Authority within the next 90 days...
...said "secured" he meant, in this instance, "secured." They staffed and supported the protective committee of Mr. Murphy and another formed by Bainbridge Colby and Samuel Untermeyer. These committees sent lawyers to Stockholm, verified the existence of collateral for the debentures, petitioned the Supreme Court of Massachusetts to appoint for its safekeeping a New York trustee. They fought the claims brought by the creditors of International Match and Swedish Match, which alone remained in business, against the dubious assets of Kreuger & Toll. When it appeared that Swedish law might defeat them, they persuaded the other two groups to participate...
...attempted coup by militarists in Japan early in March was precipitated by their resentment of (1 the sending of a civilian as Ambassador to China, 2 the strong showing of liberal parties in the recent elections, 3 the refusal of the Emperor to appoint a liberal as Premier, 4 the appointment of Koki Hirota as Minister of War 5 the action of Parliament in cutting army and navy budgets...
...project could be begun unless sufficient funds to complete it were set aside from this year's appropriation. When this amendment was read in the Senate, the President's faithful Joe Robinson rose to offer an amendment to it. He proposed that the President be empowered to appoint engineering boards of review to resurvey 'Quoddy and the canal, that if their reports were favorable he be authorized to spend $10,000,000 of this year's relief money to continue the canal, $9,000,000 to continue...