Word: attendent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Back in 1923 philosophic Frederick Head, father of five, stopped working. For twelve long years he has done nothing more strenuous than draw $8.50 every week from Britain's dole-in all some $5,000. Urged to attend free classes at a government school to learn a gainful trade, Mr. Head always replied: "I wouldn't waste my time in no school...
Public reception of new models at the New York Automobile Show-a business pointer which important motor executives take so seriously that they seldom fail to attend in person-was unanimously conceded to have been the best in six years. Rising demand from the automobile industry lofted steel operations in less than a month from about 30% of capacity to 47%, a profitable basis for the heaviest of heavy industries...
...Hoover is the second ex-President of the U. S. to become a director of New York Life. Calvin Coolidge faithfully attended directors' meetings from 1929 until his death. Director Hoover revealed last week that New York Life had urged him in 1933 to accept Mr. Coolidge's vacant chair, before they finally offered it to Dr. Angell. And everyone expected last week that the company would pay for Director Hoover's transportation across the continent to attend monthly meetings, as they had paid Director Coolidge's expenses when he went down from Northampton. Mr. Hoover...
Conspicuously vacant at last week's meeting was the chair in which Thomas Aylette Buckner has sat for 33 years as director, four years as president of New York Life. This chubby-cheeked little man had gone to St. Petersburg, Fla. to attend a meeting of insurance agents. In his 54 years with New York Life President Buckner has penned many a homely sermon to inspire his salesmen.* Restless, singleminded, immensely capable, he began as an office boy in Milwaukee, attracted the attention of New York Life's Agency Inspector George W. Perkins (who became a Morgan partner...
...those who attend the Harvard hockey games and thrill to the antics of the Bruins, Quebec will be long remembered for its exciting professional hockey contests. Practically born on skates, Canadian players are famous for their speed and always display a talent similar to those remarkable pucksters from McGill...