Word: bennett
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Ickes as Possibility No. 1 in the Janizariat's mind for a 1940 Presidential candidate acceptable to Mr. Roosevelt, a candidate to be built up before Democratic National Chairman Jim Farley and his alliance of local bosses can converge on someone else, such as Missouri's Senator Bennett Clark.* "I think President Roosevelt would carry the United States if he ran again, and he might have to run," declared Mr. Ickes...
...Service de Luxe, Constance Bennett reacts to an emotional crisis principally by changing her clothes with a rapidity which sets a record for her sartorially notable screen career...
...Harry Bennett: "I told Martin he could come out here any time to talk about wages, workingmen and working conditions in any plants connected with or supplying the Ford Motor Company. At no time did Martin and I discuss unions. However, I told newspapermen in Martin's presence that if we need a union-U.A.W. or any other-we'll get one. Right now we don't need one. If our men want to organize in any union they'll do it and that's all right with...
...Charles Poletti, share his responsibilities as Lieutenant Governor. This move angered Roman Catholics and conservatives because it entailed the dropping of Catholic Lieut. Governor M. William Bray in favor of American Laborite Poletti, who is neither. To appease Catholics, the Lehman forces pointed to renominated Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr., Senatorial Candidate James Mead. To appease conservatives, Candidates Lehman and Poletti last week indignantly repudiated the proffered support of New York's Communist Party...
From the naval reserve base at Floyd Bennett Field on Long Island one morning last week, a small motor truck containing a radio transmitter set off for an unannounced point an hour's drive away. Hour or so later an American Airlines transport ship took off from the same field. Mounted horizontally just behind the throttles between the pilot and co-pilot was a circular dial face marked off in degrees like a compass. Over this swung an indicator hand. A little tuning picked out the truck's signal, and the hand froze like a pointer...