Word: bettered
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Clearly, if the Business & Advisory council. . . should now formulate proposals and if Harry Hopkins concurs in them, the business group will find a better and more vigorous champion at the White House than they have ever had. Unhappily one of the complaints about Secretary Roper's regime was that he did not have the confidence of the left wing in the New Deal and hence was not as powerful in Administration policy as he should have been or as Mr. Hopkins would...
Typical report from a local Plant-to-Prosper winner: "We tore down an old outhouse and saved the roofing and flooring to build an additional room to our home. . . . We set out seven shade trees and 25 fruit trees . . . have taken better care of the hens, cows, pigs, garden and truck patches. . . ." One Missouri tenant farmer's wife was so enthusiastic she sewed "Plant-to-Prosper" on her son's basketball uniform...
Best AAAlibi was that tobaccomen, who accounted for three of the defeats, needed compulsory quotas least-because as a result of this year's quotas tobacco prices are relatively better than those for any other major crop. Said AAAdministrator Rudolph M. Evans: "They decided the voluntary control program was all that's needed. Maybe they are judging the situation better than we at the Department...
Master showman of Relief is David Lasser, president of the Workers Alliance of America. Last week in Washington, Showman Lasser produced a tragedy in 50 acts, designed to show the Administration and Congress that instead of cutting WPA rolls the U. S. should furnish more jobs at better...
Outside it is much better. The sedan charts its own course to quieter sectors. Soon it leaves behind the slush of city streets and climbs through untrammeled snow, higher and higher, then circles back and stops, looking down on the city which twinkles in the distance. The heater buzzes efficiently. The radio along breaks the silence with soft chords...