Word: bettered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...furniture. Ben got a Packard; Frances, 10, the whole set of Wizard of Oz books, Ben Jr., 6, new clothes. When they wanted fried chicken, they had fried chicken. But no diamond rings, no champagne, no bottle-busting, neck-breaking carnival for the Masons. Pearl had a better idea. "I always wanted to help out people of my color," said...
Last week little Franks Manufacturing Co. had better than $200,000 worth of unfilled orders that had piled up in 40 days, an anticipated 1939 gross of $600,000, net of $150,000. Portable derricks seem to be catching on. Humble Oil Co. has ordered an initial two. If enough U. S. producers figure the same way, the derrick, ugly symbol of a fabulous industry, may disappear from the skyline...
...Class I roads,* about one-third (including 20 in bankruptcy) are unable to meet their fixed charges on bonds and preferred stock. Another third is little better off. Only eight Class I roads have bonds outstanding which are gilt-edged enough to be marked with Moody's Aaa (Pennsylvania, Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohio, Union Pacific, Wheeling & Lake Erie, Virginian, Detroit & Toledo Shore Line, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac...
James Stewart, who had just turned in the top performance of his cinematurity as Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, turns in as good a performance or better as Thomas Jefferson Destry. Marlene Dietrich, as Frenchy, the bad girl of the Last Chance saloon, turns in her best performance since the somewhat similar role in The Blue Angel brought her to Hollywood. To the thrilling question-could Dietrich come back via the western trail?-her bottle-tossing, eye-rolling and shoulder-shrugging, her singing (in a whiskey mezzo) of Little Joe and The Boys in the Backroom supplied...
After three seasons of mediocre material, a better than average Freshmen Hockey squad at last greeted the eyes of Coach Al Dewey this year, and prospects for the Yardlings are distinctly on the up-grade...