Word: birthdays
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Partner Benton went to New Jersey, Partner Bowles to Connecticut, ringing doorbells for four months, asking housewives questions until they had 533 typewritten pages of data for their campaign. General Foods gave the young firm a terrific boost when it handed Salesman Benton six big food accounts on his birthday in 1932, still entrusts it with a handsome slice of its $10,000,000 annual advertising budget. One of Benton & Bowles's smartest stunts was to cash in on 1933 Repeal sentiment for Adolf Gobel, Inc. (frankfurters). Tired of writing about food, food, food, B. & B. called...
...program for raising a campaign chest for 1936. The rich who can be persuaded to part with money for nothing this year are giving to the Liberty League. Therefore, Mr. Farley has had to turn to those who want something for their money. For Jackson's birthday he gave dinners priced up to $50 a cover. For Jefferson's birthday he gave dances at assorted prices. For Franklin Roosevelt's nomination he last week devised a scheme to give thousands of Democrats throughout the land something in exchange for $1 a head. Their money's worth...
Despite Grouper Hamilton's expert stage-managing, there occurred a slip on Frank Buchman's 58th birthday last week. Arising at 4:45 a.m. for his "quiet time" of listening to God's directions, Founder Buchman looked forward to a day during which he would broadcast to England, the expenses to be paid as a birthday gift from his British followers. But that afternoon as Dr. Buchman was motoring to fulfill this engagement, the gasoline feed line of his automobile clogged, precious minutes passed and finally Grouper H. Kenaston Twitchell read the Founder's words into...
...Louisiana Senate, whose assistant secretary for the past month has been Huey Long's son Russell Billiu, 17, unanimously decided to make August 30, Huey Long's birthday, a State holiday...
...DeLee's birthday (Oct. 28) the adoring Mother's Aid Club salutes him with the following ditty to the tune of The Man on the Flying Trapeze...