Word: blocking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...James A. Kennedy of Burlington to try to round up as many of that State's eight delegates as possible. Even if he does not think his chances for nomination are bright, Candidate Smith, say his friends, hopes to gc to Chicago with enough pledged support to block Governor Roosevelt and dictate the choice of party leader. ¶ Melvin Alvah Traylor, speaking before the Kentucky Legislature last week, declared: "I have not been, am not now, and do not expect to become a candidate for public office. ... I am in love with my chosen work [the presidency of Chicago...
With dimes & quarters for the-man-next-door New York last week started to sweep destitution from the face of the city. Startling in its simplicity, the plan was to organize Manhattan's 2,800 city blocks and the 28,421 blocks in the other four boroughs, so that the workers or dwellers in each square would be directly responsible for the livelihood of at least one distressed family, resident in the same block. There are now 20,000 such desperately needy families in New York City. Director of the plan is Wilton Lloyd-Smith, 37, keen, aggressive...
...greatest misfortune which has yet menaced the illstarred Democrats. As long as they present a united front any record will be a good one to put before the voters in November. But dissension in the ranks will not only blight Democratic chances for the presidential election, but will also block constructive legislation at the present time...
Fortnight ago the War began. Scoutmasters, church workers, civic and social organizations went out on a thousand fronts. Where there were already established block relief plans or other forms of unemployment relief, the Warriors Against Depression lent them their support...
...blocks of all automatic pistols, such as the Colt employed by Sacco, are filed by hand, each gun leaves a characteristic cartridge impression which can be identified "as accurately as a finger-print." Sharp-eyed police picked up a cartridge near the scene of the crime that bore the "fingerprint" of Sacco's gun block. Sacco not only was found with the weapon on his person but admitted owning it for a long time, stating that he had taken it from home just "to keep the children from playing with it." This evidence, not properly stressed at the trial, undoubtedly...