Word: boileau
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Democratic district); Texas' Martin Dies, Joseph J. Mansfield, Fritz Lanham; Maine's Ralph O. Brewster; Massachusetts' Allen T. Treadway; Michigan's Clare E. Hoffman. House As of course included such stalwart laborites as-Texas' Maverick, California's Voorhis, Wisconsin's Boileau, Illinois' Kent Keller, Iowa's and Harry Hopkins' Otha Wearin, who was recently defeated for the Democratic Senatorial nomination. Also blessed by the League was Maryland's Representative David J. Lewis, who hopes to replace D-Man Millard Tydings...
...Personally," exclaimed Wisconsin's Progressive Gerald Boileau whom Mrs. Norton had designated to speak in favor of the measure, "I do not believe any man in the country, whether he be in the North or the South or the East or the West, should be obliged to work and provide for a family on a wage of less than 25? an hour or $11 per week...
Replied Progressive Boileau: "Any industry that cannot pay a decent wage has no justification for existing...
Relentlessly sidetracking members who tried to introduce unwanted amendments, the House leadership apparently had matters in hand when Wisconsin's Progressive Gerald Boileau managed to introduce an amendment outlawing benefit payments to farmers who, among other things, used converted cotton fields to graze cattle. Dairy farmers rose in strength against cotton farmers and the Boileau amendment was adopted 202-to-188. Then Minnesota's August Andresen moved to send the bill back to committee, and so many infuriated Southerners joined the revolt that for a moment the bill seemed likely to be scrapped. After the motion to recount...
CLANSMEN - Ethel Boileau - Dutton ($2.50). Pretentious history of a landed Scottish family, treating exhaustively the amorous career of a solid young scion, who is likely to interest the reader much less than he does the author...