Word: callings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Believing that you would not wilfully misinterpret, may I call [the following] to your attention in this week's TIME: You refer to the "President's curt speech" heard by a "tobacco-chewing crowd," etc. The crowd was NOT tobacco-chewing, and it applauded the speech. The honor of the President's visit was thoroughly appreciated. Many of the 50,000 crowd had motored miles that morning to be present and to see the President. Brenau College students and faculty in the foreground can attest what I say. President Pearce of Brenau College praised the speech without...
...their fellow-member of the liberal National Lawyers Guild, C.I.O. Attorney Edward Lamb of Toledo. Mr. Lamb faces disbarment proceedings because of allegedly unprofessional remarks in court in opposing an injunction against the United Shoe Workers of America. According to the committee: "Mr. Lamb's remarks may call for an expression of apology to the court. They must not be made the excuse for an attempt to invade fundamental liberties...
...last week Franklin Roosevelt issued a call to his first-line spending lieutenants: Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley and House Leader Sam Rayburn, fresh from his humiliation over the failure of the Reorganization Bill, Works Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins, Acting Budget Director Daniel W. Bell, Chairman Carter Glass of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman Edward T. Taylor of the House Appropriations Committee. These met for a White House conference this week. Meantime, Congressional spadework and broad hints by the President in his press conferences and elsewhere during the week had roughed in the three sums to be provided...
Riddled by injuries, the Freshman nine will journey to Riverside field this afternoon to met the Boston University Freshman. Coach Samborski will call on Jack Schwede, who set down Tome School 15-5 on the Spring trip, to pitch. Mel Gordon will replace the injured Hartstone and Dago Avergun will probably start in place of Lovett, also on the sick list. The game is called for 3:30 o'clock...
Harvard has learned by the New York Times that her Bureau of Traffic Research is migrating to Yale. University officials have been completely taken by surprise, for they were not admitted to the secret before the general public. The circumstances immediately call to mind the case of Professor Baker's "47 Workshop," and arouse dark thoughts and suspicions of another New Haven "grab." But consideration will show these to do utterly baseless...