Word: chores
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...striped trousers out of the inch-thick dust while the Prince and Wieland continued their ardent and interminable conversation. His Royal Highness even demanded to see a particular specimen that had been filed in the jam-packed basement. Eventually President Angell persuaded the Prince to return to the chore of meeting 200 or so of New Haven's finest, but not until George Reber Wieland had had his day and I don't believe that more than a dozen in the crowd had the faintest idea who the little man in store clothes was. RICHARD EDES HARRISON...
...least active House Committees is that on the Election of President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress. Its most significant chore this century was steering the Norris Lame Duck Amendment in 1932. One of the most active House Committees is that on Labor. Last fortnight a widow of 62, New Jersey's Mary Teresa Norton, succeeded to the chair of the Labor Committee and last week another widow of 62, New York's Caroline Goodwin O'Day, succeeded to the chair of the Election Committee...
...Soliciting positions with which the student body is most familiar through their contact with persistent sellers of laundry contracts, pressing contracts, and magazine subscriptions, have provided employment for over 100 men. "Room for service" jobs have been secured for 32 men, while two such opposite types of work as chore jobs and entertaining have provided over 200 positions between them...
...stand in the path of Mr. Lewis, but to put out the incidental conflagrations on his route is Ed McGrady's job. For the ship strike, his present chore, would be a trifle compared to a major tie-up of Motors or Steel. In the struggle between the old and new leaders of Labor, the ultimate measures of success will be which can recruit the greatest number of supporters. Organizing new unions nearly always breeds serious strikes. Furthermore strikes are themselves the best means of recruiting union members. Ultimately, if the struggle goes on, jurisdictional strikes...
...Basques assumed police duties, as 300 Anarchists released from this chore dashed to face the Whites in battle. Meanwhile Governor Ortega sent his son Jose snaking out with a flag of truce. General Mola ceased fire for 48 hours, then sent an ultimatum that citizens had 48 hours to clear out of San Sebastian before the Whites advanced. Up to the very last hour it was touch & go whether the Basques and Ortega could keep the Anarchist pyromaniacs from "Direct Action." Finally, in a moderately humane battle, the Whites under General Mola went crashing victoriously along with their trucks...