Word: chosen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Madison, Wis., a hurriedly called caucus of State Democratic leaders chose State Senator Harry Bolens of Port Washington, Wis. to be their candidate for Governor. Reason: their primary-chosen nominee, Robert K. Henry, withdrew last fortnight hoping to help his Republican rival beat Progressive Governor Philip La Follette, who has been elected twice in three-cornered races...
...Spirit of Locarno." After the Allies had beaten Germany and imposed the Treaty of Versailles, the House of Chamberlain took up its chosen international mission under Elder Son Austen Chamberlain who became Foreign Secretary in 1924. Few days later the British Sirdar in Egypt, Sir Lee Stack, was assassinated and Mr. Chamberlain traded a settlement of that outrage for which Britain was paid $2,500,000 by Egypt. The influence of Son Austen as Lord Privy Seal and Leader in the House of Commons was decisive in achieving exactly what Father Joseph had advocated and died devoutly wishing: the Irish...
...British Prime Minister added up what Britain and France might have to pay throughout the world if they fought- even if they won-he also could plainly see on the map Adolf Hitler's chosen path via Czechoslovakia at least as far as Turkey (see p. 23), with echoes from the past of Kaiser Wilhelm's dream of an axis from "Berlin to Bagdad." In its relative size on the map of trouble this Nazi threat has its place. So have portions of Africa about which there may soon be attempted trading. *Obviously if Nazis will not trade...
...England this has been standard practice for 20 years and has been generally successful, since well-chosen issues become "sticky" not because they are unsound investments but only because of sudden market upsets. A good U. S. example was last fall's Pure Oil issue, a sound enough investment which failed to sell because of a market crash. If its underwriters had been an investment trust they could have added the unsold bonds to their portfolio, thus saving their own skins and not impairing the investment trust...
Confronted by a field of 37 candidates--the largest in its history--the Debating Council last night elected 18 new members to its intercollegiate squad. The 18 upperclassmen chosen are: Stanley O. Beren '41, Allan B. Ecker '41, Stanley M. Epstein '39, Robert H. Goldman '39, Raymond J. Harris '40, Enno R. Hobbing '40, Ward McL. Hussey '40, Stanley H. Kapner '40, James Malcolmson '40, Sanford M. Marshall '41, Langdon P. Marvin, Jr. '41, Jack Orloff '41, Henry Oyen '41, James J. Pattee, Jr. '41, F. Welch Peel '39, Robin Scully '40, Harry M. Shooshan, Jr. '39, Howard J. Snyder...