Word: collect
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...With every faction from die-hard Republicans to active Leftist sympathizers participating," the leaders of the drive said last night that they hope to collect the remainder in time to bring the ambulance itself to Harvard Square Monday...
With the announcement of these awards, Associated Press rejoiced, for Prizemen Lindsay, Keen & O'Haire are all A. P. men—a clean sweep. But before Winners Lindsay and Keen could collect their $100 and $50 prizes (to be taken either in cash or photographic equipment), an unfortunate complication arose: Working on the Levee and Lowland Madonna were declared ineligible. Editor & Publisher suddenly remembered that the Ohio-Mississippi flood occurred this year, not last, and that the contest had been limited to 1936 pictures. Apologizing handsomely, Editor & Publisher moved J. P. Morgan Listens up into first place and named...
...Cleveland, the estate of Henry C. Wakeman, Detroit lingerie salesman who was fatally injured when he slipped on a cake of soap in a Cleveland hotel bathtub, lost a suit to collect industrial compensation for his death when Judge George P. Baer ruled that a traveling salesman's work does not include taking a bath...
...bill's prime new feature, down for a two-year try out, is its provision for putting all trade with nations at war on a "cash & carry" basis, i.e., requiring the purchaser to collect and pay for goods in U.S. ports. There the Administration, by packing the conference committee and by getting the report delayed until there was small time left for debate, pulled the teeth of the bill as it was passed by the Senate two months ago (TIME, March 15). Prodded by its four peace-at-any-price men-Nye, Clark, Vandenberg and Bone -the Senate voted...
...copyright lawyer, the Byron G. Moon Co. plans to promote "theme song print" dresses for women this autumn. From Music Publishers Protective Association Adman Moon obtained exclusive title rights to 300,000 copyrighted songs for 10% of the 1?-per-yd. "copyright fee" which the Moon Co. expects to collect from fabricators to whom it offers its titles. The Moon Co. has applied for 26 patents on the "theme song print" idea...