Word: commands
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Thence he returned to Manhattan to work again for American Tobacco, later for Tobacco Products Corp., one of whose possessions was Melachrino. There he met Rube and Mac. In 1920 with his bride, a Boston girl named Rachel Riley, lanky Mr. Chalkley shipped for China to be second in command of a Tobacco Products Export Corp. factory in Shanghai. Twice during that period Rube Ellis journeyed to Shanghai and the two men became firm friends. In 1924 Rube took Chalkley back to Manhattan to be treasurer of Philip Morris...
...Negro rights; of injuries sustained when his automobile struck a train; in Wiscasset, Me. Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1916-30), he was also the first Negro to hold a consular post (Puerto Cabello, Venezuela); only Negro in the U. S. ever to command a naval detachment (Nicaragua 1912) ; first Negro baseball pitcher to throw a curve...
...Fight for Life. Dramatization of all these books in order went into production this week, will be a CBS coast-to-coaster Thursday evenings at 8 beginning June 30. NBC's projected Federal show is U. S. Secret Service, dramatizations of closed cases; MBS's is Command Performance, 13 famous plays chosen by audiences and radio critics...
...reunion to which men come and learn about Harvard and its aims, and which they can leave, go into town and village, and fight for this new philosophy. Only this will make reunions truly worthwhile. Only this will enable graduates to obey the second half of the old command: ". . . go forth to serve...
...Martin summarily dismissed four of his vice presidents, including the Messrs. Frankensteen and Mortimer, and Secretary-Treasurer George Addes. He told six restive board members they would lay themselves "wide open to suspension" if they left the meeting. As one, the six walked out, leaving President Martin & friends in command of a union now publicly split...