Word: commendation
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Evanston, Ill. Sirs: . . . You will probably be deluged with letters from your readers deploring the publishing of the photograph illustrating the actual murder of Gerald Thompson by the State of Illinois. I wish to commend your action. Let TIME in every subsequent issue publish at least one photograph of an execution, until your readers with delicate stomachs do something about this nasty business of legalized State murder. . . . SAM G. WILDMAN Placerville, Calif...
Rambling Rounsevell Sirs: I enjoyed your interesting article captioned "N. R." (TIME, Sept. 30) and wish to commend you for your good judgment in featuring the man instead of the libel suit, which is nothing unusual for Nelson Rounsevell. I spent a year on the Panama American, 1931-32, and have the distinction of being one of the few persons to leave Rambling Rounsevell's service without being fired. "N. R." in my opinion is the most fearless and independent living publisher. He started the P. A. practically on a shoe-string and has overcome opposition that few publishers...
...TIME " . . The sequence concerning the bootlegging of coal in the rugged hills of Pennsylvania was good likewise the scenes concerning Ethiopia, the east branch of the Nile, and Italy's Il Duce were brilliant, but it is the story of the CCC camps which I wish to commend the editors of ''The March of TIME...
...informed," said Legionary Belgrano, "that some of you have been here fighting this battle of yours against disease for more than twelve years. I would commend you for your courage and gallantry, were not such commendation needless from me or any other...
...will go home with the satisfaction, if it is a satisfaction, that you have rendered a blow against law enforcement and given aid and encouragement to the people who would flout the law. In all probability they will commend you. I cannot. The clerk will give you your vouchers." Like suck-egg dogs, the jurors slunk out of the room, their eyes on the floor...