Word: contemptable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Wenatchee, Wash., because it "held thousands of skilled apple workers in the Wenatchee Valley up to ridicule and contempt," the Chamber of Commerce petitioned the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Inc. for elimination from the screen of the term "apple-knocker...
...that aid in making those decisions. For "the appointment of a body of judges chosen for a specific purpose will not only lessen the confidence of the people in the Court, but will inevitably result in putting a stigma on these new judges themselves and make them objects of contempt, however conscientious or independent they may prove to be. They would be King's men". A sombre warning for any one with ambitions to sit on the new bench...
...Cabinet was shouted at by War-time Prime Minister David Lloyd George in words which could scarcely fail to vex Il Duce. "Stand up to Mussolini!", roared the Welshman. "Earn some respect for Britain! ... I'd rather have Italy's anger than Italy's contempt." As they left town for England's long Easter holiday, rusticating members of His Majesty's Government ignored a Laborite M. P. who attempted the role of Cassandra. "The most dreaded contingency is near-a German attack on Czechoslovakia," cried Independent Miss Eleanor Rathbone...
Showdown? Driving ahead against small sit-downs, Detroit Police next marched up to the Newton Packing Co. plant, called on the sitters to come out. To Sheriff Wilcox chagrin they promptly dropped their weapons, sheepishly filed out to be arrested for contempt of court. Some 100 women sitters in the Bernard Schwartz Cigar Corp. factory gave the officers more trouble, kicked, squealed, squirmed as they were driven out. When watching sympathizers began to pelt the police with rock-cored snowballs, 20 mounted officers charged into the crowd with nightsticks swinging. At that, Detroit's sympathy began swinging back...
...been under-assessed. In October, another camera was destroyed. This time it belonged to the Star, and the Journal's Editor Sevellon Brown was accused of breaking it. When a judge released Mr. Brown, the Star let loose a journalistic catcall at the decision, was promptly held in contempt of court by the incensed jurist...