Word: contract
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Mayor General Lytle Brown, Chief of Army Engineers, investigated contract labor camps in the Vicksburg area, last fortnight reported to Secretary of War Hurley that no "slavery in its most hideous form" existed there, as alleged by the A. F. of L. Here and there he did find "bad spots," long hours, low wages but no thrashings.-ED. Wilkes's Booth
...Last summer T. & W. A. put into service super-swift Northrop monoplanes which cut the transcontinental flying time down to 24 hr. for mail. Last week T. & W. A. had its reward. Los Angeles mail was rerouted by the Post Office to T. & W. A., the company's space contract upped from 225 Ib. to 750 Ib. per plane...
...members of the National Commission were deposed to make room for the Advisory Council, headed by Tsar Landis. A few years later he saw what he thought was a chance to settle a grudge. A mediocre outfielder named Fred Bennett, on whose services the St. Louis Club held a contract (which, like every player's contract, gave Club-owner Ball the right to sell or retain him without his consent) complained that Clubowner Ball was unfairly keeping him in the minor leagues. Tsar Landis considered the case, gave Outfielder Bennett permission to sign a new contract with anyone...
Pilot Pangborn revealed the break. He said that more than a year before they took off on their round-the-world flight he and Socialite Herndon made a "gentleman's agreement" to divide all proceeds equally. Shortly before the flight, he declared, Herndon insisted on a 75-25 contract forbidding Pangborn to lecture or write for publication about the flight without Herndon's permission. Pangborn did not then withdraw "because all my friends would have thought I was yellow...
Baritone Lawrence Mervil Tibbett coined commercial reward for having turned cinemactor, signed a contract to broadcast 13 Monday evenings for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. His fee: $4,000 a week, beginning...