Word: contracts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...making his services available to the latter corporation as well as others in the Allied group.* 5) That the Great Lakes plant now employs over 800 men. . . . 6) That Great Lakes is a recognized source of supply for the U. S. Army and Navy, and was recently awarded a contract by the latter for some $750,000 worth of airplanes, floats, and spares. 7) That Great Lakes does indeed produce amphibions (note spelling) and cabin ships in "small numbers"-in fact, no numbers at all, although it has built an experimental amphibion. . . . 8) That, unless the basis for comparison...
...fleet and get a mail contract thrown in." To that effect was the high-pressure sales-talk of the U. S. Shipping Board when it advertised its merchant ships. Lured by the lucrative lagniappe, the United States Lines, the Mississippi Shipping Co. and several other corporations contracted to buy fleets and straightway confidently filed applications for mail contracts. The fleets were handed over promptly, but the mail contracts, purporting to "foster U. S. shipping," lingered...
...exploded, injuring human attendants. Another explosion followed a similar experiment. Last week under the same circumstances there was a third explosion. Deduction: static electricity from the fighty cat's fur ignited the lethal gas. Authorities considered having the Grand Rapids Gas Light Co. perform further executions under contract...
...factory apprentices. There will be, of course, no church. Specifications call for such typically U. S. details as automatic fire sprinkler systems in all buildings. Few concerns would dare contract to build such a city in 15 months. Gigantic specialist, the Austin Co. keeps in stock all essential parts of a carefully standardized line of buildings, is expert at getting these assembled by local labor. Thus only Austin engineers will go to Austingrad and all the actual assembling and construction on the spot will be done by Russians. From the founding of the company in 1904 it has sloganed: "Undivided...
Helen Hayes, wife of Playwright Charles MacArther (Lulu Belle, co- author The Front Page) broke her contract to play in Coquette next season. When the Actors' Equity Association complained she answered: "Surely I broke my contract, I'm going to have a baby. That is more important to me than the title role in Coquette...