Word: coolness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...request of Charles Fahy, general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board, reporters were also barred from a "labor clinic." An Associated Pressman who got in reported that Mr. Fahy's reception was distinctly cool-an observation borne out by the fact that Mr. Fahy was later approached by Vice President H. L. Derby of American Cyanamid Co. who declared: "That was a fine, courageous action of yours, appearing here this morning." In spite of the fact that most of the N. A. M.'s members are reconciled to collective bargaining, they managed to write a labor platform...
Schmeling continued to fight in his cool, planned style, moving faster and landing oftener in each successive round. In the fifth, Schmeling was behind on points and finally let loose his right. It caught Thomas clean on the chin, and Schmeling blinked. Thomas did not go down. He sailed in, hitting Schmeling with left hooks that purpled his face and body. Schmeling stepped his pace up a notch...
Some skiers prefer a wax base. The best waxes for this purpose are: Ostvye, "glister," or "Skaresmoring." A fine coating should be applied, which must be rubbed into the wood with the hand, and then rubbed smooth with a cloth. It should be allowed to cool and harden before applying the surface...
...real art of waxing comes in combining various forms of waxes. For instance, on a long tour the snow at the starting point is fairly wet, but a few hundred feet above it is freezing. For this one can put on an original coating of "medium" allow it to cool, and cover it with a very thin coating of "mixed," the "mix" will glide well over the dry snow at the beginning of the run down, and will wear off soon after reaching the wet snow, then the undercoating of "medium" will serve its purpose...
...White Sulphur, meanwhile, in the cool halls of the rambling Greenbrier Hotel, 565 I.B.A. members began many a ponderous investigation into the fundamental causes for such fiascos as the Pure Oil issuance. Since 1929, when new capital issues reached a staggering $8,639,000,000, investment banking has been but a shadow of its former self, refusing to revive along with business recovery. Only refunding has been on the rise. In 1929 refunding amounted to $1,387,000,000. Last year new financing was a paltry $1,190,000,000 and refunding was all of $3,300,000,000. Behind...